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  • ED on Shrek Forever After (2010):

    When it comes to the SHREK movies I really, really love Puss In Boots. My delight at being allowed to…

    Aug 4, 06:58


  • vox_udPl on Podcast Episode: He’s Just Not That Into You (2009) / When Harry Met Sally (1989) (ft. Colton) – Ensem-rom-com:

    Siedze na tej stronie od ze cztery miesiecy i nie ma co ukrywac troche mnie zaskoczyli in plus. Rejestracja zajela…

    Aug 4, 05:05


  • PixelDreamer on Shrek Forever After (2010):

    That’s a really interesting point about the CGI investment timing – it definitely explains why those films were such visual…

    Aug 3, 16:03


  • Dan Stalcup on Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002):

    Yeah I think the feature theory makes sense, also watching this brand of children’s entertainment at least somewhat against your…

    Aug 2, 15:37


  • Dan Stalcup on The Breadwinner (2026):

    Haha I’m glad to have accompanied your signing 75 forms and a frightening amount of money. Hope your VW treats…

    Aug 2, 15:35


  • Hunter Allen on Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002):

    OK, so you’ve seen more of the real ephemera than I realized. I think I accidentally and even improbably watched…

    Aug 2, 08:15


  • Thrash on The Breadwinner (2026):

    I took perverse enjoyment from reading this review in a Volkswagen showroom, waiting to finalise the paperwork to buy a…

    Jul 31, 05:07


  • Dan Stalcup on The Breadwinner (2026):

    His wife’s instructions told him to wash towels first, so every day he does a multiple loads of towels that…

    Jul 28, 10:40


  • Hunter Allen on The Breadwinner (2026):

    “ruined laundry, burnt breakfast, forgotten school event, teenage daughter talking to boys, house falling apart after a bad repair and…

    Jul 28, 03:06


  • ED on The Sheep Detectives (2026):

    Or perhaps we could have Hercules Vs the Trojans as a swashbuckling pirate movie? (Seriously, King Priam’s dad was a…

    Jul 27, 13:27


  • ED on The Sheep Detectives (2026):

    My dear Stalcup, the only delight greater than knowing you (and presumably your daughters) enjoyed my recommendation is the image…

    Jul 27, 13:26


  • ED on Backrooms (2026):

    Doubtless if this movie were called THE BEDROOMS it would be slightly more gross, but a good deal less ‘Crushing…

    Jul 27, 06:34


  • Dan Stalcup on The Sheep Detectives (2026):

    Yeah it’s tough to balance an ensemble (really, two ensembles, human and animal) in a feature film. Strong connection to…

    Jul 26, 10:16


  • Dan Stalcup on The Sheep Detectives (2026):

    I think among intensive movie watchers I’ve seen slightly more “good not great” takes than raves, though some people really…

    Jul 26, 10:10


  • Hunter Allen on The Sheep Detectives (2026):

    Oh yeah, ditto to what Mitch said viz. the review title!

    Jul 26, 01:45


  • Hunter Allen on The Sheep Detectives (2026):

    I mean, I guess you sold me. Helps that I have heard *nothing* but good things (and not a few…

    Jul 26, 01:45


  • Mitch Capps on The Sheep Detectives (2026):

    Great title. Must have been a great feeling to think of that one. “talking animals are funny, a murder has…

    Jul 25, 14:15


  • Dan Stalcup on The Sheep Detectives (2026):

    Shoutout to commenter ED for recommending this one to me!

    Jul 25, 11:35


  • Dan Stalcup on Backrooms (2026):

    I’m not entirely sure why the handheld/found footage scenes didn’t work for me. I’ve liked found footage movies before. (Moderate…

    Jul 24, 15:46


  • Dan Stalcup on Backrooms (2026):

    The poster had me wondering if the Backrooms themselves (I capitalized it throughout this review, but now that I’m thinking…

    Jul 24, 15:42


  • Thrash on Backrooms (2026):

    I landed about where you did Dan, though I was higher on the found-footage section in the middle and lower…

    Jul 24, 05:52


  • Hunter Allen on Backrooms (2026):

    I’ve seen that poster and oh my God, yes. It legitimately–this is funny, but I’m not joking–looks like a cropped…

    Jul 23, 16:06


  • ED on Backrooms (2026):

    ASSUMPTION HAS MADE AN ASS OF ME and so has my carelessness when posting.☺️

    Jul 23, 13:38


  • ED on Backrooms (2026):

    I admit my only engagement with this film is noticing an advertisement on the side of the bus that made…

