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Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind*

Movies, sports, fitness, and life’s cataclysmic ups and downs, through nearly a half-century on this rock.

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00:26:23

Episode 182: "Guilty Pleasure Movies." Stripes (1981)

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2024/05/10

The 13th entry in our continuing series "Guilty Pleasure Movies?" Ivan Reitman's deliriously offensive boxoffice hit Stripes, a film which for all its flaws and thin story, is still funny, and features peak Bill Murray and a rapidly ascending John Candy in a classic supporting role.

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00:26:01

'Vertigo' Turns 66 😱

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2024/05/10

OTD 1958, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo had its premiere in San Francisco. A modest boxoffice hit (which had Hitchcock questioning his decision to cast James Stewart), the film nevertheless gained enormous traction over the years as arguably the greatest work ever produced by The Master of Suspense.

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00:26:17

Episode 180: Deep Impact!

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2024/05/08

26 years ago today (5/8/98), Mimi Leder's "planet killing comet movie" Deep Impact opened in theaters. Clever marketing and a thrilling preview trailer helped it to become a massive boxoffice hit. Join me for a look back at a disaster classic which surprised many with its success.

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00:28:18

Episode 179: "Guilty Pleasure Movies." Over the Top...

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2024/05/08

The 12th entry in our ongoing series "Guilty Pleasure Movies" is the 3rd film starring Sylvester Stallone. 1987's Over the Top is corny, absurd, manipulative, all but wastes the great Robert Loggia (in a supporting role), yet remains highly entertaining throughout.

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00:29:30

Episode 178: "Guilty Pleasure Movies." From Dusk 'Til...

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2024/05/07

The 11th entry in our ongoing series "Guilty Pleasure Movies," Robert Rodriguez rip-roaring From Dusk Til Dawn centers around a rising George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino (who wrote the script), Juliette Lewis, and the reliable Harvey Keitel in a bonkers story where we root for horrible humans because the alternative = vampires!

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00:30:22

Episode 177: Summer Movie Memories

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2024/05/05

There was a time in which "Summer Movie Season" was the focal point of my moviegoing year. Circa 1989-97, most summers had more than a few classics I saw in theaters, then rewatched again (and again) on VHS.

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00:29:58

Episode 176: "The Best Movie You've Never Seen." The...

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2024/05/04

The 16th entry in our ongoing series of "The Best Movie You've Never Seen" finds the late William Hurt in one of his finest performances as a brilliant heart surgeon whose bedside manner leaves much to be desired.

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00:34:17

Episode 175: Spider Man turns 22

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2024/05/04

Sam Raimi's terrific 2002 iteration of everyone's favorite web slinger opened May 3, 2002. Join me for a look back at the project's torturous route to the big screen, with stops at James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Arnold Schwarzenegger along the way...

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00:29:59

Episode 174: "Guilty Pleasure Movies." Tango & Cash...

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2024/05/02

The 10th entry in our ongoing series "Guilty Pleasure Movies," Tango & Cash (1989) is an absurdly-plotted (but hugely entertaining) buddy action comedy starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell. The guys work great together and there are numerous memorable exchanges between them.

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00:29:33

Episode 173: 83 years of Citizen Kane

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2024/05/01

On May 1, 1941, Citizen Kane had its world premiere at the RKO Palace Theater in NYC. The film -- and its brilliant writer/actor/director Orson Welles -- had already created a sensation prior to release, owing to obvious similarities between "Kane" and publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. Join me for a look back at the events surrounding Citizen Kane's release and its modern-day place in history.

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00:29:33

Episode 172: "Guilty Pleasure Movies." Legal Eagles...

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2024/04/30

The 9th entry in our ongoing series "Guilty Pleasure Movies, Legal Eagles boasts a sparkling cast in a comedy/thriller hampered by its needlessly convoluted story. Ivan Reitman's followup to Ghostbusters features easily Robert Redford's funniest performance and he's ably supported by Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Terence Stamp, and the great Brian Dennehy.

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00:29:59

Episode 171: "Guilty Pleasure Movies." With Honors...

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2024/04/29

The 8th entry in our ongoing series "Guilty Pleasure Movies," With Honors is absurd, corny, preachy, overwrought... but highly entertaining, and the film has serious rewatchability. Brendan Fraser is terrific in the lead and Joe Pesci matches his energy, in a very unlikely role.

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00:34:50

Episode 170: "Most Underrated Performances." Clint...

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2024/04/28

The 15th entry in our ongoing series of "Most Underrated Performances" features already-iconic Clint Eastwood's galvanizing turn as haunted Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan, in Wolfgang Peterson's fantastic 1993 thriller In the Line of Fire.

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00:25:42

Episode 169: "Guilty Pleasure Movies." Once Bitten...

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2024/04/28

The 7th entry in our ongoing series Guilty Pleasure Movies is 1985's culty comedy/horror Once Bitten, starring a rising Jim Carrey.

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00:28:45

Episode 168: Toy Soldiers Turns 33

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2024/04/27

33 years ago today saw the release of my favorite "under-the-radar" Die Hard On A (insert random location), Toy Soldiers. Pre-Rudy Sean Astin is terrific as the cranky, whipsmart prep schooler who fights back when terrorists hijack his school.

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00:21:29

Episode 167: "Guilty Pleasure Movies." Creepshow 2...

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2024/04/26

The 6th entry in our ongoing series "Guilty Pleasure Movies," Creepshow 2 is admittedly a mixed bag as far as its three tales of horror, but the middle segment ("The Raft") is SO GOOD, it makes the entire film worth watching.

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00:32:18

Episode 166: Home Gym (R) evolution

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2024/04/24

Home Gym (R)evolution! A primer for anyone pondering a home gym. Every commercial gym devotee should also have "something" for home, but there's an enormous range in terms of what do you need/what are you willing to spend. If the goal is to go to a commercial gym, except on rare occasions of a weather issue or sudden change of plans where you only have an hour and it's a 30-minute roundtrip to the gym, don't overspend. Basics, not the frills. That's more than four years

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00:27:47

Episode 165: "Guilty Pleasure Movies." Spies Like Us...

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2024/04/24

The 5th entry in our ongoing series "Guilty Pleasure Movies," Spies Like Us remains as inappropriate (but funny) as ever. Dan Aykroyd is funny as government codebreaker Austin Millbarge; co-star Chevy Chase kills it as wisecracking envoy Emmett Fitz-Hume. Easily one of the "stupid-funniest" movies I've ever seen.

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Episode 164: Jack Nicholson Birthday Retrospective

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2024/04/22

Happy 87th birthday to an absolute f'ckin legend, Jack Nicholson! The sheer volume of classics with the 3x Oscar Winner's name above the titles is staggering. Top Five combined movies/performances: Batman, Chinatown, The Witches of Eastwick, A Few Good Men, The Shining. Honorable mention for 2002's About Schmidt; playing "older," Jack finds enormous levels of depth and humanity.

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00:32:29

Episode 163: "Guilty Pleasure Movies." Action Jackson...

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2024/04/21

The 4th entry in our ongoing series "Guilty Pleasure Movies," Action Jackson is a stronger film than history (i.e. old school film critics) would suggest. The late Carl Weathers crushes a rare lead, and he's ably supported by future 'Coach' Craig T. Nelson, Sharon Stone, the late Denise Matthews, Thomas F. Wilson, Bill Duke, and Robert Davi.

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