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Tenet :: The most complex film there is
When it comes to Christopher Nolan films, it always feels like a big event. The first movie I saw of his in theaters was The Dark Knight and every film since then has been the big film of the summer ...
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TV by the Decade :: September 6•12
Premiere month is kicking off this week with a ton of new shows making their debuts, including a smorgasbord of Saturday morning cartoons, many of which had very short runs but have become classics (cult and otherwise), a long running ...
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Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula gets bogged down in its world-building
I was late to the Train to Busan hype. The Korean zombie film was released in 2016 and immediately drew attention that many people considered to be one of the best zombie movies of all time. Before watching the new ...
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Lower Decks :: Cupid’s Errant Arrow
The latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks is called 'Cupid’s Errant Arrow' and I was really hoping it would subvert the 'lover is secretly something else' more than it did. The initial jokes about Mariner accusing Boimler of making ...
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Fatima offers a religiously biased perspective on a historical event of faith
In 1917, a little under two years from the end of World War I, an incident of religious relevance occurred in a small town in Portugal called Fátima. A young girl named Lúcia believed she saw a vision of an ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #6 :: September 2•8
Depending on the decade, some of this week's films opened over the Labor Day weekend, the traditional 'last weekend of the summer' and a time when studios, at least in the modern era, would release a film to take advantage ...
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Helter Skelter: An American Myth :: The Legend of Helter Skelter
The sixth and final episode of the Epix docuseries Helter Skelter: An American Myth comes to a close this week and really takes us into the trail of Charles Manson and the Family members who were involved in the murders ...
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TV by the Decade :: Aug 30•Sept 5
As we move into September, the networks still haven't launched their Fall Premiere Weeks, but a handful of new series did make their first appearances this week through the decades. The 1950s saw a long-running Western, the 1990s launched a ...
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The New Mutants wasn’t worth the wait
We all know it has taken a long time for The New Mutants to hit theaters. No point in me writing a full paragraph about it when it's constantly talked about. I’ve been looking forward for this film for some ...
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Bill & Ted Face the Music is a most excellent movie
The most excellent duo is back! After 29 years, Bill and Ted return after their bogus journey through Heaven and Hell. Growing up, Bill and Ted were a part of my childhood. I constantly watched Excellent Adventure and occasionally Bogus ...
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Class Action Park is a wild ride
Amusement parks have become a go-to destination for families during the summer months, and year-round with the addition of parks in California and Florida that don't see much change in the seasons. But for the regional amusement parks across the ...
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Star Trek: Lower Decks :: Moist Vessel
You know I think this show might be going places. The latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks is called 'Moist Vessel', which is another 'jokey name' like last time that is a reference to something in the episode. Naturally ...
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