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Now, I realize that what I’m doing this Halloween season is a tribute to the fine folks over at Troma films, but by no means does that imply that I’m not going to be brutally honest when I need to be…
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Following up on the success of the original TOXIC AVENGER, Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz moved on to an altogether new Troma tale, 1996’s CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH…
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As you may have noticed, I have decided to dedicate Movie Criticism for the Retarded as a shrine to Troma films for this Halloween season. Halloween is my favorite time of the year, so why not spend this one covering some of my favorite movies…
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I’ve finally seen my first NC-17 film in a movie theater, and it took me until I was almost thirty to do so. I almost feel like I’ve broken some sort of unspoken taboo, like I’ve gotten away with something naughty, despite the fact that I’m working on being twice the age limit on such a film…
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I’ve got a real soft spot for truly independent flicks. Where I would usually tear into a studio film with a bigger budget on the whole for every flaw, if it’s a true indie, I find I don’t mind so much. Watching an indie (regardless of the genre) is, in and of itself, a huge accomplishment…
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GARDEN STATE is one of those debut films that gets all the right press. Zach Braff’s little indie dramedy has been getting all of the appropriate buzz at film festivals and in all the independent film rags…
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While watching SAVED!, I couldn’t help but be reminded of an incident from over a decade ago. I was a freshman in College, and was putting around the streets of downtown Atlanta in between classes. I ran into a girl I went to high school with, who had a friend in tow…
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I didn’t like FAHRENHEIT 9/11. Now, I know that you’ve already got your hate e-mail composed and ready to go, prepared to call me a “neoconservative” or some other ridiculous term that you probably can’t define, but listen up for a second…
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I’ve heard a lot of critics giving NAPOLEON DYNAMITE a hard time, but those people need to lighten up. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE is a good movie. It’s a good movie for many reasons, but the main reason why the film rules so much is because it takes place in Idaho…
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Five years ago, I was working in a mall. My options for meals were pretty much limited to Wendy’s, Del Taco, Chick-Fil-A, and a handful of other joints that were bastions of artery-clogging food products…
