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Flatliners – A Halloween film that will actually quicken your pulse…

posted in Film on October 23, 2024 by The Pilgrim
Flatliners-Arrow-Films-Restoration-Blu-Ray

In his introductory essay included in this release, film critic Peter Tonguette writes the following regarding the setting of the film, “Halloween! Is Flatliners a horror film? Not quite, and certainly not at first.” I disagree. In fact, in honor that Halloween is coming up, I thought I would pick a few Halloween appropriate stories… Continue reading →

Conan the Destroyer 4k-More fun. And if you do not listen, then to Hell with you!

posted in Film on October 17, 2024 by The Pilgrim
Conan the Destroyer limited edition 4k Ultra HD Box Set with Arold Schwarzenegger on the cover holding a sword

I like Conan the Destroyer more than Conan the Barbarian. There, I said it. I’m not saying that it’s as good as Conan the Barbarian, just that I like it more. And Conan the Barbarian is one of my favorite stories in any medium. Let me explain. I had started writing this review before I… Continue reading →

Conan the Barbarian – Hither came Conan, in glorious 4k

posted in uncategorized on October 16, 2024 by The Pilgrim
Conan the Barbarian Arrow Films limited edition Blu-ray box set with Conan raising a sword and Valeria kneeling beside him.

They don’t make them like they used to. I sat down this evening for what I expected to be about a half hour of skipping around in the new edition of the film Conan the Barbarian that I purchased a little while ago and hadn’t even bothered to open yet. Just to check it out… Continue reading →

Sabriel 25th Anniversary Edition – The best fantasy book I’d never heard of

posted in Books on October 6, 2024 by The Pilgrim
sabrial by garth nix 25th anniversary edition

It’s not often that something surprises me when it comes to the fantasy genre, especially as it pertains to books. I have been reading these types of novels since I was in single digits, starting with The Neverending Story, and am pretty familiar with what’s out there. Nonetheless, about a month ago I saw a… Continue reading →

Dragon Ball GT – Godspeed Akira Toriyama

posted in uncategorized on May 30, 2024 by The Pilgrim
Dragon Ball GT complete series DVD boxed set

I thought I needed to make at least one post about the death of Akira Toriyama. But I’d like to tie it into something, so I thought I would talk about Dragon Ball GT also, which I finally started watching in honor of his memory. (I know he didn’t personally work on GT, but I’d… Continue reading →

Sound Advice – (I know…)

posted in uncategorized on May 27, 2024 by The Pilgrim

A friend of mine asked me to go see Furiosa today. When I looked at the movie schedule online, it showed at the theater that there were two versions available, one with Dolby Cinema and one without. Honestly, I don’t go to many movies anymore in the theater, unfortunately, so this was sort of new… Continue reading →

Why Rey is Not a Mary Sue – Wading into the culture wars

posted in Film on May 22, 2024 by The Pilgrim

*spoilers* I didn’t really want to wade into the culture wars with my inaugural post, but it’s going to be somewhat inevitable to completely avoid the fighting, so I might as well get my feet wet now. But I’m approaching the culture wars more as a battle royal than a team sport, I’ll be taking… Continue reading →

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