Dick Smith 1922 - 2014

Movie In-Jokes: Mighty Joe Young (1998)

One of the fun games when watching movies is to spot references, secret messages and gags that filmmakers, film crews and actors can slip into movies to pay tribute to films they love, have a bit of fun with their previous work, or give the cinematic equivalent of a shout-out. Here's a spotter's guide to these inside jokes.

This time, a beautiful woman in an elegant gown inspires a bit of deja vu in Ron Underwood's 1998 remake of the monster classic Mighty Joe Young.

Episode 5: John Carter (of Mars)

Yes, Virginia, there is a Dotar Sojat. Ellie and Tim choose to fight for Helium by taking a look at John Carter, the 2012 adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough's Barsoom novels. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers (both film and book), and much wistful grumbling about lost sequels.



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Review: Cold in July (2014)

Movie In-Jokes: Torque

One of the fun games when watching movies is to spot references, secret messages and gags that filmmakers, film crews and actors can slip into movies to pay tribute to films they love, have a bit of fun with their previous work, or give the cinematic equivalent of a shout-out. Here's a spotter's guide to these inside jokes.

This time, Joseph Khan takes a peek in the rear view mirror of chase movies during the opening action scene of his silly motorcycle flick Torque.

Movie In-Jokes: Psycho II

One of the fun games when watching movies is to spot references, secret messages and gags that filmmakers, film crews and actors can slip into movies to pay tribute to films they love, have a bit of fun with their previous work, or give the cinematic equivalent of a shout-out. Here's a spotter's guide to these inside jokes.

This time the long shadow of the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, proves impossible to escape as we peek into the dark corners of Richard Franklin's surprisingly good sequel Psycho II.

Episode 4: Citizen Kane

This 4th of July we celebrate the uniquely American life and times of Charles Foster Kane as Chris, Sarah, and Tim discuss Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. Does this much-exalted film deserve its status as a classic? Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and dramatic crimitism... criticism... I am drunk.



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Movie In-Jokes: Independence Day

One of the fun games when watching movies is to spot references, secret messages and gags that filmmakers, film crews and actors can slip into movies to pay tribute to films they love, have a bit of fun with their previous work, or give the cinematic equivalent of a shout-out. Here's a spotter's guide to these inside jokes.

For this holiday, it seems appropriate to focus on a surprisingly literate gag layered into the background of Roland Emmerich's delightfully cheesy alien invasion epic Independence Day from 1996.

The tribes of the moon return with the Nightbreed Director's Cut!

Horror fans and creatures of the night rejoice! This week, some official details regarding Scream Factory's long-awaited release of Clive Barker's horror epic Nightbreed have finally come to light.