Author Archives: Denise

About Denise

Professional nerd. Lover of licorice.

Baltimore DRIVE-IN Pass-palooza: “Do the Right Thing” & “Get Out”!

Posted on August 7, 2020

What a great double feature! And it’s part of Amazon Studios “A Night at the Drive-In” screening program celebrating multicultural voices! Can’t lose, unless you don’t show… This coming Wednesday the theme is “Movies to Open Your Eyes”, and DEEEEAM … Continue reading →

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The 2020 Hugo Award winners have been announced!

Posted on August 1, 2020

Congratulations to the 2020 winners of the Hugo Awards! It’s an amazing crop of winners this year, from N. K. Jemsin’s “Emergency Skin” to the fantastic comic series “LaGuardia”, The Good Place, The Expanse, and of course the always incredible … Continue reading →

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In Queue Review – “Radioactive”

Posted on July 31, 2020

This story of Marie Curie blends biopic with fictional clips of how radium has affected the world, both good (radiation therapy) and ill (Hiroshima, Chernobyl). While the clips are interesting and pulled at my curiosity, Radioactive would have been a … Continue reading →

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“Raining Tacos” by Parry Gripp & BooneBum is your new bop

Posted on July 31, 2020

Big ol’ THANK YOU to my amazing friend Brooke, who shared this with me, so I share this with you. Be warned – it’s an absolute earworm! Yes, this vid is at least seven years old. But it’s new to … Continue reading →

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TrailerWatch – Debra Winger teaches Evan Rachel Wood how to be a “Kajillionaire”!

Posted on July 30, 2020

Who couldn’t use a laugh right now? Well, I’ve got a peek at a comedy coming our way… Synopsis! From acclaimed writer/director Miranda July comes a profoundly moving and wildly original comedy. Con-artists Theresa (Debra Winger) and Robert (Richard Jenkins) … Continue reading →

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Con news – Tomorrow! #SDCCAtHome2020! Guillermo del Toro & Scott Cooper on ANTLERS and Filmmaking!

Posted on July 24, 2020

Have you been mainlining Comic-Con@Home? Me too! From The New Mutants to Deep Blue Sea 3, Latin American horror and Afro Futurism, there lots to enjoy this weekend, and the great thing? You can watch later if you miss one… … Continue reading →

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TrailerWatch – “Bill & Ted Face the Music”! Excellent!

Posted on July 23, 2020

Ready to shred your air guitar and get wild with Wyld Stallyns? Because here’s the new trailer for Bill & Ted! Synopsis! The stakes are higher than ever for the time-traveling exploits of William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. and Theodore … Continue reading →

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TrailerWatch – Isaac Asimov’s beloved book series gets a high budget adaptation in Apple TV+’s “Foundation”

Posted on July 22, 2020

Can’t wait to see some cool Sci-fi adaptations? SAME. But til we get that shiny new Dune film, how about a look at a cool series coming at us? Synopsis! Based on the award winning novels by Isaac Asimov, Foundation … Continue reading →

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In Queue Review – “Go Back to China”

Posted on July 21, 2020

Anna Akana – whom I adore from her “I Have Six Cats” vid – stars in this sweet and quirky fish-out-of-water story of a trust fund gal who has to go to work for her dad or get cut off … Continue reading →

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Elsewhere Review – Specially Selected Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives

Posted on July 9, 2020

Originally posted over at The Green Man Review! Olives. Mmm, olives. There isn’t an olive I don’t love. From tangy Moroccan lemon-cured to tiny French dry-cured, I love them, pits and all. Nowadays I can’t get to my favorite Greek … Continue reading →

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