The Stop Button Posted by on January 10, 2020

Are Christian comics better or worse since Archie Gets a Job! (from 1977)? The comic promotes a combination of functional illiteracy and profound ignorance, not to mention encouraging teasing of people’s appearances, particularly fat-shaming. Just like Jesus, no doubt. The comic’s all about Archie   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 29, 2018

The short intro: For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, Old Time Radio is the phrase generally used to refer to the time when radio was (mostly) live, and was full of a variety of different shows, as opposed to simply being a means for record labels to use...   read more

How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on June 1, 2014

If I’m waiting on line in a supermarket and happen to catch a glimpse of an Archies comic book it instantly brings back memories of my childhood.  Along with Elvis records (remember those?), TV Guide and Hollywood magazines whatever money I got my hands on was spent on The Archies....   read more

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on April 10, 2014

M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes); the impeccable, refined, and deeply sketchy hero of The Grand Budapest Hotel; is the kind of character who made me fall for Wes Anderson films: men with a flair for self-creation so extreme that I can’t help rooting for them because my own imagination, by comparison,...   read more

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on April 10, 2014

M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), the impeccable, refined, and deeply sketchy hero of The Grand Budapest Hotel is the kind of character who made me fall for Wes Anderson films: men with a flair for self-creation so extreme that I can’t help rooting for them because my own imagination, by comparison,...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on June 11, 2012

It’s about time to do one these again, as other ideas in the vain are coming to the fore, and I want this one focused and not as scatter-brained. As you may or may not know, Archie Comics have been shaking things up over the past few years. The introduction...   read more