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Author: Tyler Peterson

· 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

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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