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Category: Movie Review

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Feb 6, 2019

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Like the Alien series, the first two entries in the Terminator series are embraced as classic movies. The 1984 original was a nerve-jolting thriller whose success is all the more remarkable when you consider that its writer-director, James Cameron, only…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 15, 2019

Franchise Evolution: The Unbreakable Trilogy, part 2: Split (2016)

Previously in the Unbreakable Trilogy: Despite mediocre reviews, 2000’s Unbreakable was a pretty sizable hit for M. Night Shyamalan, who then went on to experience years of diminishing critical and commercial returns culminating in bombs like Lady in the Water…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 14, 2019

Franchise Evolution: The Unbreakable Trilogy, part 1: Unbreakable (2000)

Lately, a lot of film critics and film fans have been revisiting Unbreakable, M. Night Shyamalan’s deconstructionist take on superhero mythology, mostly thanks to a mid-credits scene in Shyamalan’s 2016 thriller Split that revealed it was secretly a backdoor…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Dec 31, 2018

Warcraft (2016): a recap (part 6 of 7)

Last time on Warcraft: The relentlessly plot-driven narrative continues to toss our hapless characters around like mice in a dryer. Durotan’s tenure as a clan leader has come to a dramatic end, Draka’s on the run with their baby,…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 27, 2018

The Great Wall (2016)

Anyone who follows the movie business nowadays is starkly aware that the Chinese box office now accounts for a disproportionate share of Hollywood blockbuster profits. This is why audiences of late have seen unprecedented levels of pandering to China in…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 8, 2018

God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)

The Christian movie studio Pure Flix was around for nearly a decade before becoming a major faith-based player thanks to 2014’s God’s Not Dead. Maudlin and treacly and often violently disdainful of nonbelievers, God’s Not Dead nevertheless struck a…

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· by Thomas Ricard · Sep 20, 2018

The Happytime Murders (2018)

In 1988, Who Framed Roger Rabbit didn’t just revolutionize animation with its seamless insertion of wacky cartoon animation into a majority of its live-action shots; it subtly satirized Hollywood’s own history through a hard-boiled noir plot with a novel premise:…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Sep 17, 2018

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Luc Besson is not a man who inspires a lot of moderate opinions. He is not a moderate man. He’s been referred to as the most American French filmmaker, a title he earned through a characteristically French kind of pigheadedness.…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Sep 6, 2018

Ready Player One (2018)

When Ready Player One came out back in April, I went on a bit of a rant in that month’s box office predictions about how much I hated the novel. I admit this might make me a less than ideal…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 25, 2018

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

Maze Runner: The Death Cure is the third and final installment in the Maze Runner trilogy based on the young adult novels by John Dashner. The movie was delayed for a year after star Dylan O’Brien got seriously injured in…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 19, 2018

Geostorm (2017)

At the start of 2017’s Geostorm, a young girl’s narration informs us that in the year 2019, a scant six months from now, the planet will be devastated by a series of catastrophic weather events: In New York, the…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jun 28, 2018

Warriors of Virtue (1997)

Just four years before the first part of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy was released, there was another fantasy film which, unlike Jackson’s trilogy, pretty much faded from memory as quickly as it arrived. That film was Warriors …

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jun 13, 2018

A look back at Twilight Zone: The Movie, 35 years later (part 2 of 2)

Let’s take a closer look at the Twilight Zone movie itself before tackling the elephant in the room regarding this topic. The prologue, directed by John Landis, sets the tone perfectly and would truly do Rod Serling proud. Burgess Meredith’s…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jun 6, 2018

A look back at Twilight Zone: The Movie, 35 years later (part 1 of 2)

Even before this day and age of seemingly endless reboots and reimaginings, the idea of remaking something for the big screen wasn’t (if you’ll pardon this) new. After all, classic series such as Batman, The Munsters, and Star …

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· by Jonathan Campbell · Apr 30, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Avengers: Infinity War is the culmination of 10 years and 18 movies’ worth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and stars… far too many people to list. Almost every important character from the MCU pops up in this film to face…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Apr 24, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Black Panther (2018)

Previously: In late 2014, Marvel Studios announced Phase Three of its Cinematic Universe, and among the more noteworthy releases on the slate was Black Panther, the first MCU film starring a solo black lead. And for the first time…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 19, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

When they announced the title for the new Thor movie, I was intrigued. Ragnarok is one of those stories that’s constantly revisited in Thor’s comic. It’s always hanging over Asgard and I think the joint has been destroyed several times…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Apr 16, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Previously: Doctor Strange was hyped as a major departure for the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to its supernatural elements, but of course, other than a few mind-bending visuals, it was pretty much every other Marvel origin story told so far.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 12, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

When Guardians of the Galaxy came out, I don’t think anybody could have realistically expected the level of success it achieved, both critically and financially. It was so big that you can reasonably argue that it affected the production of…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 9, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Doctor Strange (2016)

Doctor Strange is one of those Marvel properties that’s been around for decades. He’s a character that fans of the comics can remember popping up all over the place in cameos. I think the first time I saw him was…