Prof. Annalise Keating is Terrible at her Job (How to Get Away With Murder)
So this past weekend I had a stack of papers to grade. When doing this I like to have a popcorn type show playing – it helps me keep focus. I went with the… Continue reading
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Why ‘Seven’ at 20 is Still a Perfect 10
It’s hard to picture a list of the best cinematic thriller/mysteries of all time without including Seven. Yet if not for the resilience of director David Fincher, the film might not have happened at… Continue reading
‘Tomorrowland’ – Good or Bad?
Here’s the thing that drew me to watching Tomorrowland, the new movie based on a Disney theme park attraction directed by Brad Bird…the 50% it’s got on RottenTomatoes. Smack bang in the middle! It’s caught… Continue reading
Every New Show Is the Same Regardless of Genre
A couple of years ago the BBC produced a show that would revisit a classic character in a modern context to great acclaim: Sherlock. Along with the classic stories and the perfect casting of… Continue reading
DC Do Or Die: Making A Case For A Question TV Series
TV has superhero fever and DC is a big part of that. The DC TV universe is expanding. Arrow has spawned a number of spinoffs and helped usher in a new television universe.… Continue reading
‘Force Friday’ Represents Everything Wrong with ‘Star Wars’
Did you know there’s a new Star Wars movie coming out this year? It’s been hard to miss, especially with the marketing and merchandise blitz that will come with it. Wait, I mean already… Continue reading
My Digital Conversion Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Downloads
When I graduated high school eighteen years ago I was already a full-fledged movie fanatic. I was raised on Luke Skywalker, Peter Venkman, Marty McFly, William Wallace–and my parents of course. And as… Continue reading
Why Do Star Wars Fans Hate Ewoks So Much?
With Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens mere months away (still doesn’t seem real to me) I can’t help revisiting the original trilogy. If time permits I hope to re-watch the… Continue reading
The Significance of Black Panther In The MCU & Beyond
Captain America, Iron Man, Batman, Superman & Thor. Each one of these superheroes has various… Continue reading
Why Does Everyone Hate ‘Fantastic Four’?
Oh boy, here we go again. We had a similarly themed article concerning Pixels a few weeks ago, a movie aimed squarely at the geek market that failed abysmally. Now we have Fantastic Four, another… Continue reading
