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Professional nerd. Lover of licorice.

Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “The Magnificent Seven” (2016)

YEEHAW y’all!  Time to saddle up and head out West.  Y’know, figuratively.  Because I have passes for the Baltimore area screening of The Magnificent Seven!  Director Antoine Fuqua makes incredibly watchable films – The Equalizer, Southpaw, and of course, Training … Continue reading

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7 Pieces of: “Bridget Jones’s Baby”

The MOVIE, people. Not a real baby. Nutshell: If you love Bridget, you’ll love this newest chapter in her life.  Bridget Jones’s Baby brings the characters into their next decade gracefully, while keeping that off-kilter situational humor that made the … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “Storks”!

There have been a few animated movies coming our way lately.  So why not take in one more?  Animation is fun.  Today I’ve got screening passes for the newest bouncing baby animated film…Storks!  And yeah, it’s about just what you … Continue reading

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Con News: Small Press Expo Library Gift Program of 2016 goes to Richmond!

I love Richmond.  I love comics.  And Small Press Expo has bundled ’em up into a happy little nice time.  Small Press Expo has always had charity in mind, but their Graphic Novel Gift Program is larger in scope, and … Continue reading

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TrailerWatch: “Fifty Shades Darker” teases surrender and secrets

Well, it’s here. The first official trailer for Fifty Shades Darker. Yesterday teased the trailer, and now this trailer teases secrets and intrigue that go beyond his Red Room. This sequel feels like a shift in storytelling, from tentative (but … Continue reading

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TrailerWatch: “Fifty Shades Darker” teaser trailer hints at darker things

A trailer…for a trailer?  When it’s the follow-up to the hugely popular (and hugely hate-watched) Fifty Shades of Grey?  Why not?  Much like the first teaser poster for Grey, Darker has a pretty cool looking teaser poster.  But I’m sure … Continue reading

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7 pieces of “Sully”: a quietly heroic biopic

Nutshell: A lovely story about a true hero of our time. Almost anyone else could have turned this slice-of-heroic-life tale into a maudlin Lifetime Movie-of-the-Week, but Eastwood – along with a stellar cast that includes Tom Hanks as Sully and … Continue reading

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Wayback Review: “J. Edgar”

[First published at Geek for e on November 11, 2011.  And while it was posted by another writer, that’s my baby.  Unless Matt’s past as a “gal brought up just outside the Beltway” is catching up with him.  Ah – … Continue reading

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TrailerWatch: “Underworld: Blood Wars” unleashes the beast

It’s time, people.  The last Resident Evil film is headed our way, and now the final story in the Underworld series has released its first trailer.  Synopsis! The next installment in the blockbuster franchise, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as … Continue reading

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TrailerWatch – “Ouija: Origin of Evil” second trailer means more creepy kids!

Ouija was a pretty but vacant bit of spooky that hinted at the start of a series.  So, naturally, a sequel is coming to town.  Or in the case of Ouija: Origin of Evil, a prequel.  How’d things get to … Continue reading

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