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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Oct 11, 2017

5 reasons Halloween (1978) is a horror classic

It’s Halloween time again, so let’s take a look at the classic 1978 movie which shares the same name as the holiday. This movie, like the previous year’s Star Wars, was not only successful, but had a huge impact…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 10, 2017

Star Trek: Discovery "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry"

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Burnham was stripped of rank and sentenced to life in prison, but still somehow ended up on the USS Discovery and became roommates with lovably awkward Ensign Tully. The ship’s captain Lorca revealed the…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 9, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 4 of 6): When Jonah comes mooching home again

Previously on Hex Collects Checks: Bounty hunter and part time medium Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) had to find his old commanding officer/fellow Mustache Club member Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich) in order to prevent him and his band of neo-Confederates…

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· by Steven Birkner · Oct 5, 2017

Top 6 metafictional TV episodes

Metafiction in TV and movies is a technique or style that’s getting a lot of attention these days. Whether writers feel comfortable going meta due to audiences demanding increasingly sophisticated material, or due to the way that new forms of…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 4, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 8: Porco Rosso (1992)

When anime fans talk about legends in the industry, I think one name that makes just about everyone’s list is Hayao Miyazaki. A writer, manga artist, director, and producer, he was responsible for some of the finest examples of the…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 3, 2017

Star Trek: Discovery “Context is for Kings”

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Michael Burnham, first officer of the USS Shenzhou, tried to save the ship by incapacitating Captain Georgiou and ordering a preemptive strike on a Klingon ship. It was too late, because dozens of other…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 3, 2017

Hit or Bomb? October 2017 movie predictions

It’s October, which means it’s time for a slew of movies that weren’t good enough for the holiday season. But more importantly, October means we’ve been doing box office predictions for one whole year! Come back later this month for…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 2, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 3 of 6): Clods and generals

Last time on Hex Wrecks the Cineplex: Disfigured ex-Confederate bounty hunter Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) narrowly escaped an extremely dumb trap laid by crooked lawmen. He retired to his favorite watering hole for a spot of tortuously dull pillow…

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

Star Trek: Discovery “Battle at the Binary Stars”

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: We met Michael Burnham, first officer of the USS Shenzhou, and her commanding officer Captain Philippa Georgiou. While investigating damage to subspace relays, the Shenzhou encountered a big-ass Klingon ship populated by some of…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Sep 28, 2017

3 Justice League stories that need to be blockbuster movies

What followed was basically Girls with superpowers.

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Sep 27, 2017

Top 5 (bad guy) movie sidekicks

Last time, I looked at heroic sidekicks from movies. Now, I’m going to take a look at 5 movie sidekicks that were anything but heroic. 1. Oddjob Granted, the James Bond series was already on its third movie (Goldfinger…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 26, 2017

Star Trek: Discovery "The Vulcan Hello"

Here we are at last: the first new Star Trek TV series in 12 years. The pilot episode, titled “The Vulcan Hello” (which sounds like something Star Trek characters would travel to Risa to have performed upon them) aired last…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Sep 25, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 2 of 6): The Adventures of Jonah Hex’s Magic Horse

Last time on What the Hex: The grumpy man (Jonah Hex) committed some light treason. The crazy man (Quentin Turnbull) got on his case about it. The crazier man (so far not named; I’ll just call him This Fucking…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 23, 2017

Star Trek: Enterprise “These Are the Voyages...” (part 2 of 2)

Previously on Star Trek: Enterprise: As the Enterprise-D searched diligently for a shipwreck containing a top secret device that could have potential far-reaching consequences for relations between the Federation and the Romulan Empire, Riker was play-acting on the holodeck…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 22, 2017

Star Trek: Enterprise “These Are the Voyages...” (part 1 of 2)

As incredible as it is to believe, it’s now been over 12 years since Star Trek: Enterprise aired its final episode. At the time, ratings for the show were hitting all-time lows, Nemesis had recently bombed in theaters, and there…

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· by Rick Lewis · Sep 21, 2017

Hit or Miss? Predictions for every new show on FOX this fall (Bonus: The CW, too!)

This show is proof that eventually everyone rises to the level of his incompetence.

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 21, 2017

How to fix Marvel Comics

Marvel has gone from being the House of Ideas to the House of Ideologues, and frankly it’s tiresome.

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· by Tyler Peterson · Sep 20, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 1 of 6)

As a non-comics reader, I’m in something of an awkward position when I watch a movie adapted from a comic book and don’t like it. Part of me thinks that it’s unfair to judge it by my normal standards, because…

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· by Rick Lewis · Sep 20, 2017

Hit or Miss? Predictions for every new show on NBC this fall

Maybe NBC is right to debut only three shows.

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Sep 19, 2017

Top 5 (good guy) movie sidekicks

Throughout history, both in real life and otherwise, there have always been those who seem to be, intentionally or not, subordinate to someone else. The slang expression that describes such a person is “sidekick”. In literature, such characters include Sancho…

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5 reasons Halloween (1978) is a horror classic

Star Trek: Discovery "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry"

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 4 of 6): When Jonah comes mooching home again

Top 6 metafictional TV episodes

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 8: Porco Rosso (1992)

Star Trek: Discovery “Context is for Kings”

Hit or Bomb? October 2017 movie predictions

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 3 of 6): Clods and generals

Star Trek: Discovery “Battle at the Binary Stars”

3 Justice League stories that need to be blockbuster movies

Top 5 (bad guy) movie sidekicks

Star Trek: Discovery "The Vulcan Hello"

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 2 of 6): The Adventures of Jonah Hex’s Magic Horse

Star Trek: Enterprise “These Are the Voyages...” (part 2 of 2)

Star Trek: Enterprise “These Are the Voyages...” (part 1 of 2)

Hit or Miss? Predictions for every new show on FOX this fall (Bonus: The CW, too!)

How to fix Marvel Comics

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 1 of 6)

Hit or Miss? Predictions for every new show on NBC this fall

Top 5 (good guy) movie sidekicks

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