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Xanadu (1980)

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Release Date: 03/30/2026

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From The Bad List! Not so much a film as it is a snapshot of a 90s pop culture cash grab. We follow Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh, and Sporty, aka The Spice Girls, around as they prepare for their big musical concert at Royal Albert Hall. And everything leading up to it? Don’t worry, we’ll figure it out. Until then, let’s take our pregnant friend to the club! What we really really want is 1997’s Spice World to spice up our life and we can let you know if it’s a good movie or a bad movie. Find us on:  Email us  

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From The Bad List! When you’re a painter with a creative block, don’t worry, the old gods will send you a muse in the form of a hot blonde on roller skates. A muse that mistakes your dream to paint your own original work with owning a night club. We sat through a lot of feathered hair and watched 1980s Xanadu to see if it’s a good movie or a bad movie. Find us on:  Email us  

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From The Good List! Some people are born to dance. Victoria Paige is among them. She’s impressed a ballet big wig enough that he casts her in the lead adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Red Shoes. After falling for the production’s composer, she’s forced to choose between a life of dance or love.  Break-in your point shoes and pirouette all the way back to 1948 for The Red Shoes and we’ll let the balcony know if it’s a good move or a bad movie. Find us on:  Email us  

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When you’re a painter with a creative block, don’t worry, the old gods will send you a muse in the form of a hot blonde on roller skates. A muse that mistakes your dream to paint your own original work with owning a night club.

We sat through a lot of feathered hair and watched 1980s Xanadu to see if it’s a good movie or a bad movie.

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