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Professional nerd. Lover of licorice.

TrailerWatch: “Crawl” looks 50s horror-tastic!

Gotta love those “crazy animalz help me pleeez” horror movies. From Night of the Lepus to  Day of the Animals, Lake Placid, Piranha, and let’s not forget the mack daddy, Jaws. They all have a certain 1950s monster movie vibe … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “Poms”!

Ready to cheer? Because I’ve got passes for the B’more screening of Poms! Synopsis! POMS is an uplifting comedy about Martha (played by Diane Keaton) a woman who moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow … Continue reading

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“Long Shot” shoots and scores

“THIS IS THE NEWS!” Story: Fred Flarsky wants to be a stick-it-to-the-man journalist. But when his indie paper gets bought out by the big boys, he quits…just in time to run into his former babysitter, Charlotte Field. Secretary of State … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “Detective Pikachu”!

Where my fellow ‘Go-ers at? Because I’ve got passes for Detective Pikachu! Synopsis! Ryan Reynolds stars in the first-ever live-action Pokémon adventure as Pikachu, the iconic face of the global Pokémon phenomenon—one of the world’s most popular, multi-generation entertainment properties … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “Tolkien”!

Hi there y’all! What’s new? Have your emotions gone everywhere thanks to Endgame and last night’s Game of Thrones episode? Well I’ve got something that I hope’ll make you feel better; passes for Tolkien! Synopsis! TOLKIEN explores the formative years of … Continue reading

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“Avengers: Endgame” is a fitting – and LONG – tribute to the last 10 years of the MCU

[editor’s note: this is the kind of review you get when Publish is hit while writing, rather than Draft. Still, I avoided spoilers. Go me.] “Oh. This is nice.” This movie is long. This movie feels long. And it’s 100% … Continue reading

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The MCU and DCEU could learn from “Fast Color”

“Hi, Mom.” Story: It hasn’t rained for eight years, making water the world’s most prized resource. In this dried-out landscape, Ruth has been on the run and battling addiction, but decides to head home when the world becomes too much … Continue reading

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Atlas Brewing brings “Hop Bot” to DC for Awesome Con!

What’s up my fellow beer nerds! Ready for Awesome Con?  Yeah I know it’s an awful lot of awesome wrapped up in one weekend. But Atlas Brew Works hopes to help you relax with a limited edition brew they’ve made … Continue reading

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TrailerWatch “CHILD’S PLAY” – meet Chucky 2.0

I’m now officially in. A Chucky movie that blends the popular mythos with touches of Chopping Mall and I, Robot? Sign me up. Plus, who doesn’t love Mark Hammill voicing a bad guy? Child’s Play 2019 hits theaters – and … Continue reading

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Catching Up Review: “Hellboy” could have been great, but it’s not.

Because sometimes I don’t get to a screening, or a film just isn’t screened for press. Herewith, my take on the Hellboy reboot! It is, however, a whole lot of messy, stupid fun if you can get past the screenplay … Continue reading

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