BloodRayne (2005)—Uwe Boll’s “Crowning” Achievement
Let’s take some time to talk about Uwe Boll, and oh boy, we got a lot to talk about. Uwe Boll is a German filmmaker who is most famous...
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Michael Li
- Mar 3, 2022
- 4 min
Batman & Robin (1997)—How Toy Sales and Merchandising Destroys a Film
Following the release of Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever, Warner Brothers wanted to push forward with a sequel as soon as possible to...
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Owen Gonzalez
- Feb 17, 2022
- 4 min
Son of Batman (2014): Son of a Bat, I can’t believe this Movie Exists!!
So one of the most important mantles in DC comics is the role of Robin, Batman’s sidekick and partner. There have been many different...
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Gray Kruse
- Feb 10, 2022
- 6 min
Cats (2019): The Unholy Culmination of the Movie Musical
I am a big fan of musicals— my favorites, by the way, are Come From Away, Falsettos (specifically the 2016 revival), and Hadestown (which...
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Michael Li
- Feb 3, 2022
- 4 min
Tekken (2009)—The Most Boring Fighting Game Adaptation
The most popular fighting games among many fans are no doubt the Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and Tekken franchises for their gory...
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Michael Li
- Jan 20, 2022
- 5 min
Star Wars: Episode II-Attack of the Clones (2002)—Begun, The Meme War, Has
In honor of Hayden Christensen’s return to Star Wars in the new Ahsoka series, now might be a good time to take a look at Star Wars:...
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Noah Kloss
- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021): Executive Self-Indulgence
Space Jam (1995) is considered by many to be a childhood classic! Combining the fantastic use of the Looney Tunes with Michael Jordan’s...
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Michael Li
- Dec 2, 2021
- 4 min
Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas (2014)—Why Was This Made?!
Oh boy, we’ve really crossed a threshold which we never thought would be crossed. Kirk Cameron was a teen heart throb in the 1980s-1990s,...
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Michael Li
- Nov 18, 2021
- 5 min
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)—Weighed Down by Franchising
After their success with 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man, Sony decided to make a sequel like all movie studios do when a movie is a box...
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Michael Li
- Nov 11, 2021
- 4 min
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)—A Bad Adaptation, with a Charismatic Lead
Video game movies. Aren’t they just…so well-written and received? Full of sharp-witted dialogue and breathtaking acting? No? The thing...
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Michael Li
- Nov 4, 2021
- 4 min
Man-Thing (2005)—Does Anybody Remember this Film?
In 2005, Marvel decided to create a horror-themed movie with one of their characters. Which character may that be, you ask? Well, none...
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Gray Kruse
- Oct 28, 2021
- 4 min
Van Helsing (2004): A Less-Than-Classic Take on a Classic Character
In terms of characters from the Dracula mythos, Professor Abraham Van Helsing is second to the titular count in terms of recognizability....
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Owen Gonzalez
- Oct 23, 2021
- 7 min
BFF After Hours- The Wicker Man (2006): A horror film sacrificed for a comedy
The 2006 film The Wicker Man is a terrible film, but that has become well known at this point. This film has joined the likes of The Room...
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Michael Li
- Oct 21, 2021
- 5 min
Hellboy (2019)—Look How They Massacred My boy!
In 2019, Hellboy was rebooted after Guillermo Del Toro and Ron Perlman decided not to complete their Hellboy trilogy saying that no...
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Michael Li
- Oct 14, 2021
- 4 min
Resident Evil (2002)—Video Game Adaptation Gone Wrong
In honor of the new Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) trailer release, let’s take a look back at the classic 2000’s Resident...
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Owen Gonzalez
- Oct 8, 2021
- 4 min
The Progenitor of all bad movies!
Near the end of his life, Bela Lugosi, famous for playing Dracula, was shooting two films. These films were never realized, but the...
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Owen Gonzalez
- Oct 1, 2021
- 5 min
Battlefield Earth (2000): We demand to be taken seriously
I have seen 2000’s Battlefield Earth more times than any human should ever see it, a.k.a more than zero. This bad film Friday Let's talk...
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Michael Li
- Sep 24, 2021
- 3 min
This Film Predicted COVID-19 back in 2006?
Welcome to a little segment I like to call Bad Film Friday, or BFF for short. Why BFF? Because you and I are BFF’s. Today, let’s talk...
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Michael Li
- Dec 30, 2020
- 3 min
Catwoman (2004)—One of the Most Hilariously Bad Films I've seen
Just as superhero films began to be taken seriously with Spider-Man 2 (2004), Batman Begins (2005) and Superman Returns (2006), two films...
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Michael Li
- Dec 18, 2020
- 4 min
Daredevil (2003)—Early 2000s Super-Cringe
The early 2000s. Such a great time for comic book movies, with massive hits such as Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Bryan...
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