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About Denise

Professional nerd. Lover of licorice.

TrailerWatch – “Dune” (2020) drops its first full length trailer, and by the Water of Life it’s awesome!

I thought this was dropping tomorrow, but as I no longer know what day it is, I was pleasantly surprised to see it today. Director Denis Villeneuve seems to have delivered a film that’s a good balance of trippy and … Continue reading

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TrailerWatch – CBS All Access drops a teaser for “The Stand”!

M-O-O-N, that spells hot damn the teaser trailer for CBS All Access’ version of The Stand just hit! This is thirty seconds of I Can’t Wait, and it’s glorious. From Alexander Skarsgård’s subtly creepy Walking Dude to Whoopi Goldberg’s soothing … Continue reading

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Award Season – The Ringo Awards announces their 2020 nominees!

And a fine crop it is… But I think this time I’ll let the good folks helming these awards do the talking after the jump. Congratulations to all of the nominees! And a special woo and hoo to Snow White … Continue reading

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TrailerWatch – “The Suicide Squad” drops character reveal trailer at DC FanDome!

And it’s looking like this reboot/sequel/thing is gonna be a BLAST. Sean Gunn as Weasel! Idris Elba as Bloodsport! John Cena as Peacekeeper! And a totally groovy red & black ensemble for Margot Robie’s Ms. Quinn! Good to see Robie, … Continue reading

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Goodreads Review – “His Banana”

Interesting double entendre of a premise, but the first several chapters paints Natasha as a self absorbed willful idiot. Luckily things start to change, and it becomes a fun story once Natasha stops being insufferable. The author has a great … Continue reading

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

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!

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”

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

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”!

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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