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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 30, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Deja Q”

By the time of “Deja Q”, the fifth installment of… …the character of Q had become beloved by fans. Some likened him to Harry Mudd in terms of his annoying playfulness (I’m only referring to the Mudd played by Roger…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 29, 2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 4 of 5)

Last time on Curds of Whey: An insanely valuable diamond is currently traversing the colon of the school-aged thief Cassandra Cain, and a group of badass babes with improbable personal connections to her are all wanting to get it…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 27, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 1 of 6)

For the most part, the 1990s weren’t a good time for Sylvester Stallone. After a finishing out the previous decade strong with films like Tango & Cash and Rambo III (the less said about Lock Up, the better), he…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 23, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Q Who”

Q returns for “Q Who”, which is in the middle of The Next Generation‘s second season. This season, overall, proved superior to the show’s first season, despite clunkers such as “Unnatural Selection”, “Up the Long Ladder”, and the second…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 22, 2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 3 of 5)

Previously on Birds of Prey, Yup, Just Birds of Prey, That’s The Whole Title: Harley Quinn broke up with Joker. That’s good! But without Joker’s protection, Harley’s in the crosshairs of Roman Sionis AKA Black Mask, who wants to…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 20, 2020

The New Mutants #19-20: The Demon Bear Saga (parts 2-3)

When we last saw our teen heroes, the New Mutants found their friend and teammate Danielle Moonstar AKA Psyche (I’m… pretty sure she wasn’t calling herself “Mirage” at this point. I don’t know if Claremont’s tendency to have characters re-name…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 16, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Hide and Q”

Q’s promise to return at the end of “Encounter at Farpoint” excited fans. Hence, it was a pleasant surprise when we didn’t have to wait long for that return, which came just eight episodes later with “Hide and Q.” The…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 15, 2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 2 of 5)

Previously on BoPatFEoOHQ: Professional bad girl Harley Quinn read enough Tumblr posts to convince her that her relationship with the Joker was abusive and needed to end. She blew up a chemical plant to show how Not Mad she…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 13, 2020

The New Mutants #18: The Demon Bear Saga (part 1)

In my last article, I talked about how I had erroneously ASSumed the creation of the New Mutants meant my beloved X-Men were going away. After being assured by my local comic book store owner that it was not the…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 9, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Encounter at Farpoint”

We finally meet Q himself in the second installment of… We also meet the entire crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation, because this is the premiere episode of that series, “Encounter at Farpoint”. The series begins with a…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 7, 2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 1 of 5)

It was perhaps inevitable that the 2020 female-centric superhero movie Birds of Prey: Harley Quinn’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day would become the subject of several rich and pungent threads of Film Discourse. A lot of this discourse…

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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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Star Trek: The Next Generation “Deja Q”

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 4 of 5)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 1 of 6)

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Q Who”

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 3 of 5)

The New Mutants #19-20: The Demon Bear Saga (parts 2-3)

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Hide and Q”

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 2 of 5)

The New Mutants #18: The Demon Bear Saga (part 1)

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Encounter at Farpoint”

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a recap (part 1 of 5)

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)

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