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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 27, 2021

One witch, two witch, red witch, blue witch: WandaVision “Previously On”

Previously on WandaVision: Vision, fresh from his escape attempt, was running home to talk to Wanda, who was being held captive by newly revealed villain Agatha Harkness, a hipster witch who was into harnessing the hidden forces of the…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 22, 2021

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Last time: We discovered the clone’s name is “Junior” and has been raised by Clay Varris. Henry discovered the news and… took it rather well. Yuri gave him the skinny on Clay’s master plan to create super soldiers, expecting Henry…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 20, 2021

Avengered Development: WandaVision “Breaking the Fourth Wall”

Previously on WandaVision: Everything’s falling apart for Wanda. Her husband just tried to break out of Rerun Land and she had to expand its borders to stop him from disintegrating. Her suddenly American brother has no interest in maintaining…

Movies / Text

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Feb 18, 2021

Battle of the Murder Mystery Comedies: Clue vs. Knives Out

I’d been considering comparing these two mystery comedy films for quite a while, and the recent passing of legendary star Christopher Plummer, the murder victim of Knives Out, gave me further incentive for doing so. But 34 years before…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 15, 2021

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Last time: Henry met his younger self. It did not go well. Henry’s in jail and looking pretty dejected. I guess if you just got your ass handed to you by somebody half your age and got stuck in a…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 12, 2021

I guess you are the boss of me now: WandaVision “All New Halloween Spook-tacular!”

Previously on WandaVision: Vision the Big Red Bot is starting to notice some odd things about the world around him. His house and clothes age at the rate of a decade per day. His kids put on five years…

Movies / Text

· by Steven Birkner · Feb 11, 2021

The droid you’re looking for: C-3PO as the unsung hero of the original Star Wars trilogy

C-3PO is perhaps known more in the more recent two Star Wars trilogies for being a somewhat hapless comedy relief character or for having a baffling origin story inserted into the saga (built by a 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker in his…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 9, 2021

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Last time: Elite soldier Henry Gordon decided to retire after an assassination, feeling he was losing his touch. Then an old war buddy of his named Jack told Henry his target had been an innocent man. After uncovering the fact…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 6, 2021

Deranging Women: WandaVision “On a Very Special Episode...”

Previously on WandaVision: The town of Westview has been taken over by B-team Avenger Wanda Maximoff, who’s been driven insane by grief. She’s using her reality-warping powers to force everyone in the town to play-act a series of retro-inspired…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 4, 2021

Monica Rambeau: First Blood Part II: WandaVision “We Interrupt This Program”

Previously on WandaVision: Wanda and Vision have lived a clandestine existence in three decades of stereotyped TV fantasies thus far, and in 30 years of marriage are just now getting around to having kids: twin boys, Tommy and Billy.…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 2, 2021

The ‘Bot Couple: WandaVision “Now in Color”

Previously on WandaVision: Despite a few hiccups, the Visions are doing a bang-up job fitting into their anachronistic hometown filled with kooky characters and saccharine life lessons. And to boot, they’re expecting! A single instance of not sleeping in…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 1, 2021

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 1 of 6)

“Development hell” is a term describing films in various stages of production that for one reason or another have hit a wall. Perhaps there’s problems with the script, or it’s discovered the budget will be too high. Perhaps producers or…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jan 30, 2021

Help me, Wanda: WandaVision “Don’t Touch That Dial”

Previously on WandaVision: We learned that sitcoms in the Fifties were cringe, and unfunny, and promoted parochial and backwards attitudes, as opposed to today’s sitcoms, which are cool and hilarious and promote the good and correct attitudes that we’ve…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jan 28, 2021

The Honeymutants: WandaVision “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”

I may have mentioned it before, but I’ve never been much of a comics reader. Just never got into them. Knowing this, you may be curious how it is I’ve seen so many comic book movies, including all twenty-however MCU…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jan 25, 2021

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

In 2018, Disney put out a big-budgeted version of Madeleine L’Engle’s book A Wrinkle in Time. The studio had previously released a made-for-TV version of the book in 2003, but this adaptation had not only a larger budget, but…

Agonizer / Comic Books / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 21, 2021

WandaVision’s inspirations: 1985 to the present

So hopefully over the past couple of weeks, you read my articles regarding the two Vision and Scarlet Witch limited series that were published in 1982 and 1985. While I enjoyed the first series, I found the second series a…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 19, 2021

Genocide is more fun with Doctor Fate: More Fun Comics #61

We’re going way back for this one. While I’m filing this one under Bizarre Silver Age Comics for the sake of convenience, this is really my first-ever installment of Bizarre Golden Age Comics, since it comes from an issue…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 18, 2021

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Last time: Dar, Kiri and Tal snuck into the pyramid to rescue Zed, while Seth gathered rebel forces. Zed then proceeded to prep the good guys to walk into an ambush after banishing the good guy’s MVP. Morning finds Dar…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 13, 2021

WandaVision’s inspirations: Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 2 (1985)

Three years later… While I can’t fit three years of Marvel Comics history into such a short space, I can at least provide a bit of background to set the stage. Damn, all that fun-poking I was doing regarding Bill…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 11, 2021

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Last time: Dar met “pilgrims” that turned out to be Seth and Tal, the former king Zed’s captain of the guard and the latter Zed’s son. Together they helped free the slave girl Kiri, who turned out to be Tal’s…

Category: Text

One witch, two witch, red witch, blue witch: WandaVision “Previously On”

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Avengered Development: WandaVision “Breaking the Fourth Wall”

Battle of the Murder Mystery Comedies: Clue vs. Knives Out

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 3 of 6)

I guess you are the boss of me now: WandaVision “All New Halloween Spook-tacular!”

The droid you’re looking for: C-3PO as the unsung hero of the original Star Wars trilogy

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Deranging Women: WandaVision “On a Very Special Episode...”

Monica Rambeau: First Blood Part II: WandaVision “We Interrupt This Program”

The ‘Bot Couple: WandaVision “Now in Color”

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 1 of 6)

Help me, Wanda: WandaVision “Don’t Touch That Dial”

The Honeymutants: WandaVision “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

WandaVision’s inspirations: 1985 to the present

Genocide is more fun with Doctor Fate: More Fun Comics #61

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 6 of 6)

WandaVision’s inspirations: Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 2 (1985)

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 5 of 6)

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