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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 6, 2020

Meet the New Mutants: Marvel Graphic Novel #4

It might sound dumb now, but back in 1982 when the New Mutants graphic novel was announced, I took that as a sign that The Uncanny X-Men was getting canceled. Please bear in mind I was just a teenager and…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 2, 2020

Star Trek “The Squire of Gothos”

I’ll begin by giving thanks to my colleague Tyler Peterson, who penned the delightful Trials of Miles recaps which inspired me to do this series, which will look at the artistic rise and fall of John de Lancie’s Q, spanning…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Mar 31, 2020

What We’re Streaming: April 2020

Regular visitors to the Agony Booth know that our monthly Hit or Bomb? box office prediction articles have been a popular fixture here for years now, but with movie theaters closed around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 30, 2020

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 6 of 6)

When we last left our band, they abducted the princess but Valeria paid with her life. And now with Thulsa Doom on his way to reclaim what is his, Conan and Subotai must prepare for the fight of their lives!…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 26, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2”

Last time on Picard with a Vengeance: Picard watched helplessly as the android woman he saved because her enemies were convinced she was going to usher in the apocalypse ushered in the apocalypse. Dick move there. If I were…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 23, 2020

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Last time, Conan attempted to stealth his way through a level and got caught, tortured, and left for dead. His friends saved him, but at what cost? Conan practices the katas his masters in the East had taught him, seemingly…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 20, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1”

Last week on Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Synths But Were Afraid to Ask: Grizzled, past-his-prime starship captain William Adama Jean-Luc Picard, on the run from a group of genocidal zealots, seeks a lost planet inhabited by…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Mar 19, 2020

Coronavirus and what it means for Hollywood

As I’m sure everyone knows by now, much of the world is currently on guard because of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump, thankfully, declared a state of emergency about the matter on (ironically) Friday the 13th of March. While some say…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 16, 2020

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 4 of 6)

When we last saw our hero, he had left his friends Subotai and Valeria behind to pursue his path of vengeance against Thulsa Doom. After a considerable ride, he came across pilgrims traveling to Doom’s “mountain of power”, as well…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 14, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “Broken Pieces”

Previously on Star Trek Into Oldness: Picard rescued Small Wonder from the Borg Cube, and his heroism inspired Hugh to start a Borg revolution on the cube, which apparently he’d just plain never thought of doing before. Tragically, he…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 9, 2020

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 3 of 6)

When we last left our (ahem) heroes, Conan and Subotai had met a new friend, a woman (played by Sandahl Bergman). Whose name is never, ever stated in the movie. She’s Valeria, by the way, and yes, for convenience’s sake…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 6, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “Nepenthe”

Previously on Picard 2: Picarder: Picard showed up on the Borg cube to rescue Soji at the exact same moment that Narek finally got the location of the android home planet out of her and tried to kill her.…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Mar 5, 2020

Psycho (1998)

For quite a while now, many film fans (including myself) have noted the countless remakes/reboots that are coming out of the woodwork. One example of this which certainly gave remakes/reboots a bad name was Gus Van Sant’s follow-up to his…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Mar 4, 2020

Hit or Bomb? March 2020 movie predictions

We’re past the dump months of January and February, which means it’s time for studios to roll out their second-tier blockbusters to take advantage of spring break audiences. Here to predict whether some of the biggest March releases will be…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 2, 2020

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 2 of 6)

When we last left our favorite (and apparently last) Cimmerian, he had gone from boy to man, and from pushing a wheel to dealing death to the roar of the crowd. We open now with him being “taken to the…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 28, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “The Impossible Box”

Previously on Grumpy Old Captains: They finally found Maddox and discovered the location of Soji, but Jurati secretly killed him because of something scary Commodore Oh told her Soji was gonna do. Raffi is depressed after an acrimonious encounter with…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 24, 2020

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 1 of 6)

There are those who trash the United States, but for me I think it’s a wonderful place. Where else can an Austrian body builder become one of the most iconic personalities in the world, having an impressive Hollywood career, marrying…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 21, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “Stardust City Rag”

Previously on Star Trek: The Previous Generation: The Gang pick up Seven of Nine who rescued them from a warlord they encountered while recruiting a Romulan ninja nun to serve as hired muscle while they pick up Dr. Bruce Maddox…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Feb 20, 2020

Titanic (1997)

Over the course of his career, James Cameron has directed a total of 8 feature films thus far. The most successful of these was his last one, Avatar, which was for a time both the most expensive movie ever…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 17, 2020

DC and Marvel Present Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (part 2 of 2)

Last week, multiple prologues had villains Lex Luthor and Doctor Octopus thwarted by our heroes, Superman and Spider-Man respectively. As Clark Kent and Peter Parker went off to attend a (yawn) news convention, Luthor and Ock met in prison and…

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Meet the New Mutants: Marvel Graphic Novel #4

Star Trek “The Squire of Gothos”

What We’re Streaming: April 2020

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Star Trek: Picard “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2”

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Star Trek: Picard “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1”

Coronavirus and what it means for Hollywood

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Star Trek: Picard “Broken Pieces”

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Star Trek: Picard “Nepenthe”

Psycho (1998)

Hit or Bomb? March 2020 movie predictions

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Star Trek: Picard “The Impossible Box”

Conan the Barbarian (1982), a recap (part 1 of 6)

Star Trek: Picard “Stardust City Rag”

Titanic (1997)

DC and Marvel Present Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (part 2 of 2)

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