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Hot Ice (1977) – Ed Wood’s swan song “Business is business. Fun time comes later.” Drake’s rating: One and a half angora sweaters Drake’s review: The very first scene of Hot Ice tells you what kind of movie this is going to be. Winfor…

Hot Ice (1977) – Ed Wood’s swan song #edwood #bmovies #70smovies

WoW Classic: Everything clicks into place At level 40, right now I’m questing around Arathi and Alterac Mountains. I genuinely like this place — it’s very generically pretty, you get a few eye-catching biomes, the grindin…

WoW Classic: Everything clicks into place #wowclassic #classicwow

Doom Runners (1997) — Bland post-apocalyptic adventure spiced with Curry “The journey begins with us.” Justin’s rating: Australian accents make the end of the world sound so much more palpable Justin’s review: I think for many of us, there are so…

Doom Runners (1997) — Bland post-apocalyptic adventure spiced with Curry #90smovies #timcurry #bmovies #cultmovies

Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) — Dolph is turning Japanese “Ya know, it’s kinda like one of those video games. You just defeated the first wave.” Justin’s rating: Don’t always have to wear pants in Act 3 if you’re the he…

Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) — Dolph is turning Japanese #90smovies #cultmovies #cultfilms #dolphlundgren

World of Warcraft: The hour strikes Midnight The week leading up to Midnight featured a lot of twiddling of thumbs and running some extra delves and doing housing endeavors. And yeah, it’s given me time to pop into my house and continue…

World of Warcraft: The hour strikes Midnight #warcraft #wowmidnight

Night Teeth (2021) – Vampire: The Reekening “You need to remember your place, Victor. You’re middle management.” Drake’s rating: Count Chocula was more threatening Drake’s review: I think we can all agree that Blade hit a home run in 1998, m…

Night Teeth (2021) – Vampire: The Reekening #vampiremovies #vampires #cultmovies

It should be illegal how cute I look

Casually Classic: Is WoW Classic actually challenging?

Casually Classic: Is WoW Classic actually challenging? MOP's Justin opines...
#WoWClassic #WorldofWarcraft #MMORPG

LOTRO: A diamond in the extreme rough Another listless week in Middle-earth begins — not the game’s fault but my own. Honestly, I haven’t been feeling that excited to game anywhere, so I don’t think it’s L…

LOTRO: A diamond in the extreme rough #lotro #lotrofamily

Just Write (1997) — Accidentally dating your favorite movie star “If I’d known you were coming, I’d have sent you an invitation.” Justin’s rating: A damn fine piece of pie Justin’s review: The way I see it, there are two types…

Just Write (1997) — Accidentally dating your favorite movie star #romcom #90smovies #jeremypiven #SherilynFenn

The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) — Great cast, missed opportunity “Elly, nature made you a girl, and here lately she’s been gettin’ more and more positive about it.” Justin’s rating: It’s like the movie version of Comic Sans Ju…

The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) — Great cast, missed opportunity #90smovies #cultmovies #90sfilms

WoW Classic: Two maces in my pocket, a ball of electricity in the air On the cusp of level 40 — and just about 18 or so away from Outland — my WoW Classic Shaman is living her best life jumping between zones and plowing through familiar and unfamiliar que…

WoW Classic: Two maces in my pocket, a ball of electricity in the air #wowclassic #classicwow

The Last Breath (2024) – Make it a deep one “I know you’re all pretty good divers, but this is different.” Drake’s rating: If you’re like me, sharks never get old Drake’s review: There’s a problem for every filmmaker who has taken it upon th…

The Last Breath (2024) – Make it a deep one #sharkmovies #sharkweek

Campfire Tales (1997) — Pray they don’t get you first “Crows don’t squawk at night… unless they’re stirred.” Justin’s rating: Always make sure you factor in a pee break into your films Justin’s review: Have yo…

Campfire Tales (1997) — Pray they don’t get you first #cultmovies #90smovies #horrormovies

