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Author: Tyler Peterson

· by Tyler Peterson · Jul 25, 2017

5 things I want out of Star Trek: Discovery

The newest Star Trek series Star Trek: Discovery is two and a half months from its premiere. Does it seem weird that a site named after a Star Trek device hasn’t weighed in on it yet? That seems to be…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jul 18, 2017

Movie Duel: Dante's Peak vs. Volcano

Sometimes I like to start out my Movie Duels columns with a little bit of socio-historical analysis, where I pick out the main theme or subject matter in common between two movie twins, and I try to hypothesize why that…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 20, 2017

Movie Duel: Deep Impact vs. Armageddon

People have suggested comparing Deep Impact and Armageddon ever since I started doing Movie Duels. The only reason I haven’t yet is because I was worried about blowing through primo material too early. I’m pretty stoked about it, I…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 13, 2017

Movie Duel: The Truman Show vs. EDtv

In my Movie Duel columns, I opine on the subject of “movie twins”—two very similar movies released in close proximity to one another. It seems like a straightforward concept, but in the course of doing Movie Duels, I’ve learned that…

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· by Tyler Peterson · May 30, 2017

TV Shows that Predicted Trump: Black Mirror "The Waldo Moment"

On September 13, 2016, Charlie Brooker, creator and showrunner for the hit British sci-fi series Black Mirror, addressed the media with his opinion on the US presidential race, which resounded with the kind of bleak doomsaying that would normally happen…

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· by Tyler Peterson · May 17, 2017

No, we're not in a "golden age" of R-rated blockbusters

Think back, friends. Think way back, to the simpler days of the year 2014. The United States was led by an adult who spoke in complete sentences. Millions of gay people in America still enjoyed the swinging single life. Kids…

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· by Tyler Peterson · May 8, 2017

Movie Duel: White House Down vs. Olympus Has Fallen

Welcome back to Movie Duels, in which we watch two dueling movies and offer our eminently qualified opinion of which film, if any, has a reason for existing, and which one should have been left back at the pitch …

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 27, 2017

Movie Duel: Hercules vs. The Legend of Hercules

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 20, 2017

Movie Duel: Mission to Mars vs. Red Planet

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 10, 2017

Movie Duel: Snow White and the Huntsman vs. Mirror Mirror

It often happens that Hollywood will release two movies within months of each other that have seemingly identical premises. Have you ever seen this happen and wondered, “Did there really need to be two of these?” Us too! Hence our…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 27, 2017

5 things War for the Planet of the Apes should do (but probably won't)

War for the Planet of the Apes comes out this July. It’s the third film in the Planet of the Apes prequel trilogy (or maybe more than a trilogy?), the others being Rise of the Planet of the Apes and…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 13, 2017

Movies that Predicted Trump: Being There (1979)

This is part of a series of reviews we’re calling Movies that Predicted Trump, where we discuss the films that foretold (in ways both large and small) the election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States. …

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 9, 2017

Hogwarts Houses: A bad idea that got out of hand

If you’re a member of a nerdy social circle—and, given that you’re browsing a website named after a famously cheesy episode of a famously nerdy TV series, that’s a safe bet—you’ve probably gotten one of these invites: This is the…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 1, 2017

Movies that Predicted Trump: The Candidate (1972)

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jan 3, 2017

Movies that Predicted Trump: The Dead Zone (1983)

Even if I could joke, the chilling Cold War nuclear specter evoked by The Dead Zone has put me off it for now. I find it hard to be jocular while thinking about the fact that in several weeks, an irascible simpleton will have control over the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet.

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· by Tyler Peterson · Dec 22, 2016

Movies that Predicted Trump: A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Maybe Trump watched A Face in the Crowd at some point and took that lesson to heart, or maybe he just genuinely returns the love of his audience in a way that Lonesome Rhodes was too cynical and self-aware to be capable of.

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· by Tyler Peterson · Dec 7, 2016

Arrival isn't a dumb movie, but you're dumb if you need it explained

For such a “smart” sci-fi film, Arrival sure hangs its hat on a tenuous understanding of a scientific theory (which it then proceeds to sloppily misapply) in exactly the same way as a stupid sci-fi film would.

Author: Tyler Peterson

5 things I want out of Star Trek: Discovery

Movie Duel: Dante's Peak vs. Volcano

Movie Duel: Deep Impact vs. Armageddon

Movie Duel: The Truman Show vs. EDtv

TV Shows that Predicted Trump: Black Mirror "The Waldo Moment"

No, we're not in a "golden age" of R-rated blockbusters

Movie Duel: White House Down vs. Olympus Has Fallen

Movie Duel: Hercules vs. The Legend of Hercules

Movie Duel: Mission to Mars vs. Red Planet

Movie Duel: Snow White and the Huntsman vs. Mirror Mirror

5 things War for the Planet of the Apes should do (but probably won't)

Movies that Predicted Trump: Being There (1979)

Hogwarts Houses: A bad idea that got out of hand

Movies that Predicted Trump: The Candidate (1972)

Movies that Predicted Trump: The Dead Zone (1983)

Movies that Predicted Trump: A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Arrival isn't a dumb movie, but you're dumb if you need it explained

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