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Film: Predator (1987) Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elpidia Carrilo, Carl Weathers, Richard Chaves, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura Director: John McTiernan Oscar History : 1 nomination (Best Visual Effects) Snap Judgment Ranking: 3/5 stars Each month, as part of our 2026 Saturdays with the Stars series, we are looking at the men & women who created the Boom!-Pow!-Bang! action films that would come to…
I have made a concerted effort in the past year to genuinely reduce the amount of time I spend on my phone. This has been a mixed bag. Partially, it's because for the true time-killers (for me, that's Twitter and waiting for texts) I have transferred to just watching on my laptop, which is still better (because I also do other things like actual hobbies, writing, and work) on those, but still not…
Film: Conan the Barbarian (1982) Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, Ben Davidson, Mako, Max von Sydow Director: John Milius Oscar History: No nominations Snap Judgment Ranking: 3/5 stars Each month, as part of our 2026 Saturdays with the Stars series, we are looking at the men & women who created the Boom!-Pow!-Bang! action films that would come to dominate the…
Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) This past week, two House Republicans involved in massive political scandals have (thus far) seen very different outcomes. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), a congressman who was elected in part because he was replacing Rep. Madison Cawthorn who had been involved in a sex tape scandal (and is currently running for the House in Florida), chose to not run for reelection after it was…
For all of the time I have spent on this blog (over 16 years of regular posting), I don't know that I've ever really talked about my own opinions on my holistic political philosophy in an article. I've certainly given opinions on issues, even specific political issues (and lord knows I've been open about being a Democrat), but I don't know that I have actually written an article where I talk about…
Film: Pumping Iron (1977) Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Mike Katz, Franco Columbu Directors: George Butler & Robert Fiore Oscar History: No nominations Snap Judgment Ranking: 4/5 stars Each month, as part of our 2026 Saturdays with the Stars series, we are looking at the men & women who created the Boom!-Pow!-Bang! action films that would come to dominate the Blockbuster Era of…
Each month of 2026 we are looking at an actor or actress who found their fame in action films, fighting bad guys & saving the day. Last month, we spoke about Harrison Ford, a man who is basically the definition of a modern movie star and would in some ways serve as the template of "action hero with multiple major franchises." This month, we're going to talk about someone who in many ways was…
"It's the nineties, for God's sake," and indeed it is as we encounter our 34th Oscar Viewing Project (see links to the other 33 below). The Oscar Viewing Project is now in its 2nd third (we'll likely never be below that at this pace, as I try to get through 5-7 of them a year), and we're entering the first year of what my brother & I refer to as our "wilderness period" of movie watching. I was…
Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) The Michigan primary continues to be in the news, and gaining headlines, particularly with Abdul El-Sayed's campaign against Haley Stevens hitting the biggest roadblock of the cycle with a late endorsement from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the popular governor of the state who has near universal approval ratings from Democrats. In a race with a high number of undecideds (many of…
Every few years, I make a point of updating my favorite Film, TV, and Song lists as a time capsule of how I felt at the time. What stayed, what goes...I'm someone who is constantly encountering new movies & television, and make a point of seeking out what's interesting and emerging. So it makes sense that I was going to do a Top 25 (that's the number of shows I always pick) for TV this year as…
