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Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Rich Kids (1979)5 comments

Jarv wrote 4 months ago: Winding down the Birthday Series for this year, and this will be the last time, as I’m not going int … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, Divorce, film, john lithgow, kathryn walker, Review, Robert Altman, Robert M. Young

Requiem for procrastination: Jarv looks at the last 12 months of Werewolves on the Moon.23 comments

Jarv wrote 6 months ago: Another October has passed and we’re another year older and wiser. Thus it is time for me to t … more →

Tags: News, The CoC Awards, Entertainment, film, Review, Droid, Wolf, TV, Just Pillow Talk

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Schock (1980)9 comments

Jarv wrote 7 months ago: As has been oft-noted on the various odysseys through the Birthday Series that we’ve done, the … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, film, Review, Complete and utter shit, Ghosts, Possession, Daria Nicolodi, john steiner

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)18 comments

Jarv wrote 8 months ago: I think I’ve accidentally meandered, possibly while drunk, into Droid’s forthcoming bomb … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, Comedy, film, Review, Bomb, utter shit, Beau Bridges, Honky Tonk Freeway

Droid’s Birthday Series: The Star Chamber (1983)66 comments

Judge Droid wrote 9 months ago: Hey, wouldn’t you know it, it’s my birthday again! And I’m still doing my birthday series! I know wh … more →

Tags: Droid, angry ape, Birthday Series, film, hal holbrook, Michael Douglas, Movie, Peter Hyams, Review

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: The Thing (1982)23 comments

Jarv wrote 9 months ago: Welcome back to The Birthday Series. For those that don’t know, this is how it works: Pick a f … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, Horror, film, Review, Sci-Fi, Kurt Russel, Keith David, the thing

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)20 comments

Jarv wrote 9 months ago: Nearly there… It’s down to the early 80′s in this run through the Birthday Series. … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, 3D, Low Budget, film, Review, TIM THOMERSON, Charles Band, insane

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Oxford Blues (1984)10 comments

Jarv wrote 10 months ago: Back on the Birthday Series after my brief detour through the vault, and I can’t say I’m … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, film, Review, Complete and utter shit, julian sands, Ally Sheedy, Rob Lowe, Oxford Blues

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Better off Dead (1985)20 comments

Jarv wrote 10 months ago: 8 films to go before I take on the probably useless Total Recall remake this summer. I quite like do … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, Comedy, film, Review, John Cusack, Parody, Savage Steve Holland, Amanda Wyss

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)8 comments

Jarv wrote 10 months ago: As I approach the last handful of films on the Birthday List, this is where I expect the quality to … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, Horror, film, Review, Tobe Hooper, dennis hopper, Bill Mosely, Caroline Williams

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: The Big Easy (1987)52 comments

Jarv wrote 10 months ago: I liked New Orléans when I went there years ago. A great atmosphere, easy women, alcohol by the buck … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, Big Easy, Crime, Dennis Quaid, ellen barkin, film, Gracie Zabriskie, Jim Mcbride

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Crossing Delancey (1988)8 comments

Jarv wrote 10 months ago: I never have any luck with Romantic Comedies on these lists, and on first glance Crossing Delancey ( … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, film, Review, Complete and utter shit, RomCom, Reizl Bozyk, joan micklin silver, Peter Riegert

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Wild at Heart (1990)51 comments

Jarv wrote 10 months ago: Welcome back to the Birthday Series. This time around, I have, as noticed, developed a far more high … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, Violence, Comedy, film, Review, Nudity, Drama, Willem Dafoe

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Pump Up the Volume (1991)11 comments

Jarv wrote 10 months ago: Man, I loved this film back in the day. Released on 23rd August 1991 in the UK, Pump up the Volume i … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, Comedy, film, Review, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, allan moyle, Pump Up the Volume (film)

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)6 comments

Jarv wrote 10 months ago: Screwball comedy never treats me well on these series. Last time round, I had the frankly awful Marr … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, film, Review, Cathy Moriarty, the gun in betty lou's handbag, Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal, Julianne Moore

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Surf Ninjas (1993)12 comments

Jarv wrote 10 months ago: Fuck you Rob Schneider, you despicable, talentless, unfunny, obnoxious cunt. You’re a fucking … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, film, Review, Complete and utter shit, Rob Schneider, Kelly Hu, Surf Ninjas, Sega Game Gear

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Color of Night (1994)105 comments

Jarv wrote 11 months ago: Hehehehehehe. To quote the not-forgotten monkey: BOOBS, ASS, MINKY! FTW! Color of Night (release dat … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, film, Review, Thriller, Nudity, Juggs, Bruce Willis, Brad Dourif

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: The Last Supper (1996)29 comments

Jarv wrote 11 months ago: This has literally never happened to me before. Seriously, I’m not joking about this. I have b … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, Comedy, film, Review, Cameron Diaz, Satire, Ron Perlman, Bill Paxton

Jarv's Birthday Series Redux: Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion (1997)16 comments

Jarv wrote 11 months ago: This is a tough one. I vaguely remember seeing it in 1997, or possibly 98, but I also vaguely rememb … more →

Tags: Jarv's musings, Jarv's Birthday Series, Comedy, film, Mira Sorvino, romy and michele's high school reunion, david mirkin, Lisa Kudrow, Julia Campbell


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