3 Godfathers (1948) Blu-ray Review: Director John Ford in Living Color
The Warner Archive Collection has released John Ford's 3 Godfathers (1948). This is the director's third independently produced film and ...
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From the Couch Hole: Sat by the River and It Made Me Complete
Previously on FTCH, there was a zone of interest about the rise of the planet of the apes who said, ...
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From the Couch Hole: The Calendar on Your Wall Was Ticking the Days Off
Previously on FTCH, last week the eclipse was just a jade in the shade in the New Empire. The Baja ...
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From the Couch Hole: Time Can Erase the Things We Said
Previously on FTCH, last week the Ghostbusters were called in by the mysterious stranger. They went to Skull Island and ...
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From the Couch Hole: In This Life I’ve Seen Everything I Can See
Previously on FTCH, last week on Star Island, the Shogun smelled old books and sizzlin' cheese burgers. Godzilla and Kong ...
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From the Couch Hole: We Can All Get Together and Ease Up Our Mind
Previously on FTCH, last week Morbius and Monsieur Spade narrated the anatomy of the fall. Venom didn't give the best ...
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From the Couch Hole: Beautiful Faces and Loud, Empty Places
Previously on FTCH, we returned to Dune for chocomania with the Shogun. The blade runner said, "Wish you were here" ...
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From the Couch Hole: Same Old Show, In a Different Town, On Another Time
Previously on FTCH, inside Llewlyn Davis they found Coca-Cola spiced with hot honey. The drive-away dolls have been searchin' such ...
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From the Couch Hole: Good Things in Life Take a Long Time
Previously on FTCH, the Lord of Light arrived in his midnite cruiser with maple syrup grahams. On Dune, the color ...
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From the Couch Hole: So Glad That You’re Here Again
Previously on FTCH, there was a murder at the end of the world on Dune. The messiah asked for black ...
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Book Review: John Ford (Revised and Expanded) by Joseph McBride and Michael Wilmington
Joseph McBride previously published biographies of Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, and three books on Orson Welles. He also wrote a ...
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From the Couch Hole: Looking from a Window Above
Previously on FTCH, Dr. No met Jim Dandy in their past lives in Babylon. From May to December, we had ...
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From the Couch Hole: All the Lights Are Changing Green to Red
Previously on FTCH, the little women were poor things that had to call an exorcist who said "This is a ...
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From the Couch Hole: I’ve Been So Many Places In My Life And Time
Previously on FTCH, the Barbie in the multiverse of madness was the rabbit hunter, so beware of darkness. The Golden ...
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From the Couch Hole: Watch Out, Take Care
Previously on FTCH, we were full of pork belly in 2001 when we met at the Einstein Intersection with Monsieur ...
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From the Couch Hole: Just Like a Song in Days of Yore
Previously on FTCH, we started the year on Dune with a 'Shroom Swiss burger. The heroes used the Iron Claw ...
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From the Couch Hole: We Could Steal Time, Just for One Day
Previously on FTCH, way back in 2023, the boy and the heron went to a castle in the sky for ...
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From the Couch Hole: Best of the Rest 2023 – You Can Burn The Midnight Oil With Me
From 2005-2013 and 2014-2022, I punctuated each year with an ever increasingly complex Best of List. In 2021 I returned ...
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From the Couch Hole: Best of TV/Streaming 2023 – Every Day Here Is the Freakin’ Super Bowl
From 2005-2013 and 2017-2020, I punctuated each year with an ever increasingly complex Best Of List. In 2021, I returned ...
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From the Couch Hole: Best of Film 2023 – I Still Don’t Understand What the Play Is About
From 2005 through 2013 and then, after a hiatus, from 2017-2021, I have punctuated each year with an ever increasingly ...
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From the Couch Hole: With a Pretty Girl Dancin’ to Jug Band Music
Previously on FTCH, Godzilla raids again for the cherry game fuel. Godzilla and the Muppets sang, "We're the best of ...
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From the Couch Hole: We’ve Got Good Vibes
Previously on FTCH, Napoleon and the duellists met the boogeyman. The Muppet family and the scientist made a coldplay for ...
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From the Couch Hole: Pulling the Puzzles Apart
Previously on FTCH, Holly was one of the warriors with poems, prayers, and promises. The Muppets were long riders on ...
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From the Couch Hole: How Long It’s Been Since Yesterday
Previously on FTCH, Priscilla told a horse's tale about the bling ring. The lullaby was a cure and it was ...
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From the Couch Hole: Softly Through the Shadow of the Evening Sun
Previously on FTCH, we found ourselves in Y3000 sitting in the rockin' chair for a time of changes. In Cut ...
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From the Couch Hole: Just Rock Me Away from Here
Previously on FTCH, we were enlightened by Mr. Roboto about holiday stuffing. We spent five nights at Freddy's with Dolores ...
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From the Couch Hole: With Parts Made in Japan
Previously on FTCH, don't look now but there was a photograph of the masque of Red Death that led to ...
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From the Couch Hole: ‘Til You Come Home Again to Stay
Previously on FTCH, we entered the crawlspace on a Midnight dreary but we said, "Don't be afraid of the dark." ...
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From the Couch Hole: It Seems I Don’t Get Time Out Anymore
Previously on FTCH, we visited with the Midnight Club and found that suicide is painless. If it isn't, there's always ...
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From the Couch Hole: Through Early Morning Fog I See
Previously on FTCH, we discovered that not a day goes by that the two stagecoaches don't leave with the baby. ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Just Go On Thinking and Sweating
Previously on FTCH, there was a stalker eating street tacos. Henry Sugar told him, "Send in the clowns," and the ...
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From the Couch Hole: Don’t You Love the Farce
Previously on FTCH, there was a haunting in Venice and Carmella Creeper is dead again in The Void. In Flavortown, ...
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Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! DVD Review: Plays Cards Across a Vast Spectrum of Fandoms
The 35th entry into the Scooby-Doo! Direct-To-Video Movie series arrives on September 26, 2023. Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! continues a ...
