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This is America, Jack

3 Bowls of Popcorn (and a McDowells Burger)  Josh did a 6 month internship in inner-city Chicago. The team he spent the majority of this time with told him that he needed a movie-cation. His parting gift from the team

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555-0123

Rating: 2 1/2 Bowls of Popcorn (and some IB Positive) There are moments in Bruce Almighty that peel back the layers of faith (not religion) and let you see God. Sound silly? Maybe. Bruce tries to make himself a martyr;

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Mongo only pawn… in game of life.

Rating:  2 Bowls of Popcorn I always forget how entertaining Blazing Saddles is. Mel Brooks is, generally, entertaining, but somehow, I always forget how entertaining the antics of Bart and Jim truly are. Blazing Saddles is classic Mel Brooks. Quippy little

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Having a Boo Radley moment, are we?

Rating:  4 Bowls of Popcorn (and a grilled cheese made with an iron) If you haven’t seen Benny & Joon and you have a soul in your body, watch it … now! It’s a movie that has a beating heart and

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Cracker Barrel ‘Bring a Friend’ gon be over!

Rating:  3 Bowls of Popcorn (and some collared greens) Can I just say that Kevin Bacon in Beauty Shop takes the cake. He is ridiculous and it’s delightful. But this movie is far more than the fabulous Mr. Bacon. This

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So, What’s New With You?

Rating: 4 Bowls of Popcorn (in an El Camino)  The Banger Sisters is a lesser-known little film from 2002 starring Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon. Here’s the premise: Suzette (Hawn) is a free spirit wild child who gets fired from her

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Mentally Imbalanced to a Spectacular Degree

Rating 3 Bowls of Popcorn (and paradise: tuxedos and margaritas)  “You know the hardest thing about being smart? I always know what’s going to happen; there’s no suspense.” – Terry Some movies are just better in reverse (watch Memento and

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Paying Through the Nose

Rating: 3 1/2 Bowls of Popcorn (and become a writer) I know there is nothing new under the sun, but I must admit, I love this new approach to film. To call it innovative is probably a bit extreme, but

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Good Luck, We’re All Counting On You

Rating: 2 Bowls of Popcorn (and give me Hamm on 5 and hold the Mayo)  Airplane is easily the worst movie in our collection. Seriously. There are no redeeming qualities to be had. But we refuse to remove this gem from

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Why Can’t We Both Exist?

Rating: 5 Bowls of Popcorn (with an A+ on the side)  This clip is the most important part of this movie (FYI: the school he is referring to is South Harman Institute of Technology… S.H.I.T.). Accepted should be required watching for high

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