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· by Henrik Magnusson · Mar 28, 2017

3 bizarre superhero comic genre mashups

Expressionist film is incredibly high concept, and trying to mix that with the over-the-top nature of superhero characters is like trying to perform heart surgery with a chainsaw--technically possible, but you're more likely to end up with a gross mess and a mountain of lawsuits.

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 27, 2017

5 things War for the Planet of the Apes should do (but probably won't)

War for the Planet of the Apes comes out this July. It’s the third film in the Planet of the Apes prequel trilogy (or maybe more than a trilogy?), the others being Rise of the Planet of the Apes and…

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· by Julie Kushner · Mar 26, 2017

Once Upon a Time: Good news for bad guys

It’s a great week to be a villain in Storybrooke. This week on Once the writers are handing out happy endings to garbage people, like Oprah Winfrey occasionally hands out cars. Also, if you remove all the obvious concerns about…

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· by Marion Stein · Mar 25, 2017

The Americans: Fake it till you make it

This week on The Americans, Elizabeth proves once again how much self-awareness she lacks (all of it). Stan and Aderholt might want to rethink their recruiting techniques. The noose tightens around Oleg, and we get a surprise blast from the…

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· by Marion Stein · Mar 22, 2017

Homeland: The wrong horse

We’re a fly on the wall listening to Carrie explain herself to the shrink she must appeal to in order to see her daughter. This might be more fun if she spoke English instead of Stock Phraseeze. She talks about…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 22, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 1: The Shadow (1994)

I love the Pulp era. I’m talking about a hardboiled detective looking for a blackbird statue, or a husband/wife team sleuthing it with a precocious dog. I’m talking about a guy taking to the skies with a rocket strapped to…

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· by Marion Stein · Mar 20, 2017

Bitchsploitation: Baby Jane and 5 other movies that prove nothing is scarier than an old lady

Ryan Murphy didn’t just give aging actress Jessica Lange (and Kathy Bates, and Angela Bassett) some meaty (but bizarre) roles, in his American Horror Story anthology, he gave Lange a whole new career, which is ironically not unlike the late…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Mar 20, 2017

3 painfully goofy early versions of iconic supervillains

What the hell was up with that single nipple spike? He looks like a kid trying to piss off his suburban parents rather than a supervillain on a rampage.

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· by Julie Kushner · Mar 19, 2017

Once Upon a Time: Boys behaving badly

This week on Once, the writers bastardize Beowulf (which, in their defense, couldn’t be made much worse than it already was). Also this week, Rumple tries twice to prevent his kids from becoming assholes like him, and is sort…

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· by Marion Stein · Mar 17, 2017

The Americans: Paigeland

After mercy-executing Elizabeth’s fav asset, she and Philip meet Gabriel to hand over the virus sample. Gabriel must be thrilled to have yet another deadly pathogen on his hands. What could possibly go wrong this time? Philip can’t quite get…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Mar 16, 2017

The 10 most underrated episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (part 2)

Here now is the second half of my article in which I name the 10 most underrated episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Click here for part 1! Season 5: “Violations” This episode is quite a little chiller.…

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· by Daniel Dockery · Mar 15, 2017

Bad Superhero Movie Showdown 2004: Blade Trinity vs. Catwoman

I am so utterly indifferent to Catwoman’s cast that I would give it an award for Best Ensemble as long as I never had to endure Ryan Reynolds machine-gunning his dialogue at me in another Blade movie.

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· by Susan Velazquez · Mar 14, 2017

Logan (2017): A fitting farewell to an aging franchise

Logan says goodbye to the Wolverine in a way that's respectful to Hugh Jackman's tenure and tackles what mortality means, which is generally difficult to do for characters who are either literally immortal or too iconic to fade away.

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· by Marion Stein · Mar 13, 2017

Homeland: Treason season

We all agree Dar Adal has to die. The only question is who takes him out and how. Will Carrie beat him to death with Franny’s stuffed rabbit (stuffed with the coin-stuffed sock Peter used to sock Tommy)? Will Quinn,…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 13, 2017

Movies that Predicted Trump: Being There (1979)

This is part of a series of reviews we’re calling Movies that Predicted Trump, where we discuss the films that foretold (in ways both large and small) the election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States. …

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Mar 13, 2017

3 ridiculous superhero teams you'll never see on-screen (we hope)

Villains in the 1960s were so bad at covering their tracks that a group of suburban brats regularly just stumbled across their schemes while hula-hooping and drinking malt shakes and enforcing segregation or whatever the hell kids did in those days.

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· by Julie Kushner · Mar 12, 2017

Once Upon a Time: A not so charming ending

This week on Once, we finally found out who murdered Prince Charming’s dad, and it actually wasn’t who you thought it would be… until it ended up being exactly who you thought it would be. In other news, someone is…

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· by Marion Stein · Mar 11, 2017

The Americans: Meet the Eckharts

Amber Waves, the season five premiere of The Americans opens with the wheat crop in the Soviet Union failing. The Jennings, a Potemkin Village of a family, may be nearing their own implosion. There’s the Paige/Matthew romance, Mischa on…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Mar 10, 2017

Powerless: No means no!

It’s cold season in Charm City! No, it’s not the season where everyone passes viral infections to each other. It’s when all the ice-theme superheroes–Mr. Freeze, Killer Frost, Captain Cold, etc–come to town and ruin the weather. Emily insists that…

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· by Rick Lewis · Mar 10, 2017

Let's talk about Patrick Stewart's penis (and his beef with Donald Trump)

Imagine my surprise when my daily Google search for “Patrick Stewart’s penis” turned up several actual news sites.

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3 bizarre superhero comic genre mashups

5 things War for the Planet of the Apes should do (but probably won't)

Once Upon a Time: Good news for bad guys

The Americans: Fake it till you make it

Homeland: The wrong horse

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 1: The Shadow (1994)

Bitchsploitation: Baby Jane and 5 other movies that prove nothing is scarier than an old lady

3 painfully goofy early versions of iconic supervillains

Once Upon a Time: Boys behaving badly

The Americans: Paigeland

The 10 most underrated episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (part 2)

Bad Superhero Movie Showdown 2004: Blade Trinity vs. Catwoman

Logan (2017): A fitting farewell to an aging franchise

Homeland: Treason season

Movies that Predicted Trump: Being There (1979)

3 ridiculous superhero teams you'll never see on-screen (we hope)

Once Upon a Time: A not so charming ending

The Americans: Meet the Eckharts

Powerless: No means no!

Let's talk about Patrick Stewart's penis (and his beef with Donald Trump)

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