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Professional nerd. Lover of licorice.

Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Creed!

Good news!  I’ve got more birthday Free Pass Thursday screening passes!  Not exactly great news for folks who work?  This screening starts at 6:30pm.  Still with me?  Groovy — because this screening is Creed! Y’all know you cried when Apollo … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Spotlight!

Hi there everybody! And welcome to my birthday Awards Season Screening Passes Onslaught Free Pass Thursday!  I’ve got passes for the Baltimore screening of Spotlight, what looks like a riveting film about the investigation into child abuse within the Catholic … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

It’s here.  Time to find out how it all ends for Katniss, Peta, Gale, Effie and the gang.  Well, for those of you who haven’t read the books or the Wiki, that is.  Still, ready to suit up with Katniss … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: My All American!

Huddle up, y’all! Time for some passes for the Baltimore area screening of My All American…well, it’s actually two treats in one.  How?  Because this screening is in Columbia, so it works for some DC area folks too!  What’s this … Continue reading

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TrailerWatch: Will Smith goes to war in new “Concussion” trailer

I’ve already shared info on Concussion, a film about the forensic pathologist who found brain damage — most specifically  CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) — in NFL players.  But here’s what I like to think of as the For Your Consideration trailer.  … Continue reading

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Review in a Flash: Spectre

Back to the usual RiaF format for this quickie.  Why?  Why not? Onward, to Spectre! “I always knew death would wear a familiar face… but not yours.” Nutshell: Wham, bam, thank you…James.  A one-explosion-after-the-other film that will have you dazzled.  … Continue reading

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Review in a Flash: Suffragette

Sometimes things come up…or in this case many things do, but enough about my food poisoning.  Onward, to my thoughts on Suffragette! “Deeds, not words.” Gotta admit the biggest draw for me when it came to catching Suffragette was the … Continue reading

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TrailerWatch: “Warcraft” teaser is 16 seconds of awesome

Sure, you could wait for Friday to check out the full trailer for Warcraft.  But why would you?  Here’s 16 seconds of slam-bang coolness, including the White Wolf I’ve always thought was amazing.  (OMG Nymeria; you can’t ask why someone’s … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: The 33!

Remember hanging on the TV, anxiously awaiting the rescue of those Chilean miners back in 2010?  Man, I was riveted.  And their successful rescue (5-year-old spoiler alert) was a feel-good story that was tailor-made for the ol’ docudrama treatment.  So…The … Continue reading

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TrailerWatch: “Anomalisa” – humanity through claymation

Moving.  Enthralling.  Breathtaking.  Claymation…?  With Anomalisa, it looks entirely possible that a claymation film can be not only entertaining, but an amazing cinematic experience.  I love Kaufman’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Anomalisa looks like another deep, entertaining … Continue reading

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