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Cruel Intentions (1999)

By: Jenna Zine (Four Beers) –    Privileged stepsiblings deal with their ennui by dispatching each other on dares to besmirch the reputations of their fellow NYC prep school classmates. A Toast The More »

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The Daily Shotgun: May 18th

By: Henry J. Fromage - Who knew that the kid who drew cocks, so many cocks! would end up an Oscar nominee? Jonah Hill has to be one of the least likely More »

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Rancho Deluxe (1975)

By: Oberst Von Berauscht (Three Beers) – Rancho Deluxe is the story  of a rustling scheme cooked up by two down-on-their-luck cattleman, Jack McKee and Cecil Colson (played by The Dude and a younger, More »

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The Weekend Pregame: May 18th

By: Marielle - The Dictator - I’m one of those people who has a visceral reaction, an unavoidable cringing, upon viewing intensely awkward situations: like terrible singers on American Idol or health education videos More »

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White Lightnin’ (2009)

By: Henry J. Fromage (Three Beers) -   There are a lot of directions a feature film adaptation of the PBS documentary Dancing Outlaw and the life of Jesco White could have More »

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5 Reasons The Avengers will kick Batman’s Ass (At the Box Office)

At the time of this writing Marvel’s The Avengers has officially crossed the billion-dollar mark in the box office worldwide, and destroyed everything in its path. This many records haven’t been smashed so quickly More »

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (2009)

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By: Henry J. Fromage (Four Beers) -   Ten years after PBS’s short profile of Jesco White, the Dancing Outlaw, the surprising reach of the half hour television special manifested itself in the form of another documentary film crew descending


Dancing Outlaw (1991) & Dancing Outlaw II (1999)

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By: Henry J. Fromage (Four Beers) -   In 1991, PBS set off a minor sensation with their half-hour documentary short Dancing Outlaw.  It’s popularity would spawn a sequel, if that’s what you want to call it, as well as


Dark Shadows (2012)

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By: The Cinephiliac (Four Beers) -   If you were born after the baby boomer generation then you may not be familiar with the legacy of Dark Shadows. In 1966 Dan Curtis’ gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows, premiered on ABC. It was


God Bless America (2012)

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By: Henry J. Fromage (Four Beers) -    Hey, remember Bobcat Goldthwait? 


Retreat (2011)

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By: Henry J. Fromage (Four Beers) -   The psychological thriller genre’s always been a bit of a head-scratcher for me.  It’s not quite drama, not quite horror, now quite action… and for such a thematic bastard child, it’s usually


Fire and Ice (1983)

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By: Oberst Von Berauscht (Four Beers) –   In the year 1983 Heavy Metal and Conan the Barbarian made love, and from their womb was born Fire and Ice, proving that the combination of two incredibly awesome things becomes something that is kinda awesome,


Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

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By: Oberst Von Berauscht (Three Beers) –   Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow ran the country ragged in the early 1930′s, robbing banks and killing police all over the heartland.  So naturally they were the perfect protagonists to sensationalize and the media


Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)

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By: Christopher Young (Four Beers) - 1985 was such a fantastic year for movies. We got to see everything from Sly Stallone facing Dolph Lundgren in the ring to some kid stealing a Delorean and traveling back in time. Those were significant


The Divide (2012)

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By: Frankie B. (Two Beers) -     The Divide is seemingly another generic story about a nuclear attack on the United States and how a group of survivors deals with the aftermath of the events. Xavier Gens was tasked with