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Bobby Roberts
Bobby Roberts is one of the Portland Mercury's calendar editors, as well as one of its film and pop-culture critics. His past career choices included joining corporate broadcast radio just in time for its death, and leaving the world of independent podcasting just before it blew up, but luckily for him there is nothing more stable in the 21st century than a career in alternative print media.
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I’m Staying Home
Genre Cinema: Where Careers Go to Die
Genre cinema: Where careers go to die.
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I’m Staying Home: Mercury Video Picks
The Magical, Magnificent Wizards of Cinema
Spend some time with the magical, magnificent wizards of cinema! By which we mean literal wizards.
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I’m Going Out
Destination: Metropolis!
Metropolis is the sort of movie that makes filmmakers feel like garbage.
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I Hate You, Jaden Smith…
But I Love Your Karate Kid Remake!
…but your Karate Kid remake is actually good!
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Once More unto the Breach
Shrek Forever After: The Long-Awaited Final Chapter
Shrek 4 is mawkish, mercenary, and filled with Mike Myers’ garbage-ass Scottish accent.
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I’m Staying Home: Mercury Video Picks
The Talented Mr. Ridley
Rather than watching Robin Hood, kick it at home with some of Ridley Scott’s earlier flicks.
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Stubble, Fire, and Ass
The Losers: What if Michael Bay Rode the Short Bus?
Are you a 15-year-old boy? Then The Losers will give you a boner.
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I’m Staying Home: Mercury Video Picks
Suggested for Mature Readers
Kick-Ass tries hard to subvert the comic book movie genre. Here are the films that already did just that.
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Kurosawa’s Footprint
Ran: The Masterpiece of Masterpieces
Ran is the masterpiece of Kurosawa’s many masterpieces.
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Releasing the Kraken
Going to Clash of the Titans? PREPARE THYSELF!
Going to Clash of the Titans? PREPARE THYSELF!
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Jesus Saves
Of the Apocalypse, Denzel, and the Bible
The Book of Eli: At least it’s not The Postman!