The Weekend Warrior Blog

A place for the Weekend Warrior to chat about other things of interest to him.

Mar 16

The Weekend Warrior is Switching to Substack!

Here is this week’s column:

https://edwarddouglas.substack.com/p/the-new-and-improved-weekend-warrior?r=bapy&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

But you can subscribe here and get the column for free in your Email each week for now…

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If you’re just looking for my reviews, you can find those here:

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The Weekend Warrior Blog turned 11 today!


Mar 7

Review: TURNING RED is Way Funnier and More Fun Than Anything I Was Expecting

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I might have been a wee bit of a late-comer when it comes to Pixar movies – Monsters Inc. was my first, and no, I will not reveal my age when I first saw it. While there are definitely Pixar movies and characters I love more than others, I’ve definitely become more of a fan of their one-offs that don’t necessarily require spin-offs or sequels - Ratatouille, Up, Inside Out are three good examples. Turning Red is just such a movie from Domee Shi, director of the 2018 Oscar-winning short, Bao, and boy, did I enjoy this one quite a bit more than expected.

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Mar 2

The Weekend Warrior ¾/22 - THE BATMAN, LUCY AND DESI, GREAT FREEDOM, AGAINST THE ICE, HUDA’S SALON, and More

I’m sure you’re all here to read my thoughts on The Batman and its box office potential, but before we get to this week’s column, a semi-important announcement.

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Feb 28

THE BATMAN Review: You Are NOT Ready for Matt Reeves’ Vision of the Dark Knight

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We’ve seen so many iterations of the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight Detective, and his alter ego, billionaire Bruce Wayne, whether it’s in comics or television or movies that by now, some might feel it would be a fool’s errand to try to do something new that feels different from everything that’s come before. If nothing else, it would seem impossible to avoid comparisons, although Matt Reeves, director of two pretty fantastic Planet of the Apes sequels, has come along to give his own try, and he might just be the right man for the job.

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Feb 23

The Weekend Warrior: Battle of the Bands Edition! - STUDIO 666 vs. CYRANO, THE DESPERATE HOUR, THE BURNING SEA, NO EXIT, CREATION STORIES, EL OTRO TOM, and More


Well, this is a rather dismal way to end the month as many of us hoped that things would improve after a fairly dead month of January, and this past weekend definitely offered some promise. Thankfully, we have The Batman next week, so if nothing else, the box office can look forward to what’s likely to be the biggest theatrical release since Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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Feb 16

The Weekend Warrior 2/18/22 - UNCHARTED, DOG, THE CURSED, TOO COOL TO KILL, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, TED K, THE AUTOMAT, and More

It’s President’s Day weekend, which means that a lot of kids and government workers get another Monday off… lucky them! I don’t have a job so no day off for me!

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Feb 15

Review: UNCHARTED May or May Not Be As Good as the Games… but I Dug It!

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I’ll be the first to admit that I know very little about the video game on which Uncharted is based, except that I know that it’s been a Sony Playstation exclusive while I’ve mostly been an XBox guy. (Where is the Overwatch movie already?!) In other words, if you’re looking for the definitive review comparing the movie to games, then sorry, kids. This ain’t it. Feel free to go to IGN for that.

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Feb 9

The Weekend Warrior 2/11/22 - DEATH ON THE NILE, MARRY ME, BLACKLIGHT, GET BACK, CATCH THE FAIR ONE, KIMI, IMDEMNITY, and Much More!

Okay… so maybe movies aren’t as back as I had hoped last week. [sad trombone]

No, neither of last week’s movies did anywhere near where I thought they would be. For some reason, I thought the onslaught of Spider-Man moviegoers would lead to more people remembering what they love about going to the movies and itching to get to another movie, but no, that wasn’t the case, and sadly, I don’t think this weekend will help things much either.

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Feb 7

Review: DEATH ON THE NILE Does Better Justice to Agatha Christie than ORIENT EXPRESS

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I’ve been a Kenneth Branagh stan for quite some time, but I wasn’t really a fan of his Murder on the Orient Express. I couldn’t even tell you why since I saw it so long ago, I barely remember it. A period murder mystery should definitely be my kind of thing, and that definitely wasn’t, though I love the genre that has brought us Clue, and The Last of Sheila, and of course, most recently, Knives Out. They’re all great in their own respect, but it all leads back to author Agatha Christie and her character, Hercule Poirot

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