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Favorite Movies: The Incredibles, Fight Club, Rushmore, True Romance, The Fountain, anything Kubrick, read more Hitchcock or Scorsese, The Big Lebowski, Seven Samurai, Say Anything, Anchorman, The Searchers, Hard Boiled, In The Mood For Love, La Dolce Vita, really really bad movies

Likes: Movies, drums, Monica Bellucci, Guinness, Pink Floyd, Calvin and Hobbes, getting read more hurt at concerts, sushi, Batman, Miles Davis, 1980's John Cusack, South Park, emulating Jack Tripper from Three's Company, providing more cowbell to Bruce Dickinson

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Awfully Good: Master of Disguise

Jason Between seeing Dana Carvey’s three-second cameo in JACK AND JILL and encountering his former SNL costar Rob Schnedier last week, I was reminded that this movie exists. I am filled with regret. The Master of Disguise (2002) Director: Perry...
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Awfully Good: Breaker! Breaker!

Jason Our own departing Mike Sampson requested this gem and what better way to go out than on the muscular shoulders of Chuck Norris. Breaker! Breaker! (1977) Director: Don Hulette Stars: Chuck Norris, Terry O’Connor, Fists Is there a plot?...
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Awfully Good: No Retreat, No Surrender

Jason No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) Director: Corey Yuen Stars: Kurt McKinney, J.W. Fails, Jean-Claude Van Damme Is there a plot? After his dad runs away from the mob like a galloping sissy, a young aspiring martial artist is trained...
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Awfully Good: Eight Crazy Nights

Jason “But Jason, what about all your Jewish readers? When’s gonna be our time?!” Here you go. The one Hanukkah movie in existence. From the people who brought you JACK AND JILL. Eight Crazy Nights (2002) Director: Seth Kearsley Stars:...
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Awfully Good: Home Alone 4

Jason Home Alone 4 (2002) Director: Rod Daniel Stars: French Stewart, Joanna Going, Missi Pyle Is there a plot? Seriously, shouldn’t this kid be in Child Protective Services by now? What’s the damage? I was just a child when the...
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Awfully Good: Surviving Christmas

Jason Ben Affleck must really hate the holidays. How else do you explain both REINDEER GAMES and SURVIVING CHRISTMAS? Surviving Christmas (2004) Director: Mike Mitchell Stars:Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate Is there a plot? Ben Affleck has to pay...
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Awfully Good: Santa Claws

Jason Santa Claws (1996) Director: John A. Russo Stars:Debbie Rochon, Grant Cramer, John Mowod Is there a plot? A B-movie actress is stalked by a psycho fan during the filming of SCREAM QUEEN CHRISTMAS. What’s the damage? Is there some...
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Awfully Good: Christmas Caper

Jason It’s here! Awfully Good Christmas Month is here! Christmas Caper (2007) Director: David Winkler Stars:Shannen Doherty, Ty Olsson, Sonya Salomaa Is there a plot? After a heist gone wrong, the world’s greatest thief (Shannen Doherty?) must lay low and...
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Awfully Good: Son In Law

Jason Who better to spend Thanksgiving with than Pauly Shore? Son In Law (1993) Director: Steve Rash Stars: Pauly Shore, Carla Gugino, Lane Smith Is there a plot? The Weasel visits a farm. E-I-E-I-NO. What's the damage? SON IN LAW...
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Awfully Good: Dead Heat

Jason Dead Heat (1988) Director: Mark Goldblatt Stars: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost Is there a plot? When criminals begin using zombies to commit crimes, the only way to fight back…zombie cops! What’s the damage? You just know DEAD...
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