Author: Michael
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Con Air (1997)
What’s this all about? An Airborne Ranger kills a man in a fist fight, and because the filmmakers don’t understand how trials work, he is sentenced to a really long time in prison, where he reads books and hangs out with Bubba from Forrest Gump and writes lengthy letters to his small child. Upon his…
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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
What’s this all about? An alcoholic screenwriter loses his job in L.A., and takes his severance pay to Las Vegas, intent on drinking himself to death. He’s planned out his expenses, when and how to sell things, like his car, to fund his non-stop binge, and he’s ready to die. Along the way he meets…
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Mediterranean Egg Bake
Creamy baked eggs with spinach, feta and sun dried tomatoes. We tried putting bacon in this, and it didn’t improve it. We were shocked, too. We’ll give you some bacon on the side if you want.
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Salisbury Steak
Tender beef patty topped with a rich mushroom gravy. Served with mashed potatoes and asparagus. This is better than those frozen ones that your mom used to give you. Those were pretty good, honestly, but this is better.
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Bobotie
This South African curry beef custard casserole will satisfy your wilder flavor cravings. It will satisfy your normal flavor cravings, too. I mean, it’s a meaty, eggy casserole. What’s not to like?
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Chicken Gnocchi Soup
White meat chicken in a cream broth with spinach, carrots and gnocchi. It’s just like the soup made famous at a national Italian chain, except we make ours with with fresh ingredients, and never store it in big plastic bags.
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Kiss of Death (1995)
What’s this all about? Do you remember when David Caruso left his extremely popular and lucrative role as “Detective John Kelly” on NYPD Blue to go make movies? I do. And at the time I wondered, “what kind of movies is David Caruso going to make?” Apparently Kiss of Death was the answer. The 90’s…
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It Could Happen To You (1994)
What’s this all about? It Could Happen To You is a light romantic comedy about a beat cop who promises to split the proceeds of a lottery ticket with a diner waitress in lieu of leaving her a tip. Predictably, he wins, and romantic and comedic complications ensue. Who is Nick in this one? Nick…
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Guarding Tess (1994)
What’s this all about? Guarding Tess tells the story of a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the titular “Tess,” the widow of a former American president.He wants to move on to a different assignment, and she doesn’t want to comply with normal security procedures, so complications arise. Who is Nick in this one? Nick…
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Deadfall (1993)
What’s this all about? Deadfall is the story of a family of conmen, who pull off some of the most basic cons you’ve ever seen, and manage to (sometimes accidentally) kill each other. Joe (Michael Biehn) works a con with his father (James Coburn) and his father’s confederates, in which they trick a drug buyer…