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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…

· 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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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 14, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “Absolute Candor”

Previously on Jean-Luc Picard: An Erotic Life: Picard got attacked by the motorcycle aliens from Under the Skin and had to go on the run in a cherry red space hog piloted by a ruggedly handsome, demographic-friendly Latino named…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Feb 12, 2020

The 30 most popular posts of 2019

Another year is upon us, and it’s time again to take a look at what Agony Booth readers clicked on the most in 2019. Note: As always, posts aren’t ranked by total views (which would be unfairly biased towards articles…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 10, 2020

DC and Marvel Present Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (part 1 of 2)

When I looked at the X-Men/Teen Titans team-up, I had said all the crossovers done before had felt like gimmicks. But after I had said that, I wondered if perhaps I had been, well, unfair. After all, it had been…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 7, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “The End is the Beginning”

Previously on Star Trek: Picard: A whole lot of not-a-lot happened that probably should have just been wrapped into an extra-long pilot. Picard is caught up in the midst of a conspiracy of an ancient Romulan book club…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Feb 6, 2020

Hit or Bomb? February 2020 movie predictions

Another February is upon us and I think we all know what to expect by now. Our box office prognosticators this month are Thomas Stockel, Tyler Peterson, Rick Lewis, and Jordon Davis. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of …

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Feb 4, 2020

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

The Oscars are almost here again, which is why I’m looking at Quentin Tarantino’s latest opus, which is nominated for a few Academy Awards this year and has already gotten Golden Globes for his screenplay and Brad Pitt’s performance. For…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 3, 2020

Birds of Prey #58 and #59 “Of Like Minds” parts 3 and 4 (of 4)

We open up with a woman in a martial arts uniform sparring against an aged Asian man, and the inner monologue has her talking about how her judo wasn’t cutting it and she had to up her game. She and…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 1, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “Maps and Legends”

Previously on Star Trek: Picard: Romulus is blown up, the Romulan people are scattered, and rather than celebrate the effective end of hostilities with its oldest enemy, the Federation is less chill than ever. After a freak terrorist attack,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 27, 2020

Birds of Prey #56 and #57 “Of Like Minds” part 1 and 2 (of 4)

When I posted a link to my last article in the Comic Book Resources community section, someone had been nice enough to show me this article regarding the creation of Birds of Prey. All this time I had thought Chuck…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jan 24, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “Remembrance”

Star Trek may take place in the future, but like all science fiction, it’s really about the present. The original Star Trek was suffused with Kennedyan optimism and a very ’60s faith in the power of science, Western-style democracy, and…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jan 23, 2020

The Mummy (2017): Universal's Dark Universe begins (and ends)

Obviously, one reason Disney continues to thrive today is because of the crap-loads of cash their films revolving around Marvel superheroes have brought in. While not quite as successful, Warner Brothers has still managed to endure thanks, in part, to…

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· by Steven Birkner · Jan 22, 2020

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A saga repeated

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skwalker had a lot to accomplish for one movie: it had to not just wrap up a trilogy, but a saga of three trilogies, and to also find a direction to go in…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 20, 2020

Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey #1 (1996)

It might be hard for some modern readers to believe, but there was a time when Batgirl was not interesting. At all. In fact, the only pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Batgirl story I can remember was a story where…

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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)

Star Trek: Picard “Absolute Candor”

The 30 most popular posts of 2019

DC and Marvel Present Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (part 1 of 2)

Star Trek: Picard “The End is the Beginning”

Hit or Bomb? February 2020 movie predictions

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Birds of Prey #58 and #59 “Of Like Minds” parts 3 and 4 (of 4)

Star Trek: Picard “Maps and Legends”

Birds of Prey #56 and #57 “Of Like Minds” part 1 and 2 (of 4)

Star Trek: Picard “Remembrance”

The Mummy (2017): Universal's Dark Universe begins (and ends)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A saga repeated

Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey #1 (1996)

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