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From the Couch Hole: I’ve Been Out Walking
Previously on FTCH, Archer and Gator were not accused in the killing of a Chinese bookie. I ranked the best ...
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From the Couch Hole: As the Ocean Crawls Onto the Shoreline
Previously on FTCH, the enforcer Josey Wales named the best soda ever. It was in a broken dream that Python ...
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From the Couch Hole: In the Days Between the Hours
Previously on FTCH, the muskrat love between Frances and Margot got the Mayans kicking and screaming at the wedding. The ...
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From the Couch Hole: Doin’ the Town and Doin’ It Right
Previously on FTCH, we were all dressed for the Fall Festival in harmony with the rabbits and the frogs. There ...
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From the Couch Hole: Is This the Only Place You Thought to Go
Previously on FTCH, what we did in the shadows was rad and included some teenage mutant ninja turtles. The Super ...
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From the Couch Hole: Too Long in the Wind, Too Long in the Rain
Previously on FTCH, we let out with a "Chim Chim Cher-ee" even when some Pudd'nheads said, "It's bad for ya." ...
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From the Couch Hole: When The’s ‘Ardly No Day Nor ‘Ardly No Night
Previously on FTCH, we were hanging on the telephone for the Omega Man and Boba Fett. There was Juneberry, Joe ...
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From the Couch Hole: I’m in the Phone Booth, It’s the One Across the Hall
Previously on FTCH, the biggest part of me was a combination of Oppenheimer and Obi-Wan and a mashup of Twinkies ...
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From the Couch Hole: Try to Stay in the Middle
Previously on FTCH, there was the return of the Killer's Hook and the Pickwick Papers said, "Thank you for smoking." ...
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From the Couch Hole: There’s a New Sun Arisin’
Previously on FTCH, the heat was on Indiana Jones and we were holdin' onto yesterday. We said what we would ...
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From the Couch Hole: My Yesterdays Have All Gone By
Previously on FTCH, the last of Sheila went to Asteroid City for the Ultimate Coca-Cola on a beautiful day. The ...
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From the Couch Hole: Don’t Let It Get Away
Previously on FTCH, the brotherhood celebrated their Independence Day with beef, brownies, and a side of soylent green. The Sandman ...
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From the Couch Hole: See the Lights Do a Long Slow Fade
Previously on FTCH, Arthur reminded us "The best that you can do is fall in love with Churro Kit Kats." ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Know It’s Crazy but It’s True
Previously on FTCH, we asked, "Do you hear the rain when you're gone?" It's a Gilded Age at the Grindhouse ...
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From the Couch Hole: And in the Day, Everything’s Complex
Previously on FTCH, the 100th episode was brought to you by Dr. Pepper Float, Cuban Sandwich, and Strawberry Lymonade. Mr. Blue ...
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From the Couch Hole: And Today Is the Day We’ve Waited For
Previously on FTCH, there was a sick puppy with a problem of the jugular vein. We had to go slow West ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Fell Asleep Amid the Flowers
Previously on FTCH, in the pitch black we were slip slidin' away down the quicksilver highway with an old pro. The ...
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From the Couch Hole: The Information’s Unavailable to the Mortal Man
Previously on FTCH, it was just you 'n' me once upon a time . . . in Hollywood. We caught a ...
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From the Couch Hole: Simple and Free
Previously on FTCH, there was a summer freeze and a fire walks with me. We went to the Kazbar and said ...
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From the Couch Hole: While Color Lights Up Your Face
Previously on FTCH, there was a fire witness to the inferno of the honey habanero chips. Beau is afraid that it ...
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From the Couch Hole: To Take the Blues Away
Previously on FTCH, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, we zoomed in on blackout cake and baby bundts. We had a cam ...
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From the Couch Hole: You Chased the Day Away
Previously on FTCH, we had a beef with the worst ice cream to ever cross paths with the Couch Hole. But ...
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From the Couch Hole: Show Me Where to Look
Previously on FTCH, we were down at the Mendocino County Line pushing daisies and looking for bodies, bodies, bodies. The Peeps ...
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From the Couch Hole: As the Sun Sank West
Previously on FTCH, we were a good person made of stardust who traveled from the meta moon to the Garden State. ...
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From the Couch Hole: Stare into Space
Previously on FTCH, we had three cheeses in our chips and fruity cereal in our ice cream. It was stormy weather ...
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From the Couch Hole: You’ve Really Made the Grade
Previously on FTCH, we mused about once upon a time in the West with roulette and a poker face. We drove ...
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From the Couch Hole: Well, My Time Went So Quickly
Previously on FTCH, we went under the silver lake to investigate the Dain's Curse with cavemen. There was fast twitch and ...
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From the Couch Hole: Not Really Sure How to Feel About It
Previously on FTCH, it was a thematic whale of a tale about Dicky Moe, Moby Dick, Mobius, the Whale, and we ...
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From the Couch Hole: Call Me Ahab
Previously on FTCH, the was a killing and a nightmare that was meaner than evil. The strawberries and cream mixed with ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Know Your Eyes in the Morning Sun
Previously on FTCH, we had a red harvest in the pastures of plenty. There was a starry flare that brought a ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Slept on the Ground in the Light of the Moon
Previously on FTCH, we went from Pandora to the High Plains and drifted back to the water. The yellowjackets were breaking ...
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From the Couch Hole: ‘Cause We All Have Wings
Previously on FTCH, I thought that top guns were mad men. I went maverick over tangy Cheetos that take my breath ...
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From the Couch Hole: Watching in Slow Motion
Previously on FTCH, during a rainy night in Georgia, we were turning red like a spicy nacho dip. Or was it ...
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From the Couch Hole: Tryin’ to Find a Warm Place to Spend the Night
Previously on FTCH, further on up the road with the Swiss Miss, things on Pandora were all quiet on the Western ...
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From the Couch Hole: Where the Road Is Dark and the Seed Is Sowed
Previously on FTCH, we kicked off the third year of FTCH with some roadwork with Tar that was so easy even ...
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From the Couch Hole: Take That Look of Worry, I’m an Ordinary Man
Previously on FTCH, way back in 2022 we left you with a cliffhanger as Valdez was coming. There was a Zapp ...
