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Riverdale’s worst birthday party ever
From an historical perspective, this week's Riverdale episode titled "The Lost Weekend" bears very little connection to the source of the title, a book and a movie of the same name which deals with the lead character on an alcoholic ...
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Feud :: A new movie and an uneasy alliance
Okay, so let's just gush a bit over the opening of this week's episode of Feud: Bette & Joan. The scene opened with an amazingly accurate recreation of the trailer for William Castle's Strait-Jacket, which starred Joan Crawford (and Lee ...
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The Good Fight is all over the place
The wrapping up of the Mike Kresteva storyline in the previous episode (at least for this season) left The Good Fight with one loose end to tie up (for now) and piled on several other plotlines that really don't seem ...
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Enter to win a WonderCon exclusive Bluetooth speaker
April is the 2nd Anniversary of Hotchka! And we thought it would be the perfect time to celebrate by tossing a sweet little giveaway to our followers from the recently concluded Anaheim WonderCon!Direct from Comic-Con HQ -- the Subscription Video ...
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Riverdale runs red
This week's movie inspired episode of Riverdale was titled "La Grande Illusion," taken from a 1937 French film that addressed class relationships among a small group of French POW officers plotting an escape. The film was based on a British ...
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A house of cards falls on The Good Fight
The seventh episode of The Good Fight picks up from where we left of back in episode 5 with prosecutor Mike Kresteva (guest Matthew Perry) escalating his attack in Riddick, Boseman & Kolstad. The episode actually picks up exactly where ...
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Feud :: A woman scorned
So far we've seen Bette Davis and Joan Crawford be cordial in their disagreements while working on their film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, but with the film now in release and Oscar season in full swing, this Feud ...
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A*P*E is a 3D trainwreck you just can’t turn away from
Back in 1980, a book was released titled The Golden Turkey Awards which took aim at some of the worst movies ever made, including films by usual suspects like Ed Wood. In 1993, another publication took things a step further ...
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Rent’s 20th anniversary tour still packs an emotional punch
Jonathan Larson's retelling of the Puccini opera La Bohème began celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016 when Rent took to the road once again, the first time since a national tour in 2009. The story focuses on a group of ...
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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast enchants at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
How much Beauty and the Beast can one take within the space of a year? Last May it was the touring production of the Broadway smash, a couple of weeks ago it was the movie remake of the beloved Disney ...
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The Boss Baby sheds light on what it’s like to be the older sibling
I still remember when my mom and stepdad told me they were going to have a baby and that I was about to become a big sister. I was 10 years old, and when they told me in serious tones ...
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Something’s afoot in Riverdale
Riverdale borrowed another classic movie (and book) title for this week's episode "The Outsiders," which focused on a rivalry between a gang of greasers and the Socs, a group of wealthy kids from the other side of town. Obviously the ...
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