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Feb 8, 2012 Posted by melodie

Sweeter than a Hertz donut

And now, an imaginary conversation between me and my moms. "Dude, you totally have to see Sucker Punch." "What's that?" "You totally have to see Sucker Punch." read more

Feb 6, 2012 Posted by matt

Charles and Erik: MORTAL FRENEMIES

Here's the thing: I usually try to focus my FTE posts on stuff that's at least a little bit under the radar. Of course there are exceptions (um, hello, Elf), but for the most part I figure the optimum use... read more

Aug 26, 2011 Posted by penni

Ass-kicking after homeroom

I don’t read comic books. Please don’t hate me. I read lots of things, but not comic books. (Yes, Matt, I’m dead to you.) The best thing about this is that I watched Kick-Ass with no expectations. I thought it was going to be a light, high-schoolesque movie with no lasting impression. I’m happy to admit that I was wrong. If you’ve seen Election and have good taste, you’ve been... read more

Jul 7, 2011 Posted by penni

True Romance: It ain’t white boy day.

When I was in college, I did a paper on True Romance for a film class. I don’t remember where the info came from, but I learned that Quentin Tarantino sold TR to Tony Scott for $50,000... read more

Jun 7, 2011 Posted by penni

O Bridget Fonda, where art thou?

I have to admit that I’ve never seen La Femme Nikita. My opinion of Point of No Return might be different if I had. But nothing could change my opinion of Bridget Fonda. read more

May 31, 2011 Posted by penni

Dumb Dewey and the fast train

My mom tried to convince me to watch Unstoppable a while ago but I declined. For some reason, I thought it was just a fancy version of the movie Speed. I have to admit here in front of you all that my mother was right and I was wrong. In 2001, an engineer got off a slow-moving train to correctly line a switch. He thought he had set the train’s dynamic braking system but he hadn’t. The unmanned... read more

May 27, 2011 Posted by rose

And the Emmy goes to…

Fastlane is a show about three cops. (1) Van, an undercover cop who hates lying and grew up helping his dad forge currency and bonds, and who is played by Carlisle from Twilight, (2) Deaq, an undercover cop who used to be in a gang until he turned his life around, played by Bill Bellamy, and (3) Billie, their hard-ass boss who loves fast cars and low-cut shirts and used to be addicted to heroin, played by... read more

Mar 29, 2011 Posted by kelly

I believe in Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter

If Jesus were alive today, he would write this post. Hanging out with his buds on cold winter nights, drinking brews and eating corn chips, around midnight he’d always say, “Let’s watch my movie!”... read more