The Daily Beasts

For theme projects (like #Kaijuly, #Mocktoberfest, and #SeasonsBeatings—for example),
a new film/show is profiled every day by a different writer.

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Shanghai Surprise

Chan’s had many on-screen partners, but his best in American productions is Owen Wilson in SHANGHAI NOON and SHANGHAI KNIGHTS.

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ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (1969)

Christmas comes early again for James Bond as Rafael Ruiz looks at the sixth film in the series that promised a lot of change for the icon.

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IRON MAN 3 (2013)

A Christmas Carol in the merry Marvel manner, the holidays weren’t complete until Shane Black and IRON MAN 3 showed up to lend their fireworks to the MCU.

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AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981)

“Have you ever talked to a corpse? It’s boring!” Griffin Dunne’s Undead BFF is the beating heart of the seminal horror comedy film.

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STUDENT BODIES (1981)

1981's STUDENT BODIES was a slasher spoof way ahead of its time...but also unfortunately lacking in some crucial areas, too.

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BEETLEJUICE (1988)

The Burtoniest movie that ever Burtoned, Rafael Ruiz looks at the many delightful ways that BEETLEJUICE remains as hilarious and haunting today as ever.

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GODZILLA 2000: MILLENNIUM (1999)

A fun look at the Kaiju Clapback that is GODZILLA 2000: MILLENNIUM. It seems Toho did not take too kindly to the 1998 Emmerich movie…