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DVD Tuesday: Observe and Purchase
Observe & Report was not a great movie, but it was damned interesting to see such a subversive movie being released by a huge studio like Warner Brothers. Something tells me they didn't entirely know what they were getting. Did you love this summer's Star Trek (and who didn't?) Catch up on some of the earlier flicks today. I get that Matthew McConaughey is happy to make tripe like Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, but sad to see Jennifer Garner fall into that pit. Seriously -- once you have enough money to never have to worry about money, shouldn't you, you know, do things that compel and challenge you? Just saying.
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Observe and Report
Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection [Blu-ray]
Lymelife
O'Horten
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection (4 Disc Set)
Pierrot Le Fou- Criterion Collection [Blu-ray]
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival- Criterion Collection [Blu-ray]
Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection
I'm ignoring the television today to focus on a rich group of exploitation pics. I don't necessarily love Clive Barker, but I love that there is a Clive Barker in this world. Shouldn't May I Have Another Gag, Please? be titled May I Have Another Gag, Please -- MASTER! Is anything more exploitative than terrifying children with hellfire and damnation via the conduit of fucking cartoons? Isn't that also sort of, you know, evil? I may not be a nylon man, but Bob has been doing quality fetish work for years. Reward his diligence with the occasional purchase of well-honed smut. Wait -- these Loose Change loons are still around?
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