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Right now, Disney faces an incredibly easy problem with a very simple solution: just recast Kang the Conqueror.
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Kang the Conqueror Is the Most Recastable Character in Comic Book Movie History
Darren Mooney Nov 6, 2023
Invincible is back this week on Amazon Prime. The show is a glorious and gleeful celebration of comic tropes, but it is also layered with compelling human drama.
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Invincible Captures the Traumatic Reality of Superheroes
Darren Mooney Nov 3, 2023
Quentin Tarantino wants to retire after ten films. Martin Scorsese's career argues that Tarantino can keep making great films.
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Martin Scorsese Is a Counterargument to Quentin Tarantino's Retirement Plans
Darren Mooney Oct 30, 2023
Five Nights at Freddy's is reheated chain restaurant horror, that squanders the mysteries of the game series.
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The Dull Familiarity of Five Nights at Freddy's
Darren Mooney Oct 27, 2023

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With Rogue One, Gareth Edwards Gave Star Wars a Sense of Scale
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Darren Mooney Sep 29, 2023
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No One Will Save You Is a Must-Watch Horror Study of Small-Town Alienation
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Now More Than Ever, Hollywood is Counting on Horror
Darren Mooney Sep 21, 2023
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Star Wars, Ahsoka, and the Diminishing Returns of Nostalgia as Spectacle
Darren Mooney Sep 18, 2023
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