    Jul 23, 13:37


  • ED on Finding Emily (2026):

    I keep hoping that if there’s ever a NICE GUYS 2 the plot is basically a complete inversion of the…

    Jul 17, 09:24


  • Dan Stalcup on The Phantom of the Opera (1925):

    I’ve actually seen both of those. The Wolf Man is pretty great; Dracula felt a bit stodgy to me both…

    Jul 15, 21:03


  • Dan Stalcup on The Phantom of the Opera (1925):

    Glad to hear it’s one of your favorites. Definitely a great one, I’m on the line between this rating and…

    Jul 15, 21:00


  • ED on The Phantom of the Opera (1925):

    I have a soft spot for THE WOLF MAN myself (Honourable mention to DRACULA, but the first Universal take is…

    Jul 14, 17:31


  • Hunter Allen on The Phantom of the Opera (1925):

    You know, I guess I’ll add I guess it must be my favorite Universal Horror, too; The Invisible Man (and…

    Jul 13, 22:49


  • Hunter Allen on The Phantom of the Opera (1925):

    “silents, talkies, Hammer horror, a De Palma rock opera, and most inescapably the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that played on…

    Jul 13, 22:47


  • Dan Stalcup on Obsession (2025):

    I’d love your take on it

    Jul 13, 09:44


  • ED on Obsession (2025):

    Well now I know who Inde Navarette is and I am a little bit in love. But really planning to…

    Jul 13, 09:13


  • Dan Stalcup on Obsession (2025):

    Yeah well said I’m pretty much with you. I completely agree it’s a horror comedy which I’m not sure I…

    Jul 10, 18:58


  • Dan Stalcup on Obsession (2025):

    You definitely may be right, but I’m seeing lots and lots of Naverette thirst posts, including clips from the movie,…

    Jul 10, 18:54


  • Dan Stalcup on 2025 Annual Recap:

    That really means a lot, Nate, thanks for saying so. I worked hard on that one and had no idea…

    Jul 10, 18:49


  • Nate on 2025 Annual Recap:

    I didn’t comment on it at the time (mainly because I don’t have anything to add to it), but your…

    Jul 10, 15:49


  • Nate on Obsession (2025):

    Though I will say, I don’t think many men are finding a perverse appeal in the fantasy presented here. I…

    Jul 10, 15:16


  • Nate on Obsession (2025):

    Yeah, this one was worth seeing, in part because there’s so little in theaters nowadays that is, but the script…

    Jul 10, 15:09


  • Dan Stalcup on 2025 Annual Recap:

    I actually just watched The Sheep Detectives with my kids and liked it quite a lot. I hope to write…

    Jul 9, 21:59


  • ED on 2025 Annual Recap:

    Thank You for sharing such interesting thoughts on so many films and for your patience with an audience! (By the…

    Jul 9, 11:13


  • Dan Stalcup on I Like Movies (2022):

    I do think there’s something to the current rise of filmmakers who have mostly penetrated through in the horror genre…

    Jul 6, 15:40


  • Dan Stalcup on I Like Movies (2022):

    Those 1995 lineups are insane. I find it so frustrating that most of the genre I go hardest to bat…

    Jul 6, 15:20


  • Dan Stalcup on The Train (1964):

    Thanks John. Book or not, I’m in favor of getting more people to watch this. Agreed on the incredible casting…

    Jul 6, 15:09


  • Dan Stalcup on 2025 Annual Recap:

    Thanks, Thrash! That would be the hottest mixtape of 2025 for sure

    Jul 6, 14:56


  • Dan Stalcup on 2025 Annual Recap:

    Haha, I guess we’ve only had his early rise with The Apprentice. If anyone can handle the other end of…

    Jul 6, 14:56


  • Dan Stalcup on 2025 Annual Recap:

    *day made*

    Jul 6, 14:51


  • Dan Stalcup on 2025 Annual Recap:

    Thanks, Mitch, it means a lot. Getting to know you better and listening to you and Sam chat each morning…

    Jul 6, 14:51


  • Thrash on 2025 Annual Recap:

    Congratulations on a productive 2025, Dan. I feel like if you reverse the order of the masterpieces reviewed, “Superbad Psycho…

    Jul 6, 06:21


  • Hunter Allen on I Like Movies (2022):

    I like black olives, she likes green ones. Anyway, the 2020s get an unfair asterisk in the form of 2020…

    Jul 4, 17:59


  • ED on 2025 Annual Recap:

    To quote the great Robin Williams by way of Andrew Martin – “one is glad to be of service”. ……

    Jul 3, 12:52



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