Russ Woodman

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Super 8 (2011)

{rating} Before I saw Super 8, I heard many comments that it was just a rehash of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. After seeing the movie, I can see where that criticism fits. I actually found the movie to be a mash-up of E.T., Cloverfield and Stand By Me, containing only the worst parts of each. So …

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Sometimes Bad is Bad

And tonight, the weather is what’s bad. And a lot of times, that’s just the way I like it. We’re about to be hit with what looks like a very long line of strong thunderstorms. I can’t wait. In the meantime, the wind is up and it is literally howling. I like it when the …

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Coraline (2009)

Coraline (2009)

{rating} Review pending.  

Sleep Driving Encouraged

Congratulations to the makers of zolpidem tartrate, better known as AmBienCR, on aspiring to a whole new level of medical negligence. Reported side effects of this drug in clinical trials include depression, lack of coordination, behavioral changes, suicidal thoughts, hallucinations, sleep driving and severe anaphylaxis. Sleep driving. During most of the ads on television for …

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A Humble Request (and Joe Pesci, too)

I’m wondering why it seems that Christians, brand name doesn’t seem to matter, have a way of injecting their religious faith in everything they do. I get it ten times a day more: In e-mails, in passing conversation, overheard at the checkout line, and so on. While I have no problem with folks having faith …

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