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· by Marion Stein · Apr 14, 2018

The Americans: Who does Elizabeth kill this week?

“Urban Transport Planning”, the third episode of the final season is named for the seminar Oleg Burov is in DC to attend. When Oleg explains his post-KGB duties to Stan, he could be describing the writers’ task as they wind…

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 12, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

When Guardians of the Galaxy came out, I don’t think anybody could have realistically expected the level of success it achieved, both critically and financially. It was so big that you can reasonably argue that it affected the production of…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 10, 2018

Tron (1982), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Previously on Tron: Flynn discovered that he’d arrived at a place that is, essentially, Ready Player One before the Ernest Cline book (or the subsequent Spielberg film). He finally met the movie’s title character who, along with another program,…

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· by Marion Stein · Apr 9, 2018

Homeland: Just her 19th nervous breakdown

This week on Homeland: Yvegeny goes rogue, Bill says too much, and Carrie’s seasonal hallucinatory sequence may actually give her the clarity to make a tough decision, god willing. We open with Yvegeny and “Simmy” mapping out their future…

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 9, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Doctor Strange (2016)

Doctor Strange is one of those Marvel properties that’s been around for decades. He’s a character that fans of the comics can remember popping up all over the place in cameos. I think the first time I saw him was…

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· by Marion Stein · Apr 6, 2018

The Americans: Four wigs and no funerals

Welcome to another week of dread, close calls, and the longest long game on television. Can Elizabeth Jennings, the hardest working spy in Spytown, keep dodging bullets forever, literally? With only six remaining episodes, we’ll know soon enough. Gone…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 4, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Before I dive into Captain America: Civil War, allow me to provide some background about the source material. Civil War was one of Marvel Comics’ landmark events, one that had been carefully set up to reveal the US government…

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· by Marion Stein · Apr 3, 2018

Homeland: Bonnieskaya and Clydeski

What happened after Saul’s team grabbed Dante, and left a terrified Frannie in her mother’s arms? Did Carrie decide she and Frannie might as well squat at Dante’s since he wasn’t going to be home for awhile, or did Carrie…

Movies / Text

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

Hit or Bomb? April 2018 movie predictions

Hello, and Avengers to another Avengers of box office predictions! Once Avengers, it’s Avengers for us here at the Avengers Booth to play Avengers prognosticators and Avengers which of these Avengers will be domestic AVENGERs or BOMBs, based…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Apr 1, 2018

Riverdale: A Blossom Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

If Hiram’s evil plan to build a prison in Riverdale happens, maybe the economic boost to the town will let the Sisters of Quiet Mercy finally get out of the 1950s time warp that they appear to be stuck in.…

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· by Marion Stein · Mar 29, 2018

The Americans: Your country or your wife

“Dead Hand”, the perfectly scored final season premiere of The Americans begins with a montage that wordlessly (except for the lyrics) shows us everything we need to know about the state of the Jennings’s marriage. Philip has renovated the dingy…

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 29, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Ant-Man (2015)

So… Ant-Man. Ant. Man. This… is a difficult movie for me to talk about, mostly because it had so little impact on me. It’s not a horrific movie like Battlefield Earth, which if you’re not careful and don’t…

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· by Marion Stein · Mar 27, 2018

Homeland: Busted, or five degrees of congruence

Andante, music played at a slow tempo, is a polite name for the filler-filled seventh episode of the seventh season. Yet, a few things happen to move the story forward: Carrie gets laid. Max gets waylaid. We learn something new…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Mar 27, 2018

Tron (1982), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Previously on Tron: The Dude was trying to hack into his former employer’s computer system to prove he was screwed over. But he ended up getting punked in the most electronic way possible. The good news is that there’s…

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 26, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

When one thinks about the Avengers, there are only a handful of villains that come to mind who can pose a true challenge. Loki was an excellent choice for the first film; he was known to people who saw Thor…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Mar 23, 2018

Riverdale: The Riverdale-ian Candidate

It’s party time in Riverdale–political party time, that is. This week’s episode focuses on small town politics, in both mayoral and high school elections. But first, we pick up right where last week’s episode left off, with Betty confronting Chick…

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 23, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

When Marvel announced their post-Avengers movie schedule in 2012, I expected some titles to be on the list. I expected a Black Widow movie. I expected Power Man and Iron Fist. I had expected Daredevil. Bear in…

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Mar 21, 2018

God's Not Dead 2 (2016): Electric Bible-loo

Glory be to the Bad Movie Gods! Pure Flix, the makers of films aimed squarely at evangelical Christians, earned enough money from their excruciatingly awful (and inexplicably successful) 2014 release God’s Not Dead to continue making films based on the…

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· by Marion Stein · Mar 19, 2018

Homeland: Who's the honey-trap?

Carrie finally goes to Saul, who helps her put the pieces together, but will she take his advice? “Species Jump”, episode 6 of the season, opens with Carrie trying to get Fannie off to school, so she can go back…

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 19, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Previously: I was dreading Marvel’s 2014 films, especially after the lackluster 2013 entries in the series. You might be asking yourself what I was dreading, seeing as I loved the first Captain America movie so much. The answer is simple:…

Category: Text

The Americans: Who does Elizabeth kill this week?

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Tron (1982), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Homeland: Just her 19th nervous breakdown

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Doctor Strange (2016)

The Americans: Four wigs and no funerals

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Homeland: Bonnieskaya and Clydeski

Hit or Bomb? April 2018 movie predictions

Riverdale: A Blossom Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

The Americans: Your country or your wife

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Ant-Man (2015)

Homeland: Busted, or five degrees of congruence

Tron (1982), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Riverdale: The Riverdale-ian Candidate

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

God's Not Dead 2 (2016): Electric Bible-loo

Homeland: Who's the honey-trap?

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

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