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There’s something quietly remarkable about The Muppet Christmas Carol. Released in 1992, it shouldn’t work — a Dickens adaptation filtered through felt, vaudeville humor, and a cast of puppets. And yet, by taking the story seriously and trusting Michael Caine to play Scrooge without a hint of irony, the film becomes one of the most sincere …
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The witches are back — and so are we! Just in time for Halloween, Moviehouse Mystics dives broom-first into Hocus Pocus — the spooky, campy, and heartfelt ’90s nostalgic gem that still enchants every October. Kevin and Koda explore what makes the Sanderson sisters timeless and take a haunting detour through Salem’s real history and …
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This week on Moviehouse Mystics, Kevin and Koda take a swing at Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler’s beloved golf comedy that’s louder, weirder, and a lot more heartfelt than you remember. From Shooter McGavin’s smug grin to Chubbs’ missing hand (and even Hal the Orderly’s chaos), they unpack why this ’90s classic still hits the sweet spot between …
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Read our Freakier Friday review—Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis reunite in Disney’s family comedy sequel that’s worth the 22-year wait.
It seems every classic movie gets a sequel or a reboot nowadays. The Naked Gun was bound to step up to the plate. Thankfully, this new installment to the franchise returns with its full absurdist glory. This installment in the franchise casts Liam Neeson as Detective Frank Drebin Junior, son of the iconic character created by comedy legend …
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Adam Sandler’s long-anticipated sequel to the cult-classic Happy Gilmore has been worth the wait as we get another glimpse into the life of the lovable misfit golfer. Normally I approach long-awaited sequels with apprehension. Star Wars and Indiana Jones taught me that in my formative years. And then there was exploring the franchises whose studio bosses could not take the hint …
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By October of 1940, the European continent was almost entirely under control of Nazi Germany. During one of the bleakest moments in recorded world history, those in the free world must have murmured their concerns amongst each other. What would come next? What were they do to as a bloodthirsty dictator was expanding his territory? …
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In 1999, Cornell psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger authored a study addressing individuals’ learning experience and their levels of confidence along the way. Over one hundred studies found that individuals with the least familiarity with any subject were most likely to overrate their abilities. However, as individuals familiarize themselves with the subject, they reach …
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Spooky season is upon us. In addition to decorating the neighborhoods with jack-o-lanterns, cobwebs, and headstones, scary movies are binged by cinephiles like myself. This includes the classics like The Shining, The Exorcist, Psycho, as well as classics from stars of the iconic Universal Monster movies (such as Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff). Outsiders would expect cinephiles to …
Inside Out 2 is a warranted sequel. So often studios will crank out sequels for business reasons, despite the fact there is either no way to continue a story that has already been resolved; or that the sequel could not live up to the standard set by the original. Thankfully that is not the case, here. …
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