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Category: Movies

· by Nathan Kerner · Jul 2, 2020

How presidential action movies ruined our politics

As we celebrate the nation’s birthday, we can all admit something is very wrong with this country, isn’t there? The current political climate has become our default entertainment format because COVID-19 shut down production on everything, and no one…

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· by Nathan Kerner · Jun 24, 2020

How the Snyder Cut and a child’s question sum up modern fandom

So my daughter and I are both big fans of the anime series Inuyasha. I would tell you what it’s about, but like a lot of shows in the stateside anime boom of the late ’90s/early 2000s, there’s a…

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· by Jordon Davis · Jun 9, 2020

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 6)

A note from the author: Hi! I’m acclaimed author and wanted felon, Jordon Davis. You may know me from the fact that I wrote part five of this recap in January. It is now June. What was I doing during…

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· by Steven Birkner · Jun 4, 2020

5 minor Star Wars characters who made a big impression

Some Star Wars characters have played such a large part in the movies that they’ve made the leap to being identifiable with the overall saga itself. Their images are on tie-in merchandise and their names are known in popular culture.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 1, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Last time: Spartan and company (including Zachary Lamb, who appears to possess the mutant power of invisibility, which he uses throughout the rest of the film) went down Below to find Simon Phoenix, only to meet Edgar Friendly. Dots were…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 28, 2020

Mute (2018)

Writer-director Duncan Jones sadly seems to be joining the ranks of one-hit wonders like Neill Blomkamp, Richard Kelly, and Josh Trank, all of whom burst onto the scene with strong debuts, were quickly declared the new saviors of blockbuster genre…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 25, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Last time on Demolition Man: After having dinner at Taco Bell and thwarting Edgar Friendly’s attempt to steal food for his people, Spartan botched a virtual sex encounter with Lenina. But after playing a hunch, Spartan discovered Cocteau might…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 18, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Previously: Simon Phoenix visited a museum (probably for the first time in his life) to get his hands on a gun, and he and John Spartan squared off there. Phoenix escaped and met Cocteau, who—surprise, surprise—is the true villain, having…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 14, 2020

Franchise Evolution: The Unbreakable Trilogy, part 3: Glass (2019)

Previously in the Unbreakable Trilogy: In the wake of 2016’s Split—an effective horror-thriller in spite of its paltry $9 million budget and a depiction of multiple personality disorder straight out of 1970s TV movies—some feared writer-director M. Night Shyamalan…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 11, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Previously: Simon Phoenix was let loose on an unsuspecting 21st century, killing 11 people (I figured out later the 11th would have been the poor bastard he got his overalls from). The police, unequipped to deal with violence, have awakened…

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· by Tyler Peterson · May 6, 2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 5 of 5)

Previously on Harley Quinn & Friends: All the movie’s colorful mismatched personalities with their own motivations have finally realized that they have to team up and kick ass for womankind against the marauding fuckboi army. The girls engage in…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 4, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Previously: In 1996, renegade cop on the edge who plays by his own rules John Spartan finally brought down flashy psycho criminal Simon Phoenix, only to be framed for killing 30 bus passengers when Simon’s building went boom. Convicted and…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 29, 2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 4 of 5)

Last time on Curds of Whey: An insanely valuable diamond is currently traversing the colon of the school-aged thief Cassandra Cain, and a group of badass babes with improbable personal connections to her are all wanting to get it…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 27, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 1 of 6)

For the most part, the 1990s weren’t a good time for Sylvester Stallone. After a finishing out the previous decade strong with films like Tango & Cash and Rambo III (the less said about Lock Up, the better), he…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 22, 2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 3 of 5)

Previously on Birds of Prey, Yup, Just Birds of Prey, That’s The Whole Title: Harley Quinn broke up with Joker. That’s good! But without Joker’s protection, Harley’s in the crosshairs of Roman Sionis AKA Black Mask, who wants to…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 15, 2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 2 of 5)

Previously on BoPatFEoOHQ: Professional bad girl Harley Quinn read enough Tumblr posts to convince her that her relationship with the Joker was abusive and needed to end. She blew up a chemical plant to show how Not Mad she…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 7, 2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 1 of 5)

It was perhaps inevitable that the 2020 female-centric superhero movie Birds of Prey: Harley Quinn’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day would become the subject of several rich and pungent threads of Film Discourse. A lot of this discourse…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 30, 2020

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 6 of 6)

When we last left our band, they abducted the princess but Valeria paid with her life. And now with Thulsa Doom on his way to reclaim what is his, Conan and Subotai must prepare for the fight of their lives!…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 23, 2020

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Last time, Conan attempted to stealth his way through a level and got caught, tortured, and left for dead. His friends saved him, but at what cost? Conan practices the katas his masters in the East had taught him, seemingly…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Mar 19, 2020

Coronavirus and what it means for Hollywood

As I’m sure everyone knows by now, much of the world is currently on guard because of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump, thankfully, declared a state of emergency about the matter on (ironically) Friday the 13th of March. While some say…

Category: Movies

How presidential action movies ruined our politics

How the Snyder Cut and a child’s question sum up modern fandom

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 6)

5 minor Star Wars characters who made a big impression

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Mute (2018)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Franchise Evolution: The Unbreakable Trilogy, part 3: Glass (2019)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 5 of 5)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 4 of 5)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 1 of 6)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 3 of 5)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 2 of 5)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 1 of 5)

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Coronavirus and what it means for Hollywood

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