In 1996, The murder of nine-year-old Amber Hagerman inspired the creation of the AMBER Alert system; Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov; Major League Soccer began its inaugural season; The Unabomber was arrested; The Nintendo 64 was released in Japan and the United States; Alanis Morisette’s Jagged Little Pill won the Grammy for Album of the Year; Dolly the sheep, the first cloned… Continue reading Everything that follows is older than Hit Girl: A look back at 1996
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Kills, machete kills
Machete Kills (2013) Machete originated as a peripheral character in Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids series. After appearing in a fake trailer in Grindhouse (2007) the character transitioned into the star of his own series of films in Machete (2010). Danny Trejo is amazing as the titular Mexican bad ass. His natural charisma elevates this material beyond the… Continue reading Kills, machete kills