Author Archives: David DeMoss

About David DeMoss

I am a writer, living in Portland, Oregon.

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Posted on February 8, 2012 by David DeMoss
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I hate 3D on general principal and consider it a classless, money-grubbing gimmick, trotted out whenever panic grips the hearts of backward-looking Hollywood beancounters. I reached this conclusion early in life after coming to grips with just how awful Freddy’s … Continue reading →

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It Came from Outer Space (1953)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by David DeMoss
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3D is bullshit. You know it, I know it. But movie studios and the technology companies allied with them are, as of this writing, wasting billions of dollars on an international propaganda campaign to convince us otherwise. (I know – … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)

Posted on February 1, 2012 by David DeMoss
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Trash Culture’s Dr. Who Reviews – The Crusades (1965)

Posted on January 30, 2012 by David DeMoss
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by Chad Denton This time the TARDIS lands near the city of Jaffa, right in the middle of the Third Crusade. While looking around the group is ambushed by Saracen soldiers, who abduct Barbara. The soldiers also capture William des Preux, a … Continue reading →

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Red Tails (2012)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by David DeMoss
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Confession time, everyone. Time to let you all know that, despite barely mentioned it, I’ve spent the last seven years of my life dreading the release of Red Tails. This dramatization of the Tuskegee Airman story – the story of … Continue reading →

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X-Men: First Class (2011)

Posted on January 20, 2012 by David DeMoss
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Well, this is embarrassing. I purposefully avoided X-Men: First Class for a variety of reasons I hope I’ve explained in past X-reviews. Come to find out, not only is it better than it has any right to be, not only … Continue reading →

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2012 (2009)

Posted on January 18, 2012 by David DeMoss
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A Time to Break Silence

Posted on January 16, 2012 by David DeMoss
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In honor of a great man and his birthday we present the speech they should’ve told you about in school. Oh yes, I say it plain: this is “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence.” “And we are now … Continue reading →

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Son of Godzilla (1967)

Posted on January 6, 2012 by David DeMoss
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You’ll have to get over a few hurtles to enjoy Son of Godzilla, the first being its title. Japanese audiences knew this as Kaiju-shima no Kessen Gojira no Musuko. Obviously its American distributor changed the title to force a parallel … Continue reading →

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A podcast from the After Movie Diner

Posted on December 19, 2011 by David DeMoss
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No, I’m not dead, I’m just on vacation, thousands of miles from my equipment and the numerous films on my To Review list. That’ll continue for (at least) the next eleven days. In the meantime, enjoy this episode of the … Continue reading →

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