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Every New Show Is the Same Regardless of Genre
A couple of years ago the BBC produced a show that would revisit a classic character in a modern context to great acclaim: Sherlock. Along with the classic stories and the perfect casting of the leads...
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‘Tomorrowland’– Good or Bad?
Here’s the thing that drew me to watching Tomorrowland, the new movie based on a Disney theme park attraction directed by Brad Bird…the 50% it’s got on RottenTomatoes. Smack bang in the middle! It’s...
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Why ‘Seven’ at 20 is Still a Perfect 10
It’s hard to picture a list of the best cinematic thriller/mysteries of all time without including Seven. Yet if not for the resilience of director David Fincher, the film might not have happened at...
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Prof. Annalise Keating is Terrible at her Job (How to Get Away With Murder)
So this past weekend I had a stack of papers to grade. When doing this I like to have a popcorn type show playing – it helps me keep focus. I went with the first season of How to Get Away With Murder...
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Marvel Animation is Dismal, So Let’s Fix It
I have a serious problem with Marvel Animation. Ever since Disney acquired Marvel Studios, the films have flourished, while the animated television branch has failed in my opinion. I have a plan and...
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Horror: A Woman’s Game (Part 1)
This is something that I’ve been rolling around in my mind for a while now, and I’ve held off on it until Halloween to tie into the spirit of the season. Now I’m not here to discuss gender political in...
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Why Aren’t Voice Actors Getting the Big Roles?
This article is going to deal with the profession of voice acting, performers who provide voices for characters who do not have a real life, physical presence. We’re talking animation, motion capture,...
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The Lie That Film Marketers Should Stop Telling Us
There’s a lot of major franchises being reinvented in this day and age from the classic Sherlock Holmes stories right up to modern hits like Jurassic Park. There’s a bit of a problem with this –...
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10 Beloved Movies…That I Hate
Everyone has them – the movies that are massive hits that does nothing for them. Maybe they’re extremely popular, were critical hits, huge financial successes or scooped up all the awards. But you just...
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So What’s Up With That Awful Backwards Compatibility List?
Microsoft is rolling out Backwards Compatibility for the XBOX One today, and the list of games is rather underwhelming. It is also a rather confusing list, considering for the past six months Microsoft...
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Why it’s hard to like literary 007 in 2015
Last year, it was announced that acclaimed writer Anthony Horowitz would be writing the next James Bond continuation novel. Released in September 2015, Trigger Mortis hailed the publicity-grabbing...
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WTF Hollywood??? Stop Splitting Movies Up Unnecessarily!
“Follow me to box office glory!” Some stories, especially ones based on novels, need more than one movie. The content is just so vast and expansive that collapsing the material into one 2 1/2 movie...
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Why Indie Comic Books are the Future of Comics on the Big Screen
When you think of the most prominent comic book companies in film, you conclude on Marvel & DC. These are the two big publishers who are dominating the film business right now. As aforementioned,...
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Turning Felicity Smoak into Oracle is a Terrible Idea
If you’re allergic to spoilers and have not yet seen the mid-season finale to Arrow, turn back now. Final warning. Good. So Felicity ended the season in a bit of a pickle. She survived a gas chamber...
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Knee Jerk Racism When Casting Movie Roles
This is a delicate post for me to write. I live in a country (USA) where the issue of racism is probably more prevalent in the media than it’s been in twenty years. Freddie Gray, Oscar Grant, the...
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LEGO Keeps Spoiling Marvel Movies – Including ‘Civil War’
There’s a very strange trend happening in regards to movie spoilers the past few years. There’s been an ongoing habit by Denmark based plastic brick production powerhouse of dropping big spoilers for...
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A ‘Star Wars’ Hater Reviews ‘The Force Awakens’
First and foremost, I should qualify the title of this review. I loved Star Wars as a kid. The movies were awesome and the toys were radical (that’s how we expressed our love of something in the 80s)....
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The 3 Movies You Didn’t See in 2015 (But Should)
I know what you’re thinking…Ex-Machina, right? It’s on everyone’s list of the most under-rated movies for 2015. Which is weird, because it’s one of the most talked movies of the year, scored 92% on...
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Why Quentin Tarantino Is Batshit Crazy Insane
I’m a firm believer that many geniuses are partly mad. History bares this out. Michelangelo rarely changed his clothes and walked away from conversations mid-sentence. Famous Japanese author Yukio...
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5 Movies I Used to Hate But Changed My Mind On
Watching movies and tasting foods for the first time are visceral experiences. Love, hate, indifference, disgust; there are many gradations of response once the end credits roll or you take that...
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