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· by Nathan Kerner · Nov 16, 2017

A requiem for Zack Snyder’s vision

In the ever-escalating competition for the hearts and minds of fanboys, the summer blockbuster season has now extended well into the winter. First, Disney decided that Star Wars needed to be an annual Christmas tradition. And now, the DC Cinematic…

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Nov 15, 2017

Fatal Attraction (1987)

The recent backlash which began with allegations against notorious producer Harvey Weinstein is causing ripples throughout Hollywood, to say the least. This backlash has now affected once-respected thespians such as Kevin Spacey and Dustin Hoffman. While obviously a coincidence, I…

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· by Hunter Saylor · Nov 14, 2017

Will Justice League be new and fun, or just Batman v. Superman 2?

Don’t get me wrong, I want to see Justice League. I absolutely won't miss it. But the truth is I'd see Bridget Jones 4 if Batman showed up in it.

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· by Nathan Kerner · Nov 13, 2017

The biggest plot hole in Star Wars... isn't a plot hole

So I finally saw Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. I have in fact seen it twice in the last four months. And my reaction is… …eh. I mean, it wasn’t bad or anything. It was a perfectly serviceable…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Nov 7, 2017

Teen Wolf (1985): a recap (part 1 of 3): Beavers vs. Dragons

Is Teen Wolf a painfully dated '80s embarrassment like fanny packs, acid washed jeans, or Reaganomics?

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· by Tyler Peterson · Nov 6, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 6 of 6): The Conflagration Proclamation

Last time on Hex Mix: A mortally wounded Jonah Hex somehow rode his horse two-thirds of the distance across the United States and somehow found his friendly neighborhood Native Americans, who somehow cured him of his bad case of…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 1, 2017

Hit or Bomb? November 2017 movie predictions

Welcome to November! It’s officially the holiday season and the studios are now bringing out their A-game in terms of star-studded special effects extravaganzas. Once again, we at the Agony Booth are here to make knee-jerk assessments about which of…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Oct 26, 2017

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

Frankenstein’s Monster and Dracula are as common a pop culture one-two punch as Superman and Batman. If there’s a movie with one character, you can bet that the other will follow suit shortly afterwards. Not surprisingly, there have been stories…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 25, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 9: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

So here it is; the end of my Pulp Masterpieces series. It’s been a lot of fun looking at these wonderful films; even revisiting The Phantom again was enjoyable. But we’ve reached the end of the trip and are now…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 19, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 5 of 6): Jonah eats crow

Previously on Hex, Vexed by Rednecks, Bisects Necks: Turnbull has built a gun big enough to shoot the whole country in the face. Hex resurrected Turnbull’s son—dead at Hex’s hands—to ask where Turnbull was so he could kill him …

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 18, 2017

Hit or Bomb First Annual Roundup: One year of box office predictions

As I mentioned in our box office predictions for October 2017, we here at the Agony Booth have been predicting which films would be HITs and which would BOMB for one year now. Yes, our very first attempt at…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 14, 2017

A cynic’s look at the Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer

So hey, how about that Last Jedi trailer? Here it is, if you haven’t seen it: We all know the drill pretty well by now, don’t we? The trailer drops. Everyone pores over it and does their own bit of…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Oct 11, 2017

5 reasons Halloween (1978) is a horror classic

It’s Halloween time again, so let’s take a look at the classic 1978 movie which shares the same name as the holiday. This movie, like the previous year’s Star Wars, was not only successful, but had a huge impact…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 9, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 4 of 6): When Jonah comes mooching home again

Previously on Hex Collects Checks: Bounty hunter and part time medium Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) had to find his old commanding officer/fellow Mustache Club member Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich) in order to prevent him and his band of neo-Confederates…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 4, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 8: Porco Rosso (1992)

When anime fans talk about legends in the industry, I think one name that makes just about everyone’s list is Hayao Miyazaki. A writer, manga artist, director, and producer, he was responsible for some of the finest examples of the…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 3, 2017

Hit or Bomb? October 2017 movie predictions

It’s October, which means it’s time for a slew of movies that weren’t good enough for the holiday season. But more importantly, October means we’ve been doing box office predictions for one whole year! Come back later this month for…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 2, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 3 of 6): Clods and generals

Last time on Hex Wrecks the Cineplex: Disfigured ex-Confederate bounty hunter Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) narrowly escaped an extremely dumb trap laid by crooked lawmen. He retired to his favorite watering hole for a spot of tortuously dull pillow…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Sep 27, 2017

Top 5 (bad guy) movie sidekicks

Last time, I looked at heroic sidekicks from movies. Now, I’m going to take a look at 5 movie sidekicks that were anything but heroic. 1. Oddjob Granted, the James Bond series was already on its third movie (Goldfinger…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Sep 25, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 2 of 6): The Adventures of Jonah Hex’s Magic Horse

Last time on What the Hex: The grumpy man (Jonah Hex) committed some light treason. The crazy man (Quentin Turnbull) got on his case about it. The crazier man (so far not named; I’ll just call him This Fucking…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Sep 20, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 1 of 6)

As a non-comics reader, I’m in something of an awkward position when I watch a movie adapted from a comic book and don’t like it. Part of me thinks that it’s unfair to judge it by my normal standards, because…

Category: Movies

A requiem for Zack Snyder’s vision

Fatal Attraction (1987)

Will Justice League be new and fun, or just Batman v. Superman 2?

The biggest plot hole in Star Wars... isn't a plot hole

Teen Wolf (1985): a recap (part 1 of 3): Beavers vs. Dragons

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 6 of 6): The Conflagration Proclamation

Hit or Bomb? November 2017 movie predictions

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 9: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 5 of 6): Jonah eats crow

Hit or Bomb First Annual Roundup: One year of box office predictions

A cynic’s look at the Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer

5 reasons Halloween (1978) is a horror classic

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 4 of 6): When Jonah comes mooching home again

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 8: Porco Rosso (1992)

Hit or Bomb? October 2017 movie predictions

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 3 of 6): Clods and generals

Top 5 (bad guy) movie sidekicks

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 2 of 6): The Adventures of Jonah Hex’s Magic Horse

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 1 of 6)

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