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· by Susan Velazquez · Feb 3, 2018

Riverdale: Confirm or deny

Apologies for the late recap everyone, but this episode of Riverdale was a bit of a filler one that’s leading up to much more interesting episode next week. This week focuses on Veronica and the Lodge family and all their…

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· by Jordon Davis · Feb 1, 2018

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 7 of 8)

Previously: There was a big chase scene wherein nothing anybody did had any causal relationship with anything that came before. Anyway, our five heroes are sailing to an ancient alien city in a jeep. The adventurers get about thirty seconds…

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

Hit or Bomb? February 2018 movie predictions

February looks to be yet another month where a Disney release runs laps around its competitors at the box office. But that’s not going to stop us from once again getting judgmental about this month’s big releases and deciding if…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 29, 2018

Star Trek: Discovery "What's Past is Prologue"

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Discovery crossed over into the Mirror Universe, where Georgiou is the Terran emperor. Stamets met Mirror Stamets, who’s evil and he’s somehow corrupted the mycelial network. The Discovery is on its way to rendezvous…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Jan 25, 2018

Riverdale: GLOW (Gorgeous Lads of Wrestling)

Do the Riverdale writers have a crystal ball or something? The storylines of Riverdale have been oddly timely for the current zeitgeist, despite being written and filmed months beforehand. Nick St. Clair attempting to sexually assault Veronica and Cheryl fits…

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· by Jordon Davis · Jan 24, 2018

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 6 of 8)

Previously: Indiana Jones, Marion from the first movie, their son, a crystal skull, John Hurt, aliens, Russians, the Amazon, RPGs, and an amphibious jeep. Indy, Marion and Mutt all bail out of their truck into a WWII-era Ford GPA. It’s…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 23, 2018

Star Trek: Discovery "Vaulting Ambition"

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: The Discovery crossed over into the Mirror Universe, where Burnham and Lorca went undercover as their Terran counterparts to get info about the Defiant, the last Federation starship to cross over. Tyler realized that…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jan 22, 2018

Jason Goes to Hell director Adam Marcus on Texas Chainsaw 3-D, My Boyfriend's Back, and more

As Friday the 13th fans will note, this year marks the 25th anniversary of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. This was the ninth entry in the horror series and the first to be distributed by New Line…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Jan 18, 2018

Riverdale: South Side Story

We’re finally back to our favorite small town where big, implausible things happen! Welcome back to Riverdale, everyone! The post-Christmas revelry has worn off and now we’re ready to get back to the dark, twisty, angst-y stuff. And who better…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Jan 18, 2018

3 awesome DC Elseworlds stories that need to be movies

So I’ve talked before about DC screwing around with their classic characters by throwing them into new settings that range from “plausible” to “this writer is clearly having a nervous breakdown, please get them help.” One of the best sandboxes…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 15, 2018

Star Trek: Discovery "The Wolf Inside"

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: The whole damn ship ended up in the Mirror Universe, prompting Lorca to transform it into the “ISS Discovery”, under the command of Captain Tilly. Spore-jumping to a parallel universe turned Stamets into a…

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· by Jordon Davis · Jan 15, 2018

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 5 of 8)

Previously: Dr. Spalko forced Indy to look at an alien skull, and this freaked him out a little bit. She threatened Jones, which he laughed at. So she threatened Mutt, which Mutt laughed at. So she brought out Marion Ravenwood.…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jan 11, 2018

Top 5 TV sidekicks

For my first article of 2018, I’m taking another look at sidekicks. This time, however, the focus will be on ones on the small screen. 1. Tonto Some have understandably taken issue with the Lone Ranger’s companion, stating that the…

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· by Johnny Friel · Jan 10, 2018

Which Avenger lost their virginity first?

If there’s anything Hawkeye knows, it’s precision penetration.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 9, 2018

Star Trek: Discovery “Despite Yourself”

Last half-season on Star Trek: Discovery: The USS Discovery became the Federation’s secret weapon in the war against the Klingons, thanks to a spore-powered drive that allows them to be anywhere in the galaxy in an instant. Captain Lorca…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 8, 2018

The 30 most popular posts of 2017

It’s 2018, and somehow, we’re all still alive. But as you prepare for another year of sheer existential terror, spend some time revisiting this website’s most popular posts of 2017, some of which aren’t even about superheroes, Star Trek, or…

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· by Jordon Davis · Jan 4, 2018

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 4 of 8)

Previously: Indiana killed a native, but he was standing in the way of the plot, so it’s okay. Indy and Mutt wander through your typical Raiders-type set. There’s lots of dust and cobwebs and skeletons and stuff. They come…

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

Hit or Bomb? January 2018 movie predictions

Welcome to a particularly barren January in terms of sci-fi/fantasy/comic book blockbusters (i.e., the only movies of interest to anyone reading this). Regardless, we here at the Agony Booth are determined to soldier on and once again make knee-jerk assessments…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jan 2, 2018

Dear Clint Eastwood: Please retire

Dear Mr. Eastwood: I saw the trailer for your new movie coming out in 2018, The 15:17 to Paris, and it’s… well… Okay, there’s a lot to unpack here. I could go on at article length about the trailer alone.…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 28, 2017

Star Trek: Voyager “Alice”

My recaps of bad Star Trek: Voyager episodes continue with season six’s “Alice”, one of those utterly predictable Voyager episodes that foreshadows its plot so heavily that by two minutes in, we already know exactly how the whole damn plot…

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Riverdale: Confirm or deny

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 7 of 8)

Hit or Bomb? February 2018 movie predictions

Star Trek: Discovery "What's Past is Prologue"

Riverdale: GLOW (Gorgeous Lads of Wrestling)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 6 of 8)

Star Trek: Discovery "Vaulting Ambition"

Jason Goes to Hell director Adam Marcus on Texas Chainsaw 3-D, My Boyfriend's Back, and more

Riverdale: South Side Story

3 awesome DC Elseworlds stories that need to be movies

Star Trek: Discovery "The Wolf Inside"

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 5 of 8)

Top 5 TV sidekicks

Which Avenger lost their virginity first?

Star Trek: Discovery “Despite Yourself”

The 30 most popular posts of 2017

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 4 of 8)

Hit or Bomb? January 2018 movie predictions

Dear Clint Eastwood: Please retire

Star Trek: Voyager “Alice”

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