Tag Archives: Eddie Murphy

Mulan & Mulan II

It’s easy enough to track when I started growing up by watching the drop-off in Disney movies that I’ve seen. Like most American kids who grew up in the 1980s, Disney’s animated features were common video rentals in my family. … Continue reading

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Shrek the Halls

I’ll admit that I’m probably not the audience Dreamworks was looking for when they made Shrek the Halls. I’m not a kid, and I don’t have kids of my own. And I was growing tired of the Shrek film franchise … Continue reading

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Weekly Weblinks: Superman and Splinter Cell

It’s Friday morning, time for the Weekly Weblinks. Things kind of got away from me this week, and I’m considering some changes here, but that’s a discussion for another day. Today, we’ve got another batch of blog posts and a … Continue reading

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The Animated Annoying Comic Actor Conundrum

As I was coming home from watching Wreck-It Ralph the other day, something crossed my mind that has crossed it a few times before. I’m not a big fan of John C. Reilly, or at least not of his comedies. … Continue reading

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Top 10 Warning Signs of a Bad Comedy Film

Whoever said “you can’t judge a book by its cover” never saw the summary blurbs on dust jackets. One of the most pervasive criticisms against movie reviewers is that sometimes it seems like we’re not giving things a fair chance … Continue reading

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News: Billy Crystal to Host Oscars for 9th Time

Mahvellous. The fallout from Brett Ratner stupiding himself out of the producer role for the 2012 Academy Awards is just about finished. Now, I don’t condone what Ratner said, though perhaps the Academy should have had a little more foresight … Continue reading

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