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Second Breakfast

Second Breakfast: ‘Thor 2’ is (sigh) Out of this World

Well, it’s been about a month since I reviewed a new movie. That’s one of the really nice things about October: I can skirt by talking about classic horror movies and not have to spend any money. Well, those days are over. I’m $8.50 poorer, and behold! I have a review of a new movie…

November 10, 2013 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast Is Really, Really, Ridiculously Good at Writing About ‘Zoolander’

Well, Octoberween has come to an end. As we ride boldly ride into the dreary month of November and ready ourselves for Thanksgiving and Christmas(!), we shall not forget the creepy times that we had. Still, time goes on and though it may sound harsh, we cannot tarry to mourn. We bury our dead, eugoogolize,…

November 3, 2013 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast’s Octoberween Recommendations, Part 2

It’s close. It’s so very close. Halloween, people, is days away, and no matter who you are and what you’re doing, you have not yet watched enough scary movies. You really, really need to get on that. What’s that, you say? You can’t think of anything to watch? You came to this website specifically for…

October 27, 2013 in Movie Review, Octoberween, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast’s Octoberween Recommendations, Part 1

Ah, Octoberween. T’was ever a month so splendid as thou art? Yowza. The leaves are falling and gathering in ghostly breezes to follow along the heels of college students late at night and make them think that a witch is coming. Candy is cheap, decorations are expensive, and cereal turns milk into some truly funky…

October 20, 2013 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast Brings Sexy Back with Jackman and Gyllenhaal

Man, did any of you read my review of The Place Beyond the Pines? It was a while back, a few months. I made a point in my opening paragraph about how that movie starred Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, two men who are widely considered among the most attractive alive, and how that was…

October 6, 2013 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast Gets Down and Dirty (Actually Just Reviews ‘Mud’)

Rooster Illusion is nothing if not a paragon of good taste and professional integrity. As such, when we make promises, we keep them, damn it. This introduction, like all my introductions, is serving a few different purposes. First, it is literally defining my critical values. Second, it is cleverly raising some of the important themes…

September 29, 2013 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast: Brush Up Your Shakespeare 4: Much Ado About Murder

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 You guys, I’m just so excited about this week’s movie I’m not even going to waste your time on a lengthy introductory paragraph. Much Ado About Murder (1973) The Plot: Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price) was a popular Shakespearean actor until London’s ruthless critics’ circle ruined his career.…

September 22, 2013 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

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