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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 10, 2021

Wakanda weak Captain America is this? The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “The Whole World is Watching”

Previously: The leader of the Flag-Smashers, Karli Morgenthau, is an anarcho-Thanosist terrorist with a Game of Thrones accent. Likes: bombs, stealing, being a super-soldier. Dislikes: governments, corporations, people other than her and her friends being super-soldiers. To track her down,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 6, 2021

Johnny Mnemonic (1995), a recap (part 2 of 3)

Last time: In the far flung year of… 2021, a guy named Johnny is a special courier who smuggles data via an implant in his head. Now he’s got too much data stuffed in his noggin and has to get…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 3, 2021

The Madripoorian: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “Power Broker”

Previously: Bucky and Sam were trying to remain in the superhero business in the wake of the naming of a new Captain America with unclear loyalties and an even unclearer agenda. He had something to do with the Global Repatriation…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 30, 2021

Johnny Mnemonic (1995), a recap (part 1 of 3)

You would be hard-pressed to find a celebrity more beloved than Keanu Reeves, and it’s not hard to figure out why, as he avoids controversy and doesn’t get involved in tawdry headline-grabbing feuds or affairs. He donates a lot of…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 27, 2021

The old man and the serum: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “The Star-Spangled Man”

Previously on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: The titular Falcon, Sam Wilson, wanted to help save his sister’s fishing boat, but since being an Avenger doesn’t, strictly speaking, pay (why would anyone work for Tony Stark for…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 24, 2021

Snyder Cut inspirations: The New 52 Justice League (2011) #1-6

So a film dropped last week on HBO Max: Zack Snyder’s Justice League AKA the “Snyder Cut”. And apparently people are very positive about it, save a guy whose name rhymes with Taser Lisp. I’m not going to be reviewing…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 20, 2021

Make Captain America great again: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “New World Order”

A year and a half ago, Disney and Marvel Studios could not have anticipated what a wide-open market they’d have for their new line of streaming miniseries (or maybe they did—muahahaha!). But what they had in mind with these…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 15, 2021

Falcon & Winter Soldier: the comic series (2020)

So with the apparent success of WandaVision, it seems Disney might be on to a winning formula, with a combination of streaming series coupled with movie releases… …in theory. Soon, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will premiere, and…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Mar 11, 2021

Ever dance with a boner by the pale moonlight? Batman #66

This story is a bit of an anomaly in my unending look at Bizarre Silver Age Comics. No, not because of a total lack of Superman being a dick to his friends… though, that does make it an outlier,…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Mar 9, 2021

Back on the beat: Cop Rock “Oil of Ol’ Lay”

Previously on Cop Rock: Officers Campo and Quinn were hot for each other, even though Quinn is married to forensics detective Ruskin. We know they’re hot for each other because there’s a clip of an awful musical number where…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 8, 2021

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Last time: Junior came to his senses and teamed up with Henry in order to take down Clay Sr., only for Clay to catch the gang offguard with an ambush in a small town near his facility. With Baron dead…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 5, 2021

Chaos reigns (in primetime): Wandavision “The Series Finale”

Previously on WandaVision: Agatha pored through Wanda’s memories and deduced that she was the prophesied Scarlet Witch, a thing we’re not quite sure what it is, except that it means you can do magic without a bunch of fancy…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 1, 2021

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Last time: Henry and his clone finally met in the catacombs under Budapest and the verbal altercation turned physical, with the pair going through a bone-infested wall and falling into a pool of water below. Danny follows in the wake…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 27, 2021

One witch, two witch, red witch, blue witch: WandaVision “Previously On”

Previously on WandaVision: Vision, fresh from his escape attempt, was running home to talk to Wanda, who was being held captive by newly revealed villain Agatha Harkness, a hipster witch who was into harnessing the hidden forces of the…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 22, 2021

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Last time: We discovered the clone’s name is “Junior” and has been raised by Clay Varris. Henry discovered the news and… took it rather well. Yuri gave him the skinny on Clay’s master plan to create super soldiers, expecting Henry…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 20, 2021

Avengered Development: WandaVision “Breaking the Fourth Wall”

Previously on WandaVision: Everything’s falling apart for Wanda. Her husband just tried to break out of Rerun Land and she had to expand its borders to stop him from disintegrating. Her suddenly American brother has no interest in maintaining…

Movies / Text

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Feb 18, 2021

Battle of the Murder Mystery Comedies: Clue vs. Knives Out

I’d been considering comparing these two mystery comedy films for quite a while, and the recent passing of legendary star Christopher Plummer, the murder victim of Knives Out, gave me further incentive for doing so. But 34 years before…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 15, 2021

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Last time: Henry met his younger self. It did not go well. Henry’s in jail and looking pretty dejected. I guess if you just got your ass handed to you by somebody half your age and got stuck in a…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 12, 2021

I guess you are the boss of me now: WandaVision “All New Halloween Spook-tacular!”

Previously on WandaVision: Vision the Big Red Bot is starting to notice some odd things about the world around him. His house and clothes age at the rate of a decade per day. His kids put on five years…

Movies / Text

· by Steven Birkner · Feb 11, 2021

The droid you’re looking for: C-3PO as the unsung hero of the original Star Wars trilogy

C-3PO is perhaps known more in the more recent two Star Wars trilogies for being a somewhat hapless comedy relief character or for having a baffling origin story inserted into the saga (built by a 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker in his…

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Wakanda weak Captain America is this? The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “The Whole World is Watching”

Johnny Mnemonic (1995), a recap (part 2 of 3)

The Madripoorian: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “Power Broker”

Johnny Mnemonic (1995), a recap (part 1 of 3)

The old man and the serum: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “The Star-Spangled Man”

Snyder Cut inspirations: The New 52 Justice League (2011) #1-6

Make Captain America great again: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “New World Order”

Falcon & Winter Soldier: the comic series (2020)

Ever dance with a boner by the pale moonlight? Batman #66

Back on the beat: Cop Rock “Oil of Ol’ Lay”

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Chaos reigns (in primetime): Wandavision “The Series Finale”

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 5 of 6)

One witch, two witch, red witch, blue witch: WandaVision “Previously On”

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Avengered Development: WandaVision “Breaking the Fourth Wall”

Battle of the Murder Mystery Comedies: Clue vs. Knives Out

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 3 of 6)

I guess you are the boss of me now: WandaVision “All New Halloween Spook-tacular!”

The droid you’re looking for: C-3PO as the unsung hero of the original Star Wars trilogy

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