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Updated book reviews to enjoy
January 27, 2024January 27, 2024 Mr. Wapojif

A Selection of Repurposed Book Reviews (Read Them, Dammit!) 📚

The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith
January 20, 2024February 5, 2024 Mr. Wapojif

The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith

Society of the Snow 2023 film
January 6, 2024January 6, 2024 Mr. Wapojif

Society of the Snow: Startling Take on 1972 Andes Plane Crash

The Great Escape war epic film 1963
December 20, 2023December 7, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

The Great Escape: WWII Epic With Steve McQueen on a Motorbike

Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
December 16, 2023December 17, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

Carl Friedrich Seiffert's Die Blaue Frotte auf Capri from 1860
December 9, 2023December 10, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Carl Friedrich Seiffert and the Blue Grotto on Capri (1860) 🔵

American Hustle
November 29, 2023November 23, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

American Hustle: Great Fun Black Comedy & Crime Caper

Tess of the d'Ubervilles
November 28, 2023November 27, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Tess of the d’Ubervilles: Great Novels That Never Were

Space Invaders the arcade game
November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Space Invaders: Iconic Shoot ’em up Arcade Unit Behemoth 👾

Nintendo's Arm Wrestling arcade game
November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Arm Wrestling (video game): Nintendo’s Arcade Curiosity 💪

Unkempt Ug Reads Audiobook Classics
November 23, 2023November 13, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Unkempt Ug Reads Audiobook Classics [Sponsored Post]

You're Wrong About podcast
November 22, 2023November 21, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

You’re Wrong About (podcast): Listen to This & Enjoy it, Dammit!

T. Rex real sounds and noises
November 21, 2023November 22, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

T. Rex Real Sound Demonstration is Bloody Scary Stuff 🦖

A Plague Tale: Requiem
November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

A Plague Tale: Requiem Has More Rats & Majestic Medieval Music

The Automat documentary film with Mel Brooks
November 15, 2023November 14, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

The Automat: Mel Brooks & Coin-Operated Vending Machines

Goldfinger the James Bond film
November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Goldfinger: “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!” Quote Off!

Shōgun by James Clavell
November 11, 2023April 3, 2024 Mr. Wapojif

Shōgun by James Clavell

Downtown Nekketsu March: Super-Awesome Field Day! on the NES
November 5, 2023November 3, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Downtown Nekketsu March: Super-Awesome Field Day! (more NES fun!?!)

Joy Mech Fight on the NES
November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Joy Mech Fight: The Most Advanced NES Game Ever!?

Hiroshi Yoshida's Sailing Boats from 1921
November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Hiroshi Yoshida: Stark Simplicity in Glorious Woodblock Art

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser
October 30, 2023October 29, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Eraser: “You’ve just been erased” Quote Off Extravanganza!

October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Georgia O’Keeffe: Sunset on Long Island & Other Abstractions

20 Feet From Stardom documentary
October 25, 2023October 28, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

20 Feet from Stardom: Punchy Look at Backing Singers & Success

Berserker! An Autobiography by Adrian Edmondson
October 21, 2023April 25, 2024 Mr. Wapojif

Berserker! By Adrian Edmondson

Puppies and Punks the band
October 16, 2023October 17, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Puppies and Punks: Gimmicky Punk Band With Doggies

Kiki's Delivery Service Japanese poster - Majo no Takkyūbin
October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Kiki’s Delivery Service: Bewitching Ghibli Antics With a Cat 🐈‍⬛

François Cevert the F1 driver in 1973
October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

François Cevert Tribute to F1’s Dashing 1970s Racer (50th Anniversary)

Mass the 2021 school shooting drama
October 4, 2023October 3, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Mass: Intense & Thought-Provoking Drama on US Gun Debate

Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin (third version)
September 30, 2023October 3, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Isle of the Dead: Arnold Böcklin’s Gothic Beauty of a Painting

Stop Making Sense the Talking Heads Film
September 27, 2023February 4, 2024 Mr. Wapojif

Stop Making Sense: 40th Anniversary for Talking Heads’ Epic Concert Film

About Anglezarke by M. D. Smith
September 16, 2023September 17, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

About Anglezarke by M. D. Smith

Pride and Orange Juice the book
September 11, 2023October 3, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Pride and Orange Juice: Great Books That Never Were

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells by A. Wainwright
September 9, 2023September 10, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells: The Southern Fells by Alfred Wainwright

Annie Hall the 1977 Woody Allen film
September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Annie Hall: Woody Allen’s Take on the Absurdity of Love

Misery by Stephen King
September 2, 2023September 3, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Misery by Stephen King 🪓

Exorcist II: The Heretic
August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Exorcist II: The Heretic—Daft Sequel is Dull & Disappointing

Heinz-Harald Frentzen F1 return celebration
August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Celebrating the Return of F1 Ace Heinz-Harald Frentzen

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
August 26, 2023August 27, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979 novel) by Douglas Adams

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