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This image shows a scene from the 1988 science fiction film "They Live." The person is wearing dark sunglasses and a blue plaid flannel shirt, positioned near an American flag. The setting appears to be outdoors with some foliage and a light green building or structure in the background. This appears to be from one of the film's iconic scenes involving the special sunglasses that reveal hidden messages.
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They Live: JFC, I really dropped the ball here

Okay, so here’s the thing: I’m 50 years old and I just watched They Live for the first time.  I KNOW. I know! How does a Gen Xer, born in 1975, somehow miss what is essentially the defining movie of…

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The Devil’s Double

I find it difficult to think of how to express how impressed with The Devil’s Double, but needless to say I loved it. I don’t buy this criticism that it is excessively violent. It is, indeed, quite brutal at times,…

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Ip Man Movie

I cannot claim to be any sort of serious historian when it comes to Yip Man’s life, but all evidence leads me to believe the story of his life in the new biopic from China, “Ip Man“, is largely fabricated…

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