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The Clