VIDEO: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Happy birthday, Carrie Fisher! Also in this episode: The Force Awakens, the reality of time passing and mortality, and approaches to progress.
Category: Movies
VIDEO: Late Phases (2014)
One of the best werewolf movies in recent years.
Moon Zero Two (1969): a recap (part 7 of 10)
Moon Zero Two comes in for a landing outside Farside Five. Oh man, I’m sooooo looking forward to this. I hope Farside Five has lots of strips with dogs, those are the funniest.
So, could we… not get more Star Wars?
I’m not one to judge people for falling under the sway of merchandising-based nostalgia (I had He-Man and the Masters of the Universe bed sheets as a kid, so I get it). However, I can’t help but feel that this renewed obsession with trying to make Star Wars the epicenter of popular culture again is in some way unhealthy.
5 steps to make the Lion King remake work
Regardless of any personal misgivings I may have with Disney’s remake enterprise, even the worst ideas can be turned into good movies. So in the unlikely event that Jon Favreau may be reading this, here are five steps I would recommend him to take to make his Lion King roar.
Hit or Bomb? October movie predictions
Join us for the first in a (hopefully) regular feature on the Agony Booth where we make snap judgments about the box office chances of upcoming movies based solely on watching the trailers, including Gone Girl on a Train, The Birth of a Nation, Jack Reacher 2, and more.
Rey vs. Jaylah: Who's the better heroine?
But while I think there are many commonalities, it's the differences that, to my mind, make Jaylah a far superior character to Rey. So, you may ask, what are these differences? Let's compare, shall we?
VIDEO: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
So The Phantom Menace was a disappointment, to say the least. But no matter; Lucas will have learned from his mistakes, and Episode II's gonna be awesome! Right?..... right?
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Need a little something extra to spice up Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice? Or perhaps you’d love to see some of the characters eaten by zombies after a bad experience in English Lit 101?...
VIDEO: The Blair Witch Project (1999)
A deeper look into the groundbreaking film that changed cinema.
The Green Inferno (2015): Eli Roth's politically incorrect cannibal holocaust
It may not be one of the best film posters ever designed, but there’s no denying its eloquence: Surrounded by green leaves and thick roots, a severed human hand lies on the ground. In the grip of its bloody fingers, an iPhone displays Twitter’s latest trends: #JungleGate, #ACTnowUN, #SocialJusticeForAll, #NativeLivesMatter, and #IndigenousLivesMatter...
Moon Zero Two (1969): a recap (part 6 of 10)
When we last left our heroes (and at this point, I’m really stretching the definition of that word; seriously, Bill is a bit of a dick and Kaminski is little more than drunken comic relief, albeit his legal acumen and/or ability to baffle with bullshit has come in handy twice)...
Lights Out (2016)
It’s an experience I’m sure we’re all familiar with. It’s the middle of the night and you’ve just snuck out of your room for a quick snack. Everyone else is asleep, so you move carefully so as not to wake anyone up---yet every step you take is done in quick tippy-toe sprints, just so you don’t have to stay in the dark too long...
VIDEO: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) (part 1 of 2)
In the first half of this first 2-part episode, the Fear Fan takes a look at the follow up to his favorite Paramount-era Friday the 13th! Does lightning strike twice, or will the series sink to the bottom of Crystal Lake?
VIDEO: Coyote Ugly (2000)
Movie Dad is inept, but we're supposed to be sympathetic, Melissa's dad is a jerk, but we're not, and just what exactly is emotional labor anyway?
VIDEO: Snowpiercer (2013)
Snowpiercer was almost a different movie in the US.
10 reasons Pee-Wee's Big Adventure has aged so well
Why was this fairly modest mid-'80s comedy enough of a hit to be the auspicious start of so many creative careers? And how has it enjoyed such a lasting impact?
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
“But like its two predecessors, Beyond’s focus on being fun is at the expense of being something meaningful. It's dumb fun, which more or less sums up the Trek reboot series.”
VIDEO: Foodfight! (2012)
Some consider this the worst animated movie of all time... and others are comparing it to Sausage Party?
Moon Zero Two (1969): a recap (part 5 of 10)
Hello, and welcome back to my Moon Zero Two extended recap. In case you’re new to the Booth, you can catch up by checking out the links to the first four parts here, here, here...
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