Category Archives: Film

Walter Sobchek – Modern America: the Man

Posted on November 5, 2017 by JC

Last night I re-watched one of my favourite films, The Big Lebowski. This was my old DVD copy that I had put (along with many others) on to a spindle in order to save space. On a small tangent, I … Continue reading →

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Of Pot Plants and Prurience

Posted on October 15, 2017 by JC

As I’ve said numerous times, I don’t keep up with the news on a day to day basis. I don’t read newspapers, watch TV or even check dedicated news websites with any frequency. I get my news in drips and … Continue reading →

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Manners Lost

Posted on October 9, 2017 by JC

I was recently watching the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice on a night when foul weather raged outside. It had been a long time since I last watched it and I found myself focusing on the way the society … Continue reading →

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Pure Pwnage: Teh Movie Review

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com Pure Pwnage: Teh Movie was originally revealed on the crowd funding platform indiegogo in September of 2012. After years in development it finally premiered earlier this year on January 23rd in Toronto. After a … Continue reading →

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Warcraft Movie Review

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com Orcs and Humans and More Movies based on video games have a bad reputation that has been earned simply because there have been so many bad movies based on video games. While this is … Continue reading →

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Losing the Plot

Posted on April 30, 2017 by JC

I’m very close to finishing War and Peace and my favourite character has just died. I shouldn’t *spoil* it and tell you who my favourite character is. But I don’t suppose mentioning a character dies in a novel with “war” in … Continue reading →

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We Wuz the Aerospace Industry

Posted on February 19, 2017 by JC

I listened to an episode of the Daily Shoah from last week which had Greg Johnson from Counter-Currents and Paul Kersey (who writes at VDARE), on as guests. Part of the discussion focused on a film I had not heard of … Continue reading →

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Fitting Everything In: A Star Wars Story

Posted on January 8, 2017 by JC

I had started writing this before seeing Star Wars: Rogue One which I originally had no intention of seeing at all. I liked the concept and after originally hearing it was being made, said it would be the last chance … Continue reading →

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The Decline of The Simpsons

Posted on September 25, 2016 by JC

Earlier this year for whatever reason I started thinking about the way me and my peers would quote or reference episodes of The Simpsons. To this day, I have never heard a reference or quote that I did not recognise … Continue reading →

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Instapundit was right about Joss Whedon

Posted on June 5, 2016 by JC

“I’m beginning to think, though, that in real life Joss Whedon would have been on the side of the Alliance.” Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit This was a throwaway line written under some related news all the way back in 2012 but … Continue reading →

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