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I feel like there’s a bit of a new thing going on with combining old world situations with modern comedic sensibilities. There’s Another Period, set in the early 20th century with exaggerated takes on juxtaposing the problematic nature of that ...
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Spider-Man is one of the most popular and commercially successful superheroes. As Marvel's flagship character and company mascot, he has appeared in countless forms of media, including several animated and live action television series, syndicated newspaper comic strips, and in ...
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Let's just put it out there in the event you can't quite come to grips with saying it: Preacher is one weird-ass television show.Granted, there are other shows with twisted plots, freaky characters, mind-boggling situations and more. (American Gods and ...
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Baby Houseman is back in a new reimagining of the classic hit in ABC’s Dirty Dancing, the three-hour television special introducing the timeless love story to a new generation while still honoring the spirit of the original film.Dirty Dancing ...
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When a movie comes along with hype and critical acclaim, you sit up and take notice. The Beguiled comes with that after Sofia Coppola became only the second woman in the 70 year history of the Cannes Film Festival to ...
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Edgar Wright has made a series of critically successful movies, although I happen to be particularly partial to Scott Pilgrim vs the World for its impressive aesthetic and deep levels of references, and Hot Fuzz simply for being such a ...
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A couple of years ago I wrote about a phenomenon known as “Minions Madness” when I reviewed Minions. I’d never seen Despicable Me or its sequel, but I’d finally succumbed to the cuteness of those walking, talking Twinkies with the ...
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The genre of “a child and their CGI monster” seems to be an ancient one, with movies like Pete’s Dragon or ET coming to mind. There’s something about that pairing of supernatural intelligence with the naiveté of a cute kid ...
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By the time indicator on my DVR, it took a mere 3 minutes and 30 seconds for the season 2 premiere of Preacher to make me fling my hands into the air with manic frustration.Three. Minutes. Thirty. Seconds.Now, you might ...
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Movie musicals. You love them or you hate them. They are certainly a uniquely American genre of film, adapted from the stage musical but some people just have a hard time grasping the notion that characters suddenly burst into song ...
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We love our TV here at Hotchka, but we don't like how expensive it's become and how cable companies manipulate the prices by consolidating cable, phone and internet into one package, and then forcing you to add more channels to ...
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Some Broadway musicals become legendary, enjoying new revivals and interpretations over the ensuing decades, and some are lost to history for one reason or another. One show that has enjoyed a very long life on stages around the world is ...
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