**A Word of Friendly Warning**I wrote this little piece initially way back when I was in the confines of a not-that-great Midwestern Lutheran College in Hypothermia Falls, Minnesota. Now, I have reedited it a bit, so if you’re one of those ancient folks who remember reading it in the school paper back then, it will …
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Almost Equal Sequels Part XII: 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Ye gods, it has been a terrifically long time, hasn’t it? I feel like I’ve finally awoken from hibernation as I make the long journey to Jupiter’s moons, I tell you! Now that I coincidentally on purpose mentioned Jupiter’s moons, I think the time has come to talk about a sequel to an acclaimed and …
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Almost Equal Sequels Part XI: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Space…the sheer amount of space that has happened since I last wrote something, I tell you! And to focus on a universally highly regarded sequel as Star Trek II? Could I take a more softball approach? I mean there’s no controversy here. The Wrath of Khan, or TWOK as the real geeks call it, is …
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Through The Decades With Dear Boris: Voodoo Island (1957)
Well, as I’ve noticed the huge cars with chrome fins, an abundance of poodle skirts, and a titanic hatred of communism, we must have landed smack dab in the 1950s! I thought something was up when I kept hearing Tennessee Ernie Ford on the radio and saw that huge piles of comic books were being burned …
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21 Years of Dealing with Death, The Quiet Man, and Camp Crystal Lake
Tomorrow on July 17, 2021, it will be exactly 21 years exactly since my mother, Anita Wink, passed away after an over two-year ordeal with cancer. Wow. Just to write that. 21 years ago. Just over two decades ago. If I wanted to be highfalutin and such, I would call it one score and one year ago, but I …
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A Halloween 2018 Talk On Halloween (2018)
With the recent trailer release for the forthcoming Halloween Kills, I thought I would bring back my review on Halloween (2018). This is not only because I am eager to cash in by hanging onto the coattails of this franchise but also more importantly, I am lazy. But this article is a true slice in …
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Lincoln & Spielberg: Close Encounters on a House Divided
My father was a huge Civil War history enthusiast. And by using the term “Civil War”, of course I mean the American Civil War. I mean, like who cares about the inner conflicts that like occurred in other nations anyway, right? Okay fine, when Ken Burns gets around to making documentaries on all those other conflicts, maybe I’ll check them …
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A Full Rich Blather 