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- Saturday Matinee: Stick Around September 12, 2026 4:45 pmAndy Kaufman played an android butler in the little-known 1977 sci-fi sitcom pilot, ‘Stick Around’ By Bart Bealmear Source: Dangerous Minds On May 30th, 1977, ABC aired the pilot for a sci-fi sitcom called Stick Around. The program starred Andy Kaufman … Continue reading →
- Two for Tuesday September 8, 2026 5:34 pmDavid Keenan
- Saturday Matinee: Laputa Castle in the Sky September 5, 2026 4:45 pmBy Niels Matthijs Source: OnderHand.com Laputa: Castle in the Sky [Tenkû no Shiro Rapyuta] must’ve been one of the first Ghibli film I’ve seen, back then it was a perfect introduction into the work of Hayao Miyazaki. It’s an amalgam … Continue reading →
- Two for Tuesday September 1, 2026 5:35 pmSheri Moon Zombie Curtis Lovejoy
- Saturday Matinee: Playtiime August 29, 2026 5:15 pmA magical mystery tour de force By Roger Ebert Source: RogerEbert.com Jacques Tati’s “Playtime,” like “2001: A Space Odyssey” or “The Blair Witch Project” or “Russian Ark,” is one of a kind, complete in itself, a species already extinct at … Continue reading →
- Two for Tuesday August 25, 2026 5:35 pmJo-DBL
- Saturday Matinee: The World’s End August 22, 2026 4:42 pmBy Matt Zoller Seitz Source: RogerEbert.com You might not expect a slapstick comedy about middle-aged pubcrawlers brawling with superhuman extraterrestrial invaders to have brains, heart and wisdom, but that’s “The World’s End,” a rare film that’s as much fun as … Continue reading →
- Two for Tuesday August 18, 2026 4:40 pmNation of Iran Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies
- Saturday Matinee: No Other Possibility August 15, 2026 4:47 pmTurn on Negativland’s ‘No Other Possibility’ and fry your brain By Martin Schneider Source: Dangerous Minds No Other Possibility was Negativland’s first video, released in 1989, the same year as “Helter Stupid,” pitched right between their “Christianity Is Stupid” hoax of … Continue reading →
- Two for Tuesday August 11, 2026 4:56 pmHard Archive
After the Crash 