Category Archives: Toys

Goodness Makes the Badness Go Away

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Nathan

Babes in Toyland (1961) – My friend Jared Davis actually wrote about a whole bunch of different adaptations of this story, and how they differ, so you might want to check that out for some additional details and opinions. It … Continue reading →

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Toys That Kill

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Nathan

Halloween is over now, but there are still a few horror movies I wanted to talk about. Witchboard – A movie based on summoning spirits with a Ouija board, although there were some legal issues with using the brand name … Continue reading →

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Down for the Count

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Nathan

Herein lie film and television reviews, with SPOILERS. Dracula – I’d read the novel before, and it was soon made into a stage play, with the movie largely recreating that. The play and film codified a lot of the mythology … Continue reading →

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Guests from Another Game

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Nathan

You might well know by now about my mixed feelings on crossovers, how I love the idea but think they bring their own headaches, particularly when it comes to continuity. What’s kind of strange is that crossovers in the Mario franchise … Continue reading →

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Yikes, Spikes!

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Nathan

I thought it might be worth looking at the Mario enemies known as Spikes, since they seem to be rather prominent nowadays. I’ve even seen them as stuffed animals at the Nintendo store in Manhattan, although I don’t have one … Continue reading →

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Don’t Toy with Me

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Nathan

The Toys That Made Us – We’d started watching this Netflix series some time ago, back when it only had two seasons, but the third one premiered before we’d finished the other two. Each season has four episodes, so there … Continue reading →

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I Regret That I Have But One Stomach to Give for Your Country

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Nathan

This is the fifth in my ongoing series of Super Mario Bros. Super Show episode reviews. Speaking of which, there were some reviews from about twenty years ago that I remember reading but couldn’t find recently, and I found out … Continue reading →

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Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Nathan

I don’t know if I’ll watch any other holiday specials this year, but since this is probably the last time I’ll get the chance to post before Christmas, here are my reviews of three I watched this year and hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Sporks and Hope

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Nathan

Toy Story 4 – Why a fourth one after the third provided a satisfying ending for Andy’s toys? Well, money. But storywise, the last one had left the whereabouts of Bo Peep, a shepherdess figure from a lamp in Andy’s … Continue reading →

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Holidaytime Television

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Nathan

Here are my thoughts on a few Christmas specials Beth and I watched this month, not counting ones I’ve already written about. Frosty’s Winter Wonderland – I vaguely remember seeing this years ago on a black and white TV, when … Continue reading →

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