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From the Couch Hole: Best of the Rest 2022 – Haunted by the Ghost of You
From 2005-2013 and 2014-2021, I punctuated each year with an ever increasingly complex Best of List. In 2020 I returned ...
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From the Couch Hole: Best of TV/Streaming 2022 – Let Justice Be Done Though the Heavens Fall
From 2005-2013 and 2017-2020, I punctuated each year with an ever increasingly complex Best Of List. In 2021, I returned ...
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From the Couch Hole: Best of Film 2022 – Movies Are Dreams, Doll, That You Never Forget
From 2005 through 2013 and then, after a hiatus, from 2017-2021, I have punctuated each year with an ever increasingly ...
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From the Couch Hole: In Our Hearts We’ll Understand
Previously on FTCH, on a Wednesday at four past midnight the lady is waiting. There was a son of flubber and ...
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From the Couch Hole: Sharing My Secrets and Wishing My Wishes
Previously on FTCH, we celebrated a love story, a birthday song, and a Christmas list. There were fairy tales and fable ...
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From the Couch Hole: Some Things Are Not Spoken of
Previously on FTCH, we celebrated a perfect day with brownie batter, sriracha chips, and trust. The legend of lobo and the ...
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From the Couch Hole: When It Gets Dark, We Go Home
Previously on FTCH, there was a fruit quake, hot honey, and a rainbow connection. We had hearts in Atlantis, banshees in ...
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From the Couch Hole: And What’s on the Other Side
Previously on FTCH, we had a web of fear because of mayo and chutney. There were two running men, a black ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Was Alone, I Took a Ride
Previously on FTCH, we had a week of love and happiness with waterworks. There was sun on the chips and nutty ...
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From the Couch Hole: The Power of Love
Previously on FTCH, we called the warlords on the black phone from the last house on the left. We had scary ...
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From the Couch Hole: Why Worry When It’s Warm Over Here
Previously on FTCH, Michael was back for Halloween, Ben returned, and Jet Screamer made an appearance. The Hocus Pocus were fruity, ...
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this Blog Post. The ...
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From the Couch Hole: Come Fly with Me
Previously on FTCH, Mr. Harrigan's phone called the Midnight Club at the asylum and they answered. "This must be the place." ...
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From the Couch Hole: Make It Up As We Go Along
Previously on FTCH, we were back with tales from the crypt and back with brookie-o's. We were sailing home as a ...
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From the Couch Hole: Can You Hear Me?
Previously on FTCH, we were on vacation and Midnight Mass comes at night with dream and reality. Home was Ding Dongs ...
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From the Couch Hole: Holy Moly, Me Oh My
Previously on FTCH, we went back to the mid90s for a metamorphosis and some VooDew. There was a Count Chocula who ...
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From the Couch Hole: There’s No Turning Back
Previously on FTCH, we had some Voodew and moonlight to see the hearty dippers. The story from the West Side showed ...
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From the Couch Hole: Got My Good Side On
Previously on FTCH, we had pebbles that were fruity and pretzels that were beer cheese. We had a skeleton crew, four ...
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From the Couch Hole: And Talking Is the Only Way, Then Rap On
Previously on FTCH, we pumped it up with cinnafuego and a fruit mix-up. There was a prince, a pauper, and uncut ...
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From the Couch Hole: Until You Can Feel It
Previously on FTCH, we were cheeto cheese and peach cobbler. We were pulp and mash in dream world and the dark ...
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From the Couch Hole: Take My Hand, Come Undercover
Previously on FTCH, we lingered over some tangy tamarind, strawberry watermelon, and chili cheese. There was a Spider Island, a swamp ...
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From the Couch Hole: This Is Goodnight and Not Goodbye
Previously on FTCH, there were nightmares, dreamscapes, murders on the midsommar, but we left you with a peaceful easy feeling with ...
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From the Couch Hole: With a Billion Stars All Around
Previously on FTCH, in our house there was a doctor, a lawnmower man, a P.I., and a moonshine war. We were ...
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From the Couch Hole: I’ll Light the Fire, You Place the Flowers in the Vase
Previously on FTCH, we were mellow and looked a life from both sides. We found Forrester, had soft snickerdoodles, hot peppers, ...
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From the Couch Hole: Don’t You Know I’m Feeling Mellow
Previously on FTCH, we spent time at the Amazing Kingdom of Thrills, went to the Moon, and had a fear of ...
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From the Couch Hole: To Brighten up Even Your Darkest Night
Previously on FTCH, we captured love and thunder in a bottle. There were strawberries, apricots and a cuban sandwich to make ...
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From the Couch Hole: If I Had a Box Just for Wishes
Previously on FTCH, there were stranger things afoot, a plan and execution, and a baby cart to Hades. Along with a ...
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From the Couch Hole: If You Get Round to It
Previously on FTCH, a couple weeks ago there was an odd assortment of berry lemonade chips, spicy pickle chips, and elotes ...
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From the Couch Hole Special Edition: Best of 2006 Redux (You’re Gonna Walk with Me and Talk with Me)
I'm taking a break on the First Anniversary of FTCH. I love my usual format because it allows me to ...
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From the Couch Hole: Ooh, He’s Here Again
Previously on FTCH, it was a week with nutty ice cream, spicy almonds, and corny potatoes. Suzanne led us through butterflies ...
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Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete Second Season DVD Review
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this Blog Post. The ...
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The Beatles and India: An Enduring Love Affair Blu-ray Review
This new feature-length documentary directed by Ajoy Bose was released June 21, 2022 by MVD Visual on DVD and Blu-ray. ...
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From the Couch Hole: You Can Hear the Boats Go By
Previously on FTCH, it was a week of sweet almonds, sweeter pastries, and the sweetest dew. Love grew for the Northman ...
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From the Couch Hole: And Nobody Knows Like Me
Previously on FTCH, it was a COVID-delayed episode that featured purple thunder and a machine that can create rainstorms. There were ...
