Nightmare-Before-Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas – ep 90 – 1993 plus Poltergeist -1982

This is Halloween… or this is Christmas… or when are we supposed to watch “The Nightmare Before Christmas” every year? The short answer, of course, is anytime, as the Henry Selick-directed stop-motion animated musical has become a certifiable classic. People love this movie, especially people who buy all their clothes at Hot Topic. It’s a […]

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Sleepy Hollow 1999

Sleepy Hollow – ep 89 – 1999

So many heads roll in “Sleepy Hollow,” Tim Burton’s gory, uber-Gothic blockbuster based on the classic Washington Irving story. This movie goes big with cartoonish spurts of blood, spinal stumps, a bombastic Danny Elfman score and an undead ax murderer in search of Christopher Walken’s head. Travel all the way back to a time when

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addams family values

The Addams Family 1991 and Addams Family Values 1993 – ep 88

“They do what they wanna do, say what they wanna say, live how they wanna live, play what they wanna play, dance how they wanna dance, kick and they slap a friend, The Addams Family!” Yes, MC Hammer provides the soundtrack to the live-action, big screen update of “The Addams Family.” If anything, it’s Cousin

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Never Been Kissed

Never Been Kissed – ep 87 – 1999

Yikes. There’s no way to justify all that’s wrong with the Josie Grossie – Alias Afterthought student-teacher relationship in this Drew Barrymore “romance.”

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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – ep 86 – 1986

Life moves pretty fast. Just not the middle section of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Okay, so that was a bit of a cheap shot. By many accounts, this John Hughes classic deserves its place as one of the most enduring comedies of the 1980s, despite a few questionable narrative pit stops in the movie’s middle-act

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Screch-Spaghetti

Screech’s Spaghetti Sauce – ep12 – Saved by the Bell to the Max – S4E3

“The sauce-a you can have, but the secret? She’s A MINE!” Another “Saved by the Bell” episode that begins one way and takes a hard turn into another plotline entirely. The gang produces a cable access news broadcast, but Screech’s cooking segment inexplicably sparks a sensation around Bayside. He also makes incredible spaghetti sauce, and

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The Negotiator – ep85 – 1998

YOU WANT MY BLOOD?! TAKE IT! TAKE MY BLOOD! Samuel L. Jackson delivers a bunch of great lines in “The Negotiator,” one of the surprisingly few mainstream movies where the Man gets true top billing. Sam Jackson is a national treasure, and come to think of it, we’d love to see Nic Cage and Sammy

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All in the Mall

All in the Mall – ep11 – Saved by the Bell to the Max- S3E16

Remember when you had to wait in an actual, real-life line in order to buy concert tickets? Remember concerts? Remember standing near people? Well, take a trip down memory lane with this bottle episode of “Saved by the Bell,” one of the few episodes set outside of Bayside High. The gang is trying to score

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Rad 1986

Rad – ep 84 – 1986

Do you like kids on bikes doing sweet jumps!? What about Aunt Becky (pre-“Full House” and pre-pre college admissions scandal) performing THE quintessential prom dance/sl0-mo bicycle stunt/bicycle posing sequence of the 20th century? How about sassy kid sisters who tell jerkfaces to “GET OUTTA TOWN, JACK!”? Still not enough for you? Fine, then here’s a

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Fifth-Element

The Fifth Element – ep 83 – 1997

Leeloo Dallas Multipass! Pack your bags for Fhloston Paradise and get ready for “The Fifth Element,” a very weird, very French science-fiction adventure. It’s endlessly re-watchable, thanks to its constantly evolving plot, strange side characters and Gary Oldman having an intense telephone conversation with a giant evil blob. Oh, did we mention his hair? And

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