Syp’s gaming goals for March 2026 February 2026 in review This shorter month was hit with a strong sense of malaise in my entertainment and hobbies, so I simply didn’t want to game as much. That translated into shorter sessio…

Syp’s gaming goals for March 2026 #warcraft #lotro #fallout

Orgy of the Dead (1965) – Ed Wood + Strippers + Criswell = ? “Let her continue to learn. The time is not yet right, that they should join with us.” Drake’s rating: It turns out that Mutant Mice don’t take “no” for an answer Drake’s review: In 195…

Orgy of the Dead (1965) – Ed Wood + Strippers + Criswell = ? #cultmovies #bmovies #edwood

The five best episodes of Batman: The Animated Series It’s completely wild to me to look back and realize that for most of the 1990s, the superhero scene was absolutely dominated by Batman. He ruled the theater with three films and was all over …

The five best episodes of Batman: The Animated Series #batman #batmantas

WoW Classic: It’s time for the kodo roundup, yee-haw! Level 37 this week, and I’m off to Desolace for scorpids, centaurs, and seasonal affective disorder. My two consolations here are that the questing here is quite good and the navigation isn&#…

WoW Classic: It’s time for the kodo roundup, yee-haw! #wowclassic #classicwow

Batman and Robin (1997) — Bat-excess to the Bat-max “Ice to see you!” ZombieDog’s rating: KAPOW! ZombieDog’s review: To say that Batman has range would be an understatement. From the comics to the live-action movies and even …

Batman and Robin (1997) — Bat-excess to the Bat-max #batman #batweek #90smovies

Rocking out like it’s 1994 at work today, volume blasting #90smusic

I am inviting myself along. Deal with it.

AI's making a *lot* of people lazy these days

Never. Why would I? I wouldn't understand the material, I wouldn't be connected to it, and I wouldn't be able to teach it properly. God's Word is too important to let a computer chew it up and create a summary.

Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019) — Heroes in a half-cowl “You can’t leave now, it’s pizza time!” Josh’s review: Allow me to paint you a picture. It’s 1995 and the snow is falling outside. A young Josh is crouched on his floor. In one hand, a Batman…

Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019) — Heroes in a half-cowl #batman #batweek #tmnt

LOTRO: Lazing about with my Lore-master In need of a break from the dreary lands of the latest LOTRO expansion, I gave my Minstrel a breather to explore something else. I have a veritable raft of lowbies right now as well as my Mirkwood-…

LOTRO: Lazing about with my Lore-master #lotro #lotrofamily

Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018) – Martians like cookies! “I go where puppet-related crime rears its ugly head.” Drake’s rating: Well, now I’m craving some Scooby snacks Drake’s review: Batman is certainly a character that has gone through a wide variety …

Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018) – Martians like cookies! #scoobydoo #batman #batweek

Episode 8: Creature features

This month on Mutant Matinee, Justin, Drake, Heather, and Chris summon a veritable flock of creature features -- and then run, screaming and laughing away from them. Join us for recommendations of some overlooked flicks from this B-movie specialty! #creaturefeature #bmovies #cultmovies

Batman and Robin (1949) — To the Loanermobile! “I always have a plan.” Sitting Duck’s rating: Gotham City has never been so lacking in urban infrastructure Sitting Duck’s review: So back in 1943, Columbia released a 15-c…

Batman and Robin (1949) — To the Loanermobile! #batman #batweek

World of Warcraft: The War Within goodbye tour One think I can do during the wait for Midnight is to keep building up my small bookshop café. I like thinking of different ideas for various parts of the rooms and then seeing if I can pull them o…

World of Warcraft: The War Within goodbye tour #warcraft #wowmidnight #thewarwithin

Welcome to Bat-Week! When justice is denied to the citizens of Gotham, when there are a veritable clown car of weirdoes on the street, when trapeze orphans need a good home, there will always be Batman to put things ri…

Welcome to Bat-Week! #batman