Jul
5
2009
I hear that train a’comin’ / It’s comin’ round the hill / I hope that is my train / I’d better check my schedule / Oops, that was the train to Appleton / but it’s going to Circle Pines / And I’ve got about another 20 minutes to kill / It’s a good thing I brought some magaZINES. REVIEWED: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009). PLUS: Singing?
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Jun
27
2009
We unlock the conspiracy behind how the same two guys can write both Reno 911! and Herbie Fully Loaded. REVIEWED: Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. PLUS: Racism!
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Jun
14
2009
This week, we’re pulled in two directions. REVIEWED: Drag Me to Hell, Up. PLUS: Critical End!’s first ever contest, your chance to win FABULOUS* PRIZES!
(*Prizes not actually fabulous.)
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May
30
2009
Wash day tomorrow? Nothing clean, right? REVIEWED: The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation.
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May
25
2009
Another summer of reboots, remakes, and sequels begins here. Same old concepts, prettier actors. REVIEWED: Star Trek. PLUS: Ben Stiller’s Hair: Fact or Fiction?
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Comments Off on Critical End! (The Podcast) #15: Aunt Jemima’s Infinite Madness | tags: action, J. J. Abrams, Leonard Nimoy, reboot, sci-fi, Star Trek | posted in Podcast
May
25
2009
Critical End! (The Podcast) #14 is too sexy to die. REVIEWED: X-Men Origins: Wolverine. PLUS: More nerd talk than you can shake a bone claw at. SUPER BONUS PLUS: For a faster and wackier show, try the Alternate Nerd Voice Ashcan Edition.
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May
23
2009
It’s back to basics with an old school list show. Five best and five worst remakes. PLUS: The usual blather.
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May
23
2009
Jason Statham punches his way into our hearts as his threatens to stop beating. REVIEWED: Crank, Crank: High Voltage. PLUS: An old friend stops by for a game.
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May
4
2009
Fair warning: This should NOT be your first episode of Critical End! (The Podcast) as it’s the weirdest damn show we’ve ever done. Join us as we celebrate our tenth (?) episode. REVIEWED (eventually): Dragonball Evolution.
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Apr
15
2009
This episode wants to awkwardly make out with you on the Wild Mouse. REVIEWED: Adventureland. PLUS: The boys relive fears and hairstyles of the 1980s.
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Apr
13
2009
The Critical End! Zoo Crew (R) takes you on a fantastic voyage through the filmography of Paul Rudd, ending on his latest work, I Love You, Man.
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Mar
22
2009
Logan’s hand-written notes for this episode say it all: “Intervention, Abortion, AIDS.” Just keep repeating to yourself: It’s only a podcast… REVIEWED: The Virgin Spring, The Last House on the Left (1972), The Last House on the Left (2009) PLUS: Even more ragtime piano than usual.
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Comments Off on Critical End! (The Podcast) #8: No son of mine | tags: Bergman, horror, remake, revenge, Wes Craven | posted in Podcast
Mar
14
2009
What’s loud and long and blue all over? Wait, I think I told that wrong… REVIEWED: Watchmen. RETRO PICKS: V for Vendetta, From Hell, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. PLUS: Secrets of The Persuader revealed!
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Mar
5
2009
Critical End! (The Podcast) Episode 6 has creepy buttons for eyes. Also scissors for hands, a corncob pipe, and a belly like a bowl full of jelly. REVIEWED: Coraline, Monkeybone (Retro Pick). PLUS: Many things that have nothing to do with Coraline or Monkeybone.
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Feb
19
2009
Is it weird that the Friday the 13th series has nothing to do with bad luck? I mean, besides the bad luck implied by a knife-wielding maniac? This question and others ignored on this week’s retrospective of the first three Jason films and review of the highly anticipated remake. PLUS: Silly voices.
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