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Professional nerd. Lover of licorice.

Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Kill the Messenger

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Denise

More movies!  More fun!  More action in this case, with the Baltimore screening of Kill the Messenger.  Academy Award nominated actors, real-life story; yep Toto, we’re not in Summer Movie Season anymore.  And there’s no place like Oscar Season! All … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Men, Women & Children

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Denise

More passes!  Welcome to Fall Movie Season y’all!  Today it’s the Baltimore area screening of Men, Women & Children.  I know.  I didn’t know anything about this either.  Then I watched the trailer and immediately got sucked in.  I really … Continue reading →

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31 in 31: Odd Thomas

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Denise

Story: Why not let Odd tell you himself? “I may see dead people, but then by God I do something about it.”  He’ll come to rue the day he decided on that tag line when high-octane otherworldly killers infest his … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Denise

Happy Wednesday!  At least it’s not Monday, amirite?  Anything’s better than Monday…*cue segway*…unless it’s a really bad day.  I mean a horrible day.  A no good day.  You get the picture.  So why not enjoy the fact that your day … Continue reading →

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31 in 31: The Bay

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Denise

  Story:  Ahh, the Eastern Shore of Mur-land.  Home to crabbing, Natty Boh, boatin’ on the water hon, and isopods that have gotten a serious dose of steroids from the local chicken farm runoff (eew, poop.)  A newbie reporter is … Continue reading →

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Film adaptation of “A Monster Calls” begins production

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Denise

A Monster Calls is one of those books I keep thinking about reading, and then worry that I may not have enough Kleenex to get me through it. The story of a boy who is visited by a monster in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Equalizer

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Denise

Nutshell: I’d give The Equalizer an A-. A well done update of the 80s badass savior series, there’s a few hiccups here and there (see: the overuse of Important Slow Walking), but all in all an enjoyable good-guys-win film. I … Continue reading →

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Go go Gotham?

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Denise

I watched the premiere episode of Gotham on Fox, and a friend said “review it”.  So?  Better late than…well, here it is. Story:  You know Bruce Wayne?  Well, he’s just a little kid that’s lost his parents.  But Gotham City … Continue reading →

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Wayback Review: The Conjuring

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Denise

Fine, so it’s not technically way-back.  But as I’ve just popped up the Annabelle screening, why not link to the review I did for The Conjuring?  Here ’tis…  As always, clicky the hypertext title for the original piece! Nutshell: I’d … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Annabelle

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Denise

You know it’s Fall when the horror starts hitting the multiplex… Bwah ha…bwahahah…bwahhh…*cough*  Okay.  So here’s the latest screening coming our way.  It’s Annabelle, and if the name sounds familiar it should; it’s the creepy doll from The Conjuring.  Wanna … Continue reading →

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