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Warner Archive brings The Thin Man (1934) to Blu-ray
I’ve heard of the film The Thin Man plenty of times throughout the years. It has always been a film I’ve been intrigued to watch. Thanks to the Warner Archive Collection, I am finally able to watch it! The Thin ...
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Greta Gerwig’s Little Women is the most charming film of 2019
I'm not too familiar with the story of Little Women. Growing up I thought it was a story about women that were very tiny women. I was still excited to see this movie since it was directed by Greta Gerwig ...
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Gremlins, Batman & more come to 4K
The holidays are coming to an end, but you can still treat yourself to some post-holiday gifts especially if you upgraded to a new 4K television. There are plenty of current films available in 4K editions that will give your ...
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The Mandalorian looks for Redemption in its Season Finale
The Mandalorian took no time at all in getting to its obligatory comedy actor cameos this week as the two speeder bike troopers who took off with baby Yoda were played by Jason Sudeikis and Adam Pally. The two started ...
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TV by the Decade :: Dec 29•Jan 4
As we approach the beginning of a new decade, the number of new shows that premiered at the end of December can be counted on one hand, and appeared in only one year. But as we turn our calendars to ...
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TV by the Decade :: December 22•28
We're in the thick of Christmas week and the only real surprise here is that a major network chose to debut a new scripted TV series between Christmas and New Year's eve 1979. This is virtually unheard of today, but ...
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The Mandalorian returns for the reckoning
So last week there was a message scrambled on Mando’s ship from Carl Weather’s Greef Karga. I thought it was just about their continued pursuit of Mando but this week we found out it was really a message imploring him ...
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may be the most fan service movie of all time
Ah, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, what is wrong with your name? It’s so weirdly specific yet completely generic in terms of how it can be interpreted. When The Force Awakens came out, I appreciated the nostalgia trip and ...
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HBO’s Watchmen was audacious, imperfect, astounding and way better than the movie
A decade ago, when the Zack Snyder directed version of Watchmen was released, I read an interview with him that he felt a responsibility to direct the movie because other people would’ve crumbled to studio pressure and made it worse ...
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Rick and Morty is the only show that would have time traveling snakes
The latest episode of Rick and Morty is called 'Rattlestar Ricklactica', another blatant name reference this time to Battlestar Galactica, and is once again not even remotely connected to the reference. Instead it’s all in service to the 'Rattlestar' pun ...
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The Jesus Christ Superstar tour resurrects the classic musical
It's been fifty years since Jesus Christ Superstar first took to the stage after making its debut as a concept album in 1970, and since then it became a movie in 1973 and has been revived many times in the ...
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TV by the Decade :: December 15•21
As Christmas and the New Year get ever closer, the number of new shows to premiere gets smaller, especially for the broadcast networks. But this week did see one scripted series premiere 30 years ago that is still on the ...
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