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From the Couch Hole: And You’re Just in Reach
Previously on FTCH, it was another flamin' hot episode. It was a solid 8 1/2 of night fliers, eclipse deaths, and ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Have a Picture Pinned to My Wall
Previously on FTCH, it was a flamin' hot episode with old bay seasoning. There was lawn mowing and fire starting and ...
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From the Couch Hole: No Talking, Just Looking
Previously on FTCH, there was a lone wolf for vengeance and a doctor for sleep. Mr. Uggs watched over caramel cookies ...
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From the Couch Hole: I’ll Be the Ticket If You’re My Collector
Previously on FTCH, there was a striptease with a divorce at a funeral. We mixed cinnamon toast with charms and for ...
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From the Couch Hole: Of Nothing in Particular
Previously on FTCH, there was Billy Summers trying not to be caught and Columbo trying to catch them if he can. ...
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From the Couch Hole: Do You Know What You Want
Previously on FTCH, Tom Sawyer was a detective and the Bunnymen were under a killing moon. There was a witch, bad ...
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From The Couch Hole: Under Blue Moon, I Saw You
Previously on FTCH, Tom Sawyer was abroad and everything was everywhere. At the same time, the city was on fire, ...
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From the Couch Hole: Inside You the Time Moves
Previously on FTCH, we had a week dedicated to the Nineties. There were Langoliers and Violent Femmes. There was Armageddon ...
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From the Couch Hole: It Reminds Me of You (Nineties Edition)
Previously on FTCH, there was a case of dead poets for the Batman, Columbo, and the girl u want for ...
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From the Couch Hole: It Drips on Down in a Mist From Above
Previously on FTCH, there was Blondie in the flesh, and Bardot was created by God. There was an Outsider, an ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Can’t Wait to See You
Previously on FTCH, there were thin Kit Kats and Twinkies in your creamer. We visited Berlin, French Connection, and Batwoman ...
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From the Couch Hole: Step Inside, The Lights Are Down, Let the Show Begin
Previously on FTCH, there was flamin' hot Fritos and jalapeno hot popcorn that were cooled down with Dunkin' beans. There ...
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From the Couch Hole: Just Afloat On The Sea
Previously on FTCH, there was a Stargirl and a Sugar Free Space cola. I included an hombre, a prophet, and ...
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From the Couch Hole: The Sky Above Won’t Fall Down
Previously on FTCH, there was Coke from Space and no one Leggo'd our Pop-Tarts. There was soft skin, ghosts, and ...
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From the Couch Hole: Gold and Silver Shine
Previously on FTCH, there was cheese in the crackers, rabbits on the run, and a death on the Nile. We ...
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From the Couch Hole: Seven Horses Seem to Be on the Mark
Previously on FTCH, there was a Fantastic Planet, fantastic birthday cookies, and two fantastic detectives. We asked you to hold ...
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From The Couch Hole: You’re Gonna Make the Flight
Previously on FTCH, there was adventureful imagination with one hoot, two Cheerios. and three cheeses. We elevated with King, got ...
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From the Couch Hole: We’ll Begin with a Spin
Previously on FTCH, there was a chili cheese keg, fudgy cream, and layers of Lay's. We sat in the sunshine ...
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From the Couch Hole: Turn All the Lights up to Ten
Previously on FTCH, we had a flamin' hot time with Yellowstone, chocolate Oreos and we adored Prince at his best. ...
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From the Couch Hole: I’m Just Trying to Say
Previously on FTCH, we welcomed some clusters of the Reese's and Oreo Toffee variety. There was a ride along with ...
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From the Couch Hole: When the Little Things You’re Doing Don’t Turn Out Right
Previously on FTCH, we started the new season with King, Mountain Dew (your constant writer's weaknesses) and we spiced up ...
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From the Couch Hole: It’s Only a Heartbeat Away
Previously on FTCH, your last regular episode featured a doggy named Bobby and cookies with a doggy named Snoopy on ...
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From the Couch Hole: Best of the Rest 2021 – No Need to Worry, No Need to Cry
From 2005 through 2013, my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog punctuated each year with an ever increasingly complex Best Of List. ...
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From the Couch Hole: Best of TV/Streaming 2021 – Like a Rainbow Crafted by a Drunken Leprechaun
From 2005 through 2013, my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog punctuated each year with an ever increasingly complex Best Of List. ...
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From the Couch Hole: Best of Film 2021: Don’t Cry in My Office
From 2005 through 2013, my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog punctuated each year with an ever increasingly complex Best Of List. ...
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From the Couch Hole: Keep On Keeping On
Previously on FTCH, we walked with Hendrix, Who, and Woo. There were hot almonds, sour corns, and gingerbread candy bars. ...
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From the Couch Hole: So Now You’ve Caught On
Previously on FTCH, we dove into sad ads with Apple and cheesy wings at Applebee's. With King, we went through ...
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From the Couch Hole: Put a Smile on Your Face
Previously on FTCH, we pursued amusement parks, big drivers, and presidential assassinations with Stephen King, and along the way sampled ...
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From the Couch Hole: Sunshine in Our Eyes
Previously on FTCH, we talked about things we can't explain like being John Malkovich and our blind spots. The week ...
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From the Couch Hole: Dizzy In The Head
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From The Couch Hole: Try and Think of the Right Words to Say
Previously on FTCH, we we waltzed to the pumpkin patch with Linus, thought about life with Ray Bradbury, and looked ...
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From the Couch Hole: Nothing but Sincerity As Far As the Eye Can See
Previously on FTCH, we got in the Halloween mood with a Stone IPA, Stephen King, and the aliens that abducted ...
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From the Couch Hole: And Bluebirds Singing
Previously on FTCH, we appreciated King, WootStout, and Mama Cass but had some troubles with new fall releases of popcorn ...
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From the Couch Hole: Birds Singing in the Sycamore Tree
Previously on FTCH, we drank liquid Starbursts, went back in time to save Kennedy, and forward in time to when ...
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From the Couch Hole: Big Friendly Polar Bear
Previously on FTCH, we had monsters in our cereal, on our cookies, and in the blood that dripped from our ...
