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‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ (2001) — Still Magical 25 Years Later (Read for free!)
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#movies #HarryPotter #magic #film #novel #culture #popculture #opular #writing #Medium #classic #Hogwarts #filmreview #cinema #2000s #nostalgia
‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ (2001) — Still Magical 25 Years Later
An awe-inspiring start to the unstoppable pop phenomenon.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Happy 007 Day!
Check out my retrospective analysis of 2006's Casino Royale!
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#film #movies #JamesBond #Medium #action #culture #IanFleming #DanielCraig #art #history #cinema
Casino Royale (2006): James Bond is a Sad Spy Shark, at 20! — 007 Day
A spectacular outing, but I’m still mixed on Craig’s Bond.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Happy New Year!
Happy 007 Day!
Check out my new piece celebrating Q from the James Bond film series. Thank you!
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#film #movies #JamesBond #technology #science #history #culture #Medium #DesmondLlewelyn #culture #gadget #acting #writing #filmmaking #comedy #funny
My Top 7 Q Scenes from the James Bond Films (and my Three Worst)— 007 Day
“Now… pay attention, 007.”
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January 7, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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Happy 007 Day!
This month, I'm looking back at the classic 1965 Bond adventure, Thunderball:
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Is it another Bond classic, or a water-logged bore? Thoughts?
#movies #JamesBond #Medium #cinema #film #history #classic #Thunderball #IanFleming #SeanConnery
Thunderball (1965): Another James Bond classic, or a water-logged bore? — 007 Day
Connery’s tropical, controversial fourth Bond adventure is 60!
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December 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Hello! Check out my new Double Feature with the first two 1980s Rambo sequels!
Rambo Returns — ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’/ ‘Rambo III’ — Double Feature
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#movies #action #film #cinema #Rambo #SylvesterStallone #1980s #sequels #History #America #USA #culture #medium
Rambo Returns — ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’/ ‘Rambo III’ — Double Feature
Theme: “To survive war, you’ve gotta become war.”
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November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Happy 007 Day!
Check out my latest article on personal Bond film hot takes or unpopular opinions:
Five Against-the-Grain James Bond Film Opinions from a Massive Fan— 007 Day
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#movies #film #JamesBond #history #Medium #opinion #IanFleming #classic #cinema #unpopular #hottake
Five Against-the-Grain James Bond Film Opinions from a Massive Fan— 007 Day
Personal hot takes on the historic and hugely successful James Bond film series
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November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Happy October!

The first of this year's Halloween Double Features, celebrating 1979's ALIEN and 1985's LIFEFORCE:
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What do you think of these films?
#movies #film #cinema #Alien #Lifeforce #horror #scary #Halloween #sciencefiction #RidleyScott #TobeHooper #cultclassic
Astronauts shouldn’t play with alien things: ‘Alien’ and ‘Lifeforce’ — Double Feature
Theme: Space workers and aliens, plus Dan O’ Bannon!
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October 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Happy 007 Day!
Check out my new article celebrating the third James Bond thriller novel: Moonraker (1955) now 70!
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#books #JamesBond #007Day #Moonraker #ColdWar #history #culture #novel #bookreview #novelreview #whattoread #IanFleming #Medium #art #retrospective
Ian Fleming’s ‘Moonraker’ (1955) at 70: James Bond Novel Review — 007 Day
Literary James Bond is BACK — Is it the perfect Bond novel?
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October 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Happy 007 Day!
Check out my new piece looking back on 2015's Spectre:
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#movies #film #Spectre #JamesBond #007Day #culture #history #Medium #filmreview #anniversary #DanielCraig
Spectre (2015): The Bond Film that Broke Daniel Craig, at 10 — 007 Day
Craig’s misguided fourth Bond film is not his worst, but fails to deliver on most of its promises.
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September 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Halloween is a great horror movie
August 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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My new Double Feature, honoring Jamie Lee Curtis - two film retrospectives on Halloween (1978) and Blue Steel (1990)
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#film #movies #horror #JamieLeeCurtis #Medium #cinema #genderpolitics #slasher #scary #classic #JohnCarpenter #KathrynBigelow #Halloween #filmreview
Never Stalk Jamie Lee Curtis: ‘Halloween’ and ‘Blue Steel’— Double Feature
Theme: Jamie Lee Curtis vs Killers
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August 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Double Feature is BACK! Check out my piece on two of the greatest action films ever.

First Blood/ Robocop — Action Double Feature
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#movies #film #cinema #SylvesterStallone #Robocop #Rambo #FirstBlood #filmreview #retrospective #medium #action #80s #DoubleFeature
First Blood/ Robocop — Action Double Feature
Theme: Greatest action films ever/ Government tools strike back!
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August 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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August 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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HAPPY 007 DAY!
Check out my new Bond article:
My Top 7 Favorite James Bond Titles
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What's your favorite Bond title and what would you name a James Bond film?
#movies #film #JamesBond #writing #culture #Medium #opinion #cinema #history #IanFleming
My Top 7 Favorite James Bond Titles — 007 Day
How do they come up with these?
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August 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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My Favorite Michael Madsen Performance — An Ode to Budd, from ‘Kill Bill’
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#movies #michaelmadsen #quentinntarantino #Killbill #film #acting #writing #screenwriting
What's your favorite Michael Madsen character/ movie/ memory?
My Favorite Michael Madsen Performance — An Ode to Budd, from ‘Kill Bill’
“This is for breaking my brother’s heart.”
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July 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Happy 007 Day! Check out my new post, a review of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, an analysis of the Bond series and a plea to Amazon's Bond producers.
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#movies #film #MissionImpossible #writing #culture #Medium #JamesBond #TomCruise #Amazon #cinema #filmreview
‘Mission: Impossible-The Final Reckoning’ and Why Nobody Does it Better — 007 Day
A belated film review, plus a reflection on the state of the Bond series.
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July 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Superman II (1980) - The Best Superhero Sequel at 45!
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With James Gunn's new Superman out July 11, check out my anniversary piece on the classic Superman II!
#movies #film #Superman #SupermanII #ChristopherReeve #cinema #history #dccomics #WarnerBros #Medium #culture
Superman II (1980): The Best Superhero Sequel at 45
“Kneel before Zod!”
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July 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Jaws (1975) - My Favorite Movie at 50
- A personal tribute to the timeless, ruthless first summer blockbuster!
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#movies #art #Jaws #film #cinema #whattowatch #classic #review #retrospective #StevenSpielberg @thedailyjaws.bsky.social #Medium #history #blockbuster
Jaws (1975) — My Favorite Movie at 50
Hollywood’s first summer blockbuster still thrills, and bites hard, 50 years later
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June 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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My Top 5 Favorite Things about ‘Friday the 13th’ (1980)
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Happy Friday the 13th! Check out my new piece on the original slasher classic, free to read.
#movies #horror #Fridaythe13th #opinion #retrospective #classic #medium #cinema #history #culture #tomsavini
My Top 5 Favorite Things about ‘Friday the 13th’ (1980)
“The Most Terrifying Film Ever Made” turns 45!
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June 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM