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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 11, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 3 of 9)

Previously on Suicide Squad: Government stooge (and three-time Detective Wyms Cosplay Contest runner-up) Amanda Waller wanted to protect America from a hypothetical terrorist threat by a Superman-type figure. To that end, she assembled a team of lame-o supervillains with…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jun 7, 2018

Star Trek: Voyager "Unforgettable"

If you’ve been following my recent Voyager recaps, you may have noticed I’ve been trying to spread the snark around a bit. So far, I’ve recapped a Neelix episode, a Tom Paris episode, a Janeway episode, and a Harry Kim…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jun 6, 2018

A look back at Twilight Zone: The Movie, 35 years later (part 1 of 2)

Even before this day and age of seemingly endless reboots and reimaginings, the idea of remaking something for the big screen wasn’t (if you’ll pardon this) new. After all, classic series such as Batman, The Munsters, and Star …

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 4, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 2 of 9)

Last time on Suicide Squad: The Wall got an idea. An awful idea. The Wall got a wonderful, awful idea. She’s smiling because, with Superman dead, it’s the perfect time to pitch this wonderful, awful idea to her fellow…

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· by Marion Stein · Jun 1, 2018

The Americans: Casablanca and EST

“START”, the almost perfect finale of The Americans, offers its surviving characters a shot at redemption, and an ending to a seasonal arc in which Mischa and Nadezhda finally have a mission worthy of their talents. We pick up…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 31, 2018

Hit or Bomb? June 2018 movie predictions

For being smack-dab in the middle of blockbuster season, this month gets off to a pretty slow start. Guess everybody assumed Solo: A Star Wars Story would be dominating the box office for at least a little while, huh? Oops.…

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· by Tyler Peterson · May 29, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 1 of 9)

The DC Expanded Universe: four cursed words if ever there were any. The twelve hours that comprise the DCEU represent such a pathetically inept wall-to-wall pooch-screw that dunking on the franchise at this point seems almost mean, like laughing at…

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· by Marion Stein · May 25, 2018

The Americans: Smoke gets in your eyes

The title of the penultimate episode, “Jennings, Elizabeth” had half the fans convinced it foretold a death. It did. By the episode’s end, Nadezhda and Mischa, those two young idealists now grown into weary middle age, are hitting the road.…

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· by Susan Velazquez · May 24, 2018

Riverdale: It's not over yet

Buckle your seatbelts, everyone! It’s the season finale of Riverdale and hopefully, we’ll gets answers to the real Archie’s Weird Mysteries that I want solved. At the very least, we should find out if Jughead is really dead after that…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 24, 2018

Movie Duel: Paul Blart: Mall Cop vs. Observe and Report

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 Rob Kirchgassner · May 22, 2018

Battle of the Nerd Comedies: Free Enterprise (1999) vs. Fanboys (2009)

A short while back, I wrote an article comparing the documentaries Trekkies and The People vs. George Lucas. These movies looked at the appeal and devoted followings of Star Trek and Star Wars, the two most famous series in…

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· by Marion Stein · May 19, 2018

The Americans: Burn baby burn

In “The Summit”, the nearly perfect eighth episode of the final season (perfection would have included Oleg), Elizabeth finally puts humanity ahead of mission. The build-up has been going on for a while. The suspense was in wondering whether the…

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· by Susan Velazquez · May 12, 2018

Riverdale: Not-so-quiet riot

Poor Cheryl has had a rough year. Her twin brother was murdered by her father, her family fortune was temporarily lost when her father was outed as a drug dealer, her mother stuck her in a gay conversion program, she…

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· by Marion Stein · May 11, 2018

The Americans: Moving parts

In an effort to save his marriage, if not his country, Philip joins Elizabeth’s mission to rescue an illegal who the FBI has codenamed “Harvest”. Henry confides in his “Uncle” Stan, which rhymes with Sam. And somebody needs to tell…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · May 9, 2018

Tron (1982), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Before I get into the impact Tron has had on pop culture in the decades since its release, let’s discuss how the movie itself stands up. Video game-based movies are usually received with not much enthusiasm by most audiences. The…

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· by Tyler Peterson · May 7, 2018

7 ideas for the next A Star Wars Story

It was a golden moment when Lucasfilm and Disney announced their intention to make a series of standalone Star Wars movies in addition to the sequel trilogy. For the first time in history, the Star Wars franchise wasn’t penned in…

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· by Marion Stein · May 5, 2018

The Americans: On my way

“Riffifi”, episode 6 of the final slog toward doom that is The Americans, is named for a film in which most of the protagonists die. This week Elizabeth doesn’t kill anyone, but she comes close to braining her husband…

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· by Susan Velazquez · May 3, 2018

Riverdale: Innocent until proven guilty?

Last episode, Betty began to suspect that her father Hal is the Black Hood. It’s a good thing that she’s keeping this information to herself because Archie is out on his vigilante search for the Black Hood. Again. Archie doesn’t…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 3, 2018

Hit or Bomb? May 2018 movie predictions

Feeling like you’re recovering from a massive hangover of Avengers proportions? Well, pop a fistful of Tylenol and pour yourself a Bloody Mary, because blockbuster season has only just begun, and Hollywood still has a ton of action/comic book/sci-fi extravaganzas…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 2, 2018

When Lois Lane almost banged a horse: Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #92

You might recall that some time ago I wrote an article chronicling the Silver Age adventures of Supergirl and Comet the Super-Horse, who some might have previously assumed was just another wacky super-pet like Krypto the Super-Dog or Streaky the…

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Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 3 of 9)

Star Trek: Voyager "Unforgettable"

A look back at Twilight Zone: The Movie, 35 years later (part 1 of 2)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 2 of 9)

The Americans: Casablanca and EST

Hit or Bomb? June 2018 movie predictions

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 1 of 9)

The Americans: Smoke gets in your eyes

Riverdale: It's not over yet

Movie Duel: Paul Blart: Mall Cop vs. Observe and Report

Battle of the Nerd Comedies: Free Enterprise (1999) vs. Fanboys (2009)

The Americans: Burn baby burn

Riverdale: Not-so-quiet riot

The Americans: Moving parts

Tron (1982), a recap (part 6 of 6)

7 ideas for the next A Star Wars Story

The Americans: On my way

Riverdale: Innocent until proven guilty?

Hit or Bomb? May 2018 movie predictions

When Lois Lane almost banged a horse: Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #92

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