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You’ve Got to Earn the Right to Rock | Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) - Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter

Released just shy of three decades since the last installment, Bill & Ted Face the Music is exactly the sort of legacy sequel that every old movie franchise has felt compelled to roll out in recent years, typically to mixed success. The very few smash hits that rekindle the original phenomenon are usually followed by… Read More You’ve Got to Earn the Right to Rock | Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

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Most Non-Non-Heinous | Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991) 4K Ultra HD

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

Watching Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure become an unexpected phenomenon in 1989, any studio executive with at least half a working brain cell would of course fast-track a sequel to ride however much of that wave still remained a couple years later. And because the characters’ first movie had been so Excellent, it stands to… Read More Most Non-Non-Heinous | Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991) 4K Ultra HD

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Film at 11 Podcast: Episode 7 | Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) - Alex Winter & Keanu Reeves

Making a smart movie about dumb characters is no easy business. Overplay their dim-wittedness and the characters become unlikable. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure has always, for me, threaded that needle very skillfully, to deliver an endearing comedy about a pair of lovable doofuses. In this week’s Film at 11 podcast, I take one of… Read More Film at 11 Podcast: Episode 7 | Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

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Whatever This Is, It’s Loud and Unpleasant | Secret Level (2024) Amazon Prime Series Premiere

Secret Level (2024) - Pac-Man

The new animated series from the creators of Love, Death + Robots is, I suppose unsurprisingly, an infuriating mess and generally a huge waste of time. Coming in hot at the end of the year, Amazon Prime’s Secret Level is one of the worst new TV shows of 2024. Judging whether it will turn out… Read More Whatever This Is, It’s Loud and Unpleasant | Secret Level (2024) Amazon Prime Series Premiere

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