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The Vern tokes up and reviews The Beach Bum(2019)

When you mention the name Harmony Korine.  Right away there will be many people there that will avoid this movie at all cost.  The Director of Spring Breakers and Gummo certainly has a distinct style and the man has his … Continue reading

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Criterion Corner: I Married a Witch (1942)

  The Criterion Collection for years have been releasing the best versions of movies on DVD and Blue Ray.  They are hands down the ultimate praise a film can receive,and while many claim  the Oscar to be  the ultimate recognition.  Having … Continue reading

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The Vern goes to rescue his lost dog and reviews Isle of Dogs.

  I just saw the new Wes Anderson feature, Isle of Dogs and it was astounding.  If this isn’t a major contender at next year’s award shows.  I’m going to assume that Disney is buying off voters, or they actually … Continue reading

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The Vern visits a mental ward and reviews ‘Unsane’

Hello everybody I recently watched Steven Soderbergh’s latest feature Unsane and I thought of a few things things.  One, why is it that every movie I have seen that is set at a mental institution?  The place for the most … Continue reading

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Criterion Corner: Straw Dogs (1971)

The Criterion Collection for years have been releasing the best versions of movies on DVD and Blue Ray.  They are hands down the ultimate praise a film can receive,and while many claim  the Oscar to be  the ultimate recognition.  Having the … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts of a Movie Insomniac: Feb/17 Part 2

Well Gang I’m trying my best to keep these posts up to date, but it hasn’t been easy.  I still owe you a tribute to another female director for Women in Horror Month, and I’m not sure If I will … Continue reading

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The Vern enjoys Spaghettiman(2016), but reviews the movie too.

    Spaghettiman Cast: Benjamin Crutcher,Winston Carter Writers: Winston Carter, Mark Potts, Benjamin Crutcher, Brad Rackley Director: Mark Potts. If you were being mugged and then got saved by some masked stranger who shot noodles out of his hands.  You … Continue reading

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VHS Selections: Hired to Kill and Crimes of Passion

The fine folks over at Arrow Video enjoy breathing new life into otherwise forgotten titles from the VHS era.  They have given these movies updated sound and picture quality and have given them a good selection of special features.  Here … Continue reading

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The Star Trek Movie Franchise Part 4: The Voyage Home.

Comments 58 For us U.S. citizens, today is the day Star Trek Beyond gets released in theaters.    I know there are many great British writers and readers who have already seen it.  So I’m curious to see how well … Continue reading

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The Star Trek Movie Franchise Part 3: The Search for Spock.

For the rest of this week. I am boldly going where I have never gone before.  Each day I am going to be looking back at a few of the Star Trek feature films in honor of Star Trek Beyond … Continue reading

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