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Second Breakfast Octoberween: A Comprehensive History of Scooby-Doo, Part 1

“Octoberween is a celebration of life and death, of the very foundation of our humanity.” -My Editor-in-Chief, Yesterday With that in mind, I bring you a comprehensive history of Scooby-Doo. In 1969, four meddling kids and their talking dog first graced the television screen, and with them they brought a gaggle of galloping ghosts, a…

October 2, 2016 in Octoberween, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast: ‘Dragon Blade’ Indeed Is

You know how sometimes you see a trailer that combines so many perfectly good elements in the most spectacularly off-the-wall, inventive, horrible ways, and you think to yourself, “Well, surely that will be a good movie.” Okay, maybe “good” is the wrong word. Maybe even “movie” is a little too generous, but I will not…

September 25, 2016 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast: “Ever Since I Was Born, I Was Dope.”

A friend of mine—a wise lady of high repute—once said, with reference to Andy Samberg, “If you don’t like him, you’re just jealous.” To quote another such lady, “Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate.” Comedy is a delicate and difficult thing, and no matter how good you are at it, you will never please…

September 18, 2016 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast: ‘Mr. Turner’ and Appropriately Unconventional Beauty

Ugh, you guys. Ask me how busy I’ve been these past two years. So busy. I’ve been so busy writing a month’s worth of articles about terrible ‘80s fantasy movies, reviewing Vincent Price movie after Vincent Price movie, Peter Cushing movie after Peter Cushing movie, ranting about Hobbit franchise installments and trailers and blockbuster travesties…

September 11, 2016 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast: ’99 Homes’ and the Continuing Excellence of Michael Shannon

In a recent interview, Werner Herzog, a man who knows whereof he speaks on nearly all things, described Michael Shannon as the greatest actor of his generation: he is “clearly the best.” I ask you, dear reader, how does one go about arguing against Werner Herzog? Let us accept his statement for the sake of…

September 4, 2016 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast: ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’, or Pardon My French

Wow, it’s been a long time since I reviewed a new movie. My bad. Let’s keep this fair and evenhanded, though. The summer has offered very little by way of movies anyone could possibly want to see. This is true to the extent that, during the summer months, I attended the movie theater only twice,…

August 28, 2016 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast: The Last of the Unplucked Gems

Last night The Tragically Hip played their final concert ever. Done and done. It’s devastating when the weight comes down like that, but I’m glad they didn’t put it off. If you are unfamiliar with the Hip, let me tell you five quick things to bring you up to speed: 1) They are the biggest…

August 21, 2016 in Second Breakfast.

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