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Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy Exhibition Review
Running through November 29 at the AT&T Global Headquarters Showcase located at 208 S. Akard St, Dallas, TX, WarnerMedia has ...
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From the Couch Hole: Whisky Bottles Piled High
Previously on FTCH, we had some good Mountain Dew and some terrible Doritos. It was a week for peace, Pop-Tarts ...
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From the Couch Hole: Come and Join the Living
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From the Couch Hole: Got to Pay Your Dues
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Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog DVD Review
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this Blog Post. The ...
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From the Couch Hole: When the Stars Start Falling
Previously on FTCH, we went under the dome, shrieked about Skittles, and mused on murders in the building. This week, ...
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From the Couch Hole: Dreaming My Life Away
Previously on FTCH, we spoke about sassy spirits, snakes in the spice aisle, and spicy sweet Dew. This week continued ...
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From the Couch Hole: Shameless and Tameless
Previously on FTCH, we discussed not Apple Jacks and not the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. We solved a caper ...
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From the Couch Hole: Feel Sunshine Sparkle Pink and Blue
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From the Couch Hole: I’d Call That a Bargain
Previously on FTCH, we talked trash, discussed the merits of the Kit Kat, fretted about expensive french fries, and reviewed ...
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From the Couch Hole: We’ve Seen the Rain and the Sunshine Together
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The Dead Zone (Collector’s Edition) Blu-ray Review: A Compelling Film
The Dead Zone Collector's Edition (Scream Factory) "In his mind he has the power to see the future / In ...
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From the Couch Hole: Life Is Filled with Confusion
Previously on FTCH we mused upon summer jobs, we caught some blues with the Allman Brothers and the signature potato chip ...
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From the Couch Hole: Turn Your Lamp Down Low
Previously on FTCH we rocked with the Ramones, lamented the failings of The Flash, and we kept King's Kingdom Hospital ...
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From the Couch Hole: Fell in Love by the Soda Machine
Season One, Episode One was well received. We're moving on to Episode Two and I'm starting to get more into ...
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From the Couch Hole: Maybe We Can Stay in Touch
There was once a blog named "Sunday Morning Tuneage". From 2006 - 2013 on MySpace, I wrote a weekly dispatch ...
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Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob DVD Review
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this Blog Post. The ...
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Best of 2020 (Pandemic Edition): Best of the Rest
2020 BY THE NUMBERS 4,872,686 steps taken this year (2361 miles, 64 less than 2019)365 Days walking over 5 miles ...
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Best of 2020 (Pandemic Edition): The TV/Streaming Lists
From 2005 through 2012 I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...
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From 2005 through 2012 I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Watching TV While the Band Plays On
Kim and Shawn reflect on five positives from a weird year of entertainment. Five Shows Kim Watched Since March You ...
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Happy Halloween Scooby-Doo! DVD Review: Good on Many Levels
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this Blog Post. The ...
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America Blu-ray Review: The Presentation Is First Class
In October of 2019, AMC aired a six-episode series called Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America. That series is being ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: A Good Opinion Is Hard to Find
It's been a minute since we put forth some of our Grade A, doctor-recommended, mother-approved opinions on pop culture and ...
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Best of 2019 Assorted Lists
From 2005 through 2012, I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...
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Best of 2019 TV / Streaming Lists
From 2005 through 2012, I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...
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Best of 2019 Film Lists
From 2005 through 2012, I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...
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Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island DVD Review: The Plot Is Pretty Much Contained in the Title
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this article. The opinions ...
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Mystery Mansion Review
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray giftset reviewed in this Blog Post. ...
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The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection Blu-ray Review: A Solid Entry in the Franchise
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided our writer with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The opinions ...
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Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost DVD Review: Does It Work? Yes, Mostly
Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost is the 32nd direct-to-video release of the series. Just let that sink ...
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Best of 2018 Assorted Lists
From 2005 through 2012, I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...
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Best of 2018 TV Lists
From 2005 through 2012, I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...
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Best of 2018 Film Lists
From 2005 through 2012, I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...
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Valley Girl: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: True Love Finds a Common Ground
For the 35th Anniversary of Valley Girl, Shout! Factory has released a totally tubular version of a film on Blu-ray. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Mayans M.C.: “Perro / Oc” and “Escorpión / Dzec”
In which Kim and Shawn consider the first two episodes of Kurt Sutter's Mayans M.C. Kim: 10.) After two episodes, ...
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream (30th Anniversary) Blu-ray Review: This One Still Deserves Attention
Under the hands of a lesser director, the story of a man obsessed with bringing out the car of his ...
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Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost DVD Review: I Appreciate the Return to a Classic Mystery
Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...
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Irma La Douce Blu-ray Review: An Oft-forgotten Classic
In 1963, Billy Wilder is three years removed from a pinnacle movie of his career with The Apartment. His amazing ...
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San Diego Comic-Con International 2018 Review: Go for the Comics, Stay for the Stories
Is it as easy as copy and paste? If you have followed my writings even tangentially over the past eight ...
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Arrow Video Presents Director Vincent Ward’s First Two Features, The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey and Vigil
There's a funny thing about favorite movies. You can easily find people to share a love for anything Harry Potter ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Angelville”
In which Shawn and Kim find an empty beginning to what they expect to be a full season. Shawn: I ...
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Daphne & Velma Blu-ray Review: Feels Forced and Missing Something
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the item reviewed. The opinions shared are the ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Wrath”
In which The Walking Dead sees the wrath of Kim and Shawn. Kim: It's over, and by "it's," I mean ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Worth”
In which Kim and Shawn ruminate on the penultimate episode. Kim: Well, here we are. This was the penultimate episode ...
