Category Archives: The Simpsons

Killers, Corpses, Cartoons, and Conductors

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Nathan

Here are my thoughts on the four movies I’ve watched most recently, all with SPOILERS. Body Bags – A 1993 film consisting of three different segments, the first two directed by John Carpenter and the last by Tobe Hooper. Carpenter … Continue reading →

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Hi, I’m Elfo!

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Nathan

I watched the first season of Disenchantment when it was still pretty new, then didn’t get around to watching any more until the fourth was about to come out. And we don’t yet know whether there’s going to be a … Continue reading →

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Follow the Feline

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Nathan

Inherent Vice – I can’t say this movie really held my attention, and Beth said it didn’t for her either. It’s a Paul Thomas Anderson film based on a book by Thomas Pynchon, apparently following it pretty closely, and I’ve … Continue reading →

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God Loves You, He Really, Really Does!

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Nathan

There Will Be Blood – Another Paul Thomas Anderson movie, which was really famous, but I didn’t know much about it. I remember seeing a marquee that looked like it said, “There Will, Juno, Be Blood,” and I also recall … Continue reading →

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Don’t Feed the Plants

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Nathan

Beth had bought some tickets for an Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre, and we saw it last night. I don’t think I actually saw the musical movie with Rick Moranis until college. I remember … Continue reading →

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Fungi and Fun Gals

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Nathan

I’m back on a Mario kick this week. Wait, does Mario kick? I know he punches in Super Mario 64. Oh, wait, he kicks Koopa shells. First, I wanted to look at another Mario mini-movie, Mario to Yoshi no Daibouken … Continue reading →

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The No Bullet Theory

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Nathan

The Conjuring – A haunted house movie featuring a fictionalized portrayal of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (by which I mean they were real people, not necessarily that the paranormal is real). There wasn’t that much about it … Continue reading →

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Listening Backward

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Nathan

One thing I was reminded of in response to my recent post on Satanic panic was that there were some people who genuinely did do horrible things due to what they thought were messages from the Devil or some other … Continue reading →

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California Scheming

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Nathan

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World – This was a quite ambitious movie for its time, bringing together many of the most famous comic actors of the time. Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Mickey Rooney, Phil … Continue reading →

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The Most Horrific Time of the Year

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Nathan

Here are some thoughts on the horror and horror-adjacent movies that Beth and I watched this month. Halloween in a Box – This documentary is about the cheap costumes that came in what looked like pie boxes, made by Ben … Continue reading →

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