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· by Steven Birkner · May 23, 2017

Wolverine, Hulk, and Raphael: When rebellious loners struggle to go solo

Wolverine from X-Men and Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have a surprising amount in common. Both are hot-tempered and quick to turn to violence to deal with problems. Both characters are mutants. They both have weapons that are sharp,…

· by Jordon Davis · May 22, 2017

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002): a recap (part 2 of 6)

Previously on Ballistic: Ecks v. Sever: Lucy Liu destroyed some innocent cars and I destroyed a serious relationship. Since Lucy Liu just… saved? …re-kidnapped? …your-guess-here? …a six year-old boy, I would expect the movie to tell us more about…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 18, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 5: The Rocketeer (1991)

Back in my Sky Captain article, I briefly spoke about the world of the ’30s and its fascination with aviation, how there were barnstormers and record breakers, and how there were pulp heroes that reflected America’s love affair with pilots.…

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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 Jordon Davis · May 16, 2017

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002): a recap (part 1 of 6)

It was recently argued that nobody would read a detailed recap of a movie when they could just as easily pull it up on streaming and watch it themselves. To that, I say, “Challenge accepted!” What if the movie were…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · May 12, 2017

Battle of the Crappy Third Entries: Jaws 3-D vs. Superman III

1983 gave us classic films such as Return of the Jedi, Octopussy, Sudden Impact, and the Stephen King triple-punch of Cujo, Christine, and The Dead Zone. Among the year’s films that weren’t so classic were, in an interesting…

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· by Daniel Dockery · May 10, 2017

Bad Superhero Movie Showdown 2007: Spider-Man 3 vs. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer vs. Ghost Rider

Four American superhero films were released in 2007: an extension of past failure (Fantastic Four 2), a brand new attempt at awful (Ghost Rider), the tragic last gasps of a series that at one point was the shining point of the entire genre (Spider-Man 3), and Underdog.

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· by Jordon Davis · May 9, 2017

How to survive a summer blockbuster

Summer is here and with it comes sun and laughter, unless you have that rare sun allergy and you’re kind of depressed about it. But also movies! Summer is traditionally the time for the biggest, eventiest event movies the studios…

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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 Thomas Stockel · May 4, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 4: The Phantom (1996)

Quite often when a genre or medium dies out, it doesn’t die right away… …usually. The pulps didn’t die out overnight; during the 1940s, they slowly lost their popularity, and by the ’50s, pulps were largely a memory. But as…

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

Hit or Bomb? May 2017 movie predictions

It’s the start of another month, and time again for another round of box office predictions. But this time around, our predictions should be way easier than usual, because May, for all intents and purposes, is now the official kickoff…

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· by Jordon Davis · May 1, 2017

Everything you need to know about law school (is in Legally Blonde)

!!!!! Omigod! Omigod, you guys !!!!! Look at you. You’re pathetic. You’re one month from graduating college and your biggest achievement was making a bong out of half a grapefruit and two crazy straws. What are you going to do…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 27, 2017

Movie Duel: Hercules vs. The Legend of Hercules

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· by Jordon Davis · Apr 25, 2017

5 life lessons from the movie Monster Trucks

Where does your mind go when you think about the movie Monster Trucks? Are you fascinated by a stellar cast signing up for what was essentially a Nickelodeon TV movie? Are you amazed that Adam Goodman, president of Paramount,…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 20, 2017

Movie Duel: Mission to Mars vs. Red Planet

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 19, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 3: The Maltese Falcon (1941)

There was a pulp magazine published in the ’20s and ’30s called Black Mask. With a name like that, you might be thinking it was a “saucy pulp” delivering racy content, but in reality when it first got started,…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 17, 2017

Franchise Evolution: I Know What You Did Last Summer

The success of Scream, like that of Halloween before it, led to imitators. Scream basically resurrected the slasher film after it had been dormant for over half a decade. That resurrection, as it turned out, also included the stupidity that …

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· by Daniel Dockery · Apr 14, 2017

Bad Superhero Movie Showdown 2006: X-Men: The Last Stand vs. Superman Returns

After helming two successful X-Men films, director Bryan Singer departed from the franchise to work on smaller, more personal projects. But we’re dealing with Bryan Singer here, which means that he left to do a $200 million Superman film that’s almost entirely made of frowns.

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· by Thomas Ricard · Apr 12, 2017

Movies that Predicted Trump: Meet John Doe (1941)

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 · 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…

Category: Movies

Wolverine, Hulk, and Raphael: When rebellious loners struggle to go solo

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002): a recap (part 2 of 6)

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 5: The Rocketeer (1991)

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

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002): a recap (part 1 of 6)

Battle of the Crappy Third Entries: Jaws 3-D vs. Superman III

Bad Superhero Movie Showdown 2007: Spider-Man 3 vs. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer vs. Ghost Rider

How to survive a summer blockbuster

Movie Duel: White House Down vs. Olympus Has Fallen

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 4: The Phantom (1996)

Hit or Bomb? May 2017 movie predictions

Everything you need to know about law school (is in Legally Blonde)

Movie Duel: Hercules vs. The Legend of Hercules

5 life lessons from the movie Monster Trucks

Movie Duel: Mission to Mars vs. Red Planet

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 3: The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Franchise Evolution: I Know What You Did Last Summer

Bad Superhero Movie Showdown 2006: X-Men: The Last Stand vs. Superman Returns

Movies that Predicted Trump: Meet John Doe (1941)

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

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