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The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s Walking DVD Review
We live in the era of the parody. Entrance to the joke arena is very easy. Within moments of any ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Still Gotta Mean Something”
In which Kim and Shawn look at character pairings. Kim: My feelings about this episode would best be expressed by ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Do Not Send Us Astray”
In which Kim and Shawn give this week's a grade of B-. Kim: This week marks two episodes in a ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Key”
In which Kim and Shawn regain their interest in the show. Kim: It finally happened! No, Negan's not dead. No, ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Dead or Alive or”
In which Shawn and Kim wonder was it just the title that was incomplete or was it the episode? Shawn: ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Lost and the Plunderers”
In which Shawn and Kim debate to "Just give up." Shawn: After seven seasons and nine episodes, the show finally ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Honor”
In which Kim and Shawn try to make sense of the show's disjointed timeline. Kim: Is it 2018 already? For ...
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Big Business / Scenes from a Mall Blu-ray Review: An Interesting Combination
Kino Lorber recently teamed up two late-'80s / early-'90s films for a Blu-ray release that seem to share little in ...
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Be Cool, Scooby-Doo: Season 1 Part 2 DVD Review: Teamwork Screamwork
It was almost two years ago that I reviewed the first volume of this series. As your resident, Scooby enthusiast, ...
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Best of 2017 Assorted Lists
From 2005 through 2012, I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...
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Best of 2017 TV Lists
We live in a very high-quality TV-show era now. Maybe the top end isn't as strong as a decade ago ...
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Best of 2017 Film Lists
From 2005 through 2012, I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “How It’s Gotta Be”
In which The Walking Dead finale is the Cleveland Browns. Shawn: I'm not going to lie - I'm just going ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Time For After”
In which Kim and Shawn determine what they would rather do than watch next week's episode. Kim: Well, now they've ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The King, The Widow, and Rick”
In which Shawn and Kim ask, "Why back after?" Shawn: What did you get for Thanksgiving? AMC was kind enough ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Big Scary U”
In which Kim and Shawn aren't scared and kinda annoyed. Kim: Well, we got Negan back. Apparently, everyone did. Thank ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Some Guy”
Shawn: I'm not your King. I'm not your Majesty. I ain't nothing. I'm just some guy." - Ezekiel I'm always ...
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D.C. Follies: The Complete Series DVD Review: It’s Valuable to Have Shows Like This Back on the Market
If you watched Saturday morning TV in the late '60s and through the '70s, then you knew all about Sid ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Monsters”
In which Kim and Shawn debate a character that hasn't even appeared in two episodes. Kim: Episode #3 is done. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Damned”
In which Shawn and Kim get what they asked for, but not everyone is happy about it. Shawn: How are ...
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Avanti! Blu-ray Review: Old Hollywood Could Still Tell a Fine Story in 1972
The new Kino-Lorber Blu-ray release of Avanti! (1972) intrigues me because it represents an interesting subgenre of films in the ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Mercy”
In which Kim and Shawn discuss the type of pants one might wear while watching this zombie show. Kim: “I ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract Take on TV 2017
In which Shawn and Kim take a breath before The Walking Dead starts up again to look at what is ...
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Peanuts by Schulz: School Days DVD Review: I Still Highly Recommend This Series
Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this post. The ...
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LEGO Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash Blu-ray Review: The Mix Here Is a Hot Mess
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy reviewed in the Blog Post. Shawn's opinions are his ...
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San Diego Comic-Con 2017: Taking a Step Back for a Look
What if I said that the San Diego Comic-Con International has nothing to do with comics? For anyone that has ...
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San Diego Comic-Con 2017: Thursday Preview
The closest I can come as an adult to recreating the joy of looking through the Sears catalog a couple ...
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Peanuts by Schulz: Go Team Go! DVD Review: An Excellent Addition to the Peanuts Family
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this Post. The opinions ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The First Day of the Rest of Your Life”
In which Shawn and Kim react to the Season 7 finale. Shawn: A season full of ups and downs finally ...
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Fathom Events Presents TCM Big Screen Classic Series: North by Northwest
Fathom Events and TCM have the best timing. I'm spending the year watching all of the films of Alfred Hitchcock. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Something They Need”
In which Kim and Shawn find reasons to root for people again. Kim: So, here we are with one episode ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Other Side”
In which Shawn and Kim wonder if anything but a bloodbath save this season now? Shawn: I'm not going to ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Bury Me Here”
In which a bad cantaloupe does some irreparable damage. Shawn: As low as the show has gotten the past couple ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Say Yes”
In which Kim and Shawn say no to "Say Yes". Kim: Another week, another character-focused episode that does next to ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Hostiles and Calamities”
In which Shawn and Kim have the same thoughts about the episode where nothing happened. And they aren't positive. Shawn: ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “New Best Friends”
In which Shawn and Kim have some pretty separate takes on the latest twist in the story. Shawn: If I ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Rock In The Road”
In which Rick is Rick again and zombies are dying by the handful. Kim: The Walking Dead has returned and ...
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Peanuts by Schulz: Snoopy Tales DVD Review: Captures the Spirit of the Source Material
Over the years, I've tasked myself with watching and writing about new updates of shows that I loved as a ...
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The Best TV Shows of 2016
In which Shawn and Kim take a look back at the brilliant storytelling shows from 2016. Shawn: If T&A is ...
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Fathom Events Presents Spirited Away: 15th Anniversary
The people at Fathom Events are the ones that bring me out to Rifftrax events a few times a year. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Hearts Still Beating”
In which there is a sense of redemption of the season to this point and a reason for hope. Kim: ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Sing Me A Song”
In which Kim and Shawn are 50% more bored after being slapped in the face by this episode. Shawn: "Keep ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Swear”
In which the dead horse moves closer to the end. Kim: With only two episodes left before the mid-season break, ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Go-Getters”
In which Carl has his first date and kiss. And nothing else happens. Kim: So, once again we all tune ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Service”
In which the group gets reverse furniture delivery and Shawn and Kim watch. Shawn: Much like the actual plot development ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Cell”
In which Kim and Shawn contemplate naked Daryl and other things. Kim: Let me start by saying I have been ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Well”
In which Shawn and Kim are left with just a weird feeling and more questions. Shawn: Not sure why they ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be”
In which Kim and Shawn reflect on the cruel torture dished out by both Negan and the writers. Kim: After ...
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In which T&A revisit the Arrow series and see where we stand to start the new season. Shawn: It's been ...
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Charlie Brown’s All Stars! 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition DVD Review: One of the Best
Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this post. The ...
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Top 10 TV Shows That Deserve More Attention
Rolling Stone just conducted a major poll involving actors, writers, producers, critics, and showrunners to come up with the 100 ...
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Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Dekalog Review: Completely Worth Your Time
Watching the episodes of Krzysztof Kieslowski's Dekalog reminds me of how few auteurs there are anymore. Part of it is ...
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Gene Wilder’s Other Films
It would be too easy to pick my five favorite Gene Wilder films. It would include the favorites like Willy ...
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Fathom Events and TCM Bring Back National Lampoon’s Animal House
In association with Fathom Events, the TCM Big Screen Classics series, which brings classic films to theaters, is even more ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Call and Response”
In which Kim and Shawn what you to know they aren't disappointed despite what you read. Kim: I sat last ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Finish The Song”
In which Kim and Shawn are back in love with their Preacher. Kim: There comes a time in every television ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “El Valero”
In which things make a little more sense to Kim and Shawn, but that's not always a good thing for ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “He’s Gone”
In which Kim and Shawn use the bullet-point button for an episode where not much happens. Kim: What I've learned ...
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Elstree 1976 DVD Review: Meet the People Behind the Star Wars Masks
I love documentaries. True stories are irresistible. Maybe it's the story of an product or invention or behind the scenes ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Sundowner”
In which the Sundowner fight redeems everything. Shawn: I certainly felt that there was a pacing shift here from the ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “South Will Rise Again”
In which Kim and Shawn find themselves at the halfway point. Kim: So, we're halfway through this very short season ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Monster Swamp”
In which Shawn and Kim discuss Preacher continuing to be accessible and not predictable. Shawn: This series started at 100 ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Possibilities”
In which Kim and Shawn keep waiting for the next big thing. Kim: I have to tell you, I'm more ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “See”
In which Kim and Shawn use the F-word to describe the series. Kim: The much anticipated second episode of Preacher ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Shiva”
In which Shawn and Kim welcome a merciful end to this half season. Shawn: We survived. I don't care about ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Pilot”
In which Kim and Shawn are introduced to the television world of Preacher. Kim: Here is the write-up everyone has/I ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Sicut Cervus”
In which Shawn and Kim almost like an episode and want to talk owls but largely just can't wait for ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Captive”
In which Shawn and Kim agree on two things: They are counting down to Preacher and they love Patsy Cline. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Blood in the Streets”
In which Kim and Shawn look forward to Preacher. Kim: Yes, yes, yes. I tuned in for another week of ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear The Walking Dead: “Ouroboros”
In which crabs eat zombies eating crabs and most of the best things are the promos for upcoming shows. Shawn: ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear The Walking Dead: “We All Fall Down”
In which Kim and Shawn try to make sense of the episode. Kim: We're only on the second episode of ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Monster”
In which Shawn and Kim head out on the a one-hour tour with our cast. Shawn: Is this just some ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Last Day on Earth”
In which Kim and Shawn wonder what could have been. Kim: I spent many anxiety-ridden weeks waiting for the season ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “East”
In which Shawn and Kim mostly just worry about what's going to happen next week. Shawn: I fear that we ...
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Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine / Dr. Goldfoot & the Girl Bombs Blu-rays Review: An Interesting Time Capsule
Kino Lorber has released two vintage Vincent Price films from 1965 and 1966 respectively. You hear the name "Vincent Price" ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Twice As Far”
In which Kim and Shawn have a few comments on dick biting and stroganoff and hurtle towards the finale. Kim: ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Same Boat”
In which Shawn and Kim demonstrate they aren't always in the same boat. Shawn: I only have a few notes ...
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The Peanuts Movie Blu-ray Review: A Sweet Film That Appeals to All Generations
The recent Blu-ray and DVD release of The Peanuts Movie by 20th Century Fox leaves me with a conundrum of ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Not Tomorrow Yet”
In which Kim and Shawn muse on the Saviors and if Virginia is just for Lovers. Kim: Well, another week ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Knots Untie”
In which Shawn & Kim discuss the extra dose of T&A this week and a bit of Jesus. Shawn: I ...
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Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Season 1 Part 1 DVD Review: Spooky Kooky Fun!
A few years ago I reviewed the eleventh version of Scooby-Doo! - Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. That series was a pretty ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Next World”
In which Shawn and Kim try to decipher how long it was between episodes and how you make a shopping ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “No Way Out”
In which Shawn & Kim nibble on the return of The Walking Dead and Daryl's arms. Shawn: So we start ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: DC TV
In which Shawn and Kim discuss the weekly DC Comics-based shows and shirtless heroes. Shawn: I've caught up on most ...
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Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny Deliver the Gift of the Rifftrax Experience
Someone wiser than me said, "Pay for experiences not things." I love movies. But I love the experience of going ...
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T&A Take on TV 2015
In which Shawn and Kim reflect on their favorite television programs and the disappointments. Shawn: We've had a few opportunities ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: ‘Start to Finish’
In which Kim and Shawn find themselves happy to be on a break. Kim: Well, here we are. Half-way done ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Heads Up”
In which great minds think alike and wonder about the general parenting skills of Rick. Shawn: With one episode until ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Bastard Executioner
The following entries were written simultaneously by Shawn and Kim as a summary of the one and only season of ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Always Accountable”
In which Shawn and Kim try to figure out who is accountable for the mess over the past few weeks. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Now”
In which "Now" just means "What?" Kim: After the excruciatingly long "Tale of Morgan" episode of last week, The Walking ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Catching Up on the TV Season, Volume 2
In which Kim and Shawn riff again on some recent TV thingies... Kim: Back in March, we talked a bit ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Here’s Not Here”
In which an episode inspires talk of sex, Star Wars, and Eastern philosophy. Shawn: It was 90 minutes and I ...
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Book Review: The X-Files FAQ by John Kenneth Muir
I have been a confessed horror and science fiction TV show fan my whole life. It's a tradition that came ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Thank You”
In which Kim and Shawn reflect as they deal with the loss of a major character. Kim: Psychologists will tell ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “JSS”
In which Shawn and Kim reveal they each need more than five points to list their reactions Shawn: 1. The ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “First Time Again”
In which Kim and Shawn welcome back The Walking Dead for its sixth season. Kim: I don't know what I ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “The Good Man”
In which questions are asked and answered by Shawn and Kim about the season finale of Fear the Walking Dead. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear The Walking Dead: “Cobalt”
In which Kim has questions and Episode 5 (Shawn) has answers. Kim: Episode 5, I kind of liked you. You ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Not Fade Away”
In which Shawn and Kim are grateful there are only two episodes left. Shawn: Well, I got what I asked ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “The Dog”
In which Kim and Shawn search for something positive to say about Fear the Walking Dead. Kim: Maddie! Travis! Liza! ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “So Close, Yet So Far”
In which Shawn and Kim (and some fictional characters) offer advice to the gang from Fear the Walking Dead. Shawn: ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Pilot”
In which Kim and Shawn offer their initial thoughts on the first episode of the Fear the Walking Dead. Kim: ...
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Limelight Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Chaplin’s Coda
My Chaplin journey hasn't been linear. I didn't start with the silent shorts and work my way through The Kid ...
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Doctor Who: The Daleks (2015) DVD Review: Purchase It Just for the Tom Baker Story
The latest release from BBC Home Entertainment brings together a diverse collection of recent episodes to satisfy the true Doctor ...
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TCM Presents: Jaws 40th Anniversary Movie Review: I Love Movies Because of Jaws
TCM Presents and Fathom Events have teamed up to bring Jaws to movie theaters for its 40th Anniversary. I attended ...
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Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo! The Complete Season 1 DVD Review: Puppy Power Does Work
I had known Scooby-Doo cartoons my whole life. They had always just been that Saturday morning staple and I never ...
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The Thin Blue Line Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Paradigm Shift
Rarely do you watch a film and actually pinpoint where a genre actually changes. You watch Clerks or Pulp Fiction ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Looking at The Walking Dead’s Glenn Rhee
Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee - The Walking Dead _ Season 6, Episode 7 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC In ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Catching up on the Current TV Season
In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) riff on some recent TV thingies... Shawn: It's been far too long since ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Looking at The Walking Dead’s Dr. Eugene Porter
In which Kim (@kimfreakinb) and Shawn (@genx13) step back to look at one of their favorite characters. "The smartest man ...
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The Graduate Movie Review: The Perfect Way to Disturb the Sounds of Silence
The year 1967 was one of those magical years (like 1972 or 1996) that produced so many groundbreaking movies that ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “No Sanctuary”
In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) have instant reactions to the best walker show ever. Shawn: Let's get down ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Sons of Anarchy: Season 3
In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) reminisce about Season Three of Sons of Anarchy. Shawn just started watching the ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Heavy Is The Head”
In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) have instant reactions to the intense Marvel show and the episode "Heavy Is ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Sons of Anarchy: Season Two
In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) reminisce about Season Two of Sons of Anarchy. Shawn just started watching the ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Shadows”
In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) have instant reactions to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the most fun show on network ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Sons of Anarchy: Season One: Ain’t Your Father’s MC
In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) reminisce about Season One of Sons of Anarchy. Shawn just started watching the ...
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Insomnia (1997) Criterion Collection Review: An Influential Thriller
I sat down to write this upon the day of hearing of the passing of Robin Williams. He took a ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Killing: Season Four Gets Sent Off
This conversation takes place between Kim (@kimfreakinB) who watched The Killing as it aired and Shawn (@genx13) who watched every ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: An Awesome Mix of Ideas about Guardians of the Galaxy
In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@KimFreakinB) consider Guardians of the Galaxy and other Marvel Comics movies: Shawn: I am Groot! Spoiler alert - I ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Changes at Marvel Comics Fail to Impress
In which Shawn and Kim consider the news about changes coing to a couple Marvel Comics characters: Shawn: This past ...
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Doctor Who: The Moonbase DVD Review: An Important Release
The Cybermen have always rivaled the Daleks as the premier villains in the Doctor Who Universe. The Daleks always seemed ...
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City Lights Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Well Received and Slightly Defiant
The Criterion Collection has returned to the well again this month. They are releasing the fifth film in their Charlie ...
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Cavalcade (1933) Blu-ray Review: An Important Film from the Early Days
For the past year, I've been on a kick to discover and rediscover films of the 1920s and 1930s. I've ...
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The Thin Red Line Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An Impressive Movie
There's something to be said about be prolific. Take Alfred Hitchcock's work for example - there are runs of three-four ...
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Spotlight on San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Day Three
CAC #10: JAPAN AND GLOBAL INFLUENCE: After a morning of making a last trip around the Convention floor, I was ...
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Life Is Sweet Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Mike Leigh’s International Breakout
Mike Leigh films can be comedies but you'd never put the phrase "light hearted" in front of that description. His ...
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Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil DVD Review: A Curiosity Piece
Over the past few years, I've reviewed quite a few of the BBC releases of Doctor Who. One of the ...
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Teen Wolf: Season 2 DVD Review: Trust the Instinct
The interesting idea I had for reviewing the new DVD release of Teen Wolf: Season 2 was that the last ...
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Book Review: Doctor Who: Shroud of Sorrow by Tommy Donbavand
"PC Reg Cranfield turned the corner into Totter's Lane, the beam of his torch slicing through the fog. It was ...
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Following Criterion Collection DVD Review: Glimpse a Genius Just Finding His Voice
In 1999, a 28-year-old Christopher Nolan couldn't possibly have seen himself directing such big budget films like Inception and The ...
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The Muppet Christmas Carol 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Review: It’s Not Easy Being Scrooge
I have to give some full disclosure before we get too far into my review of the 20th Anniversary release ...
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Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death DVD Review: A Hugely Convoluted Story
In January of 1970, the Seventh Season of Doctor Who started with Jon Pertwee taking the reins as the Third ...
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Eating Raoul Criterion Collection DVD Review: A Biting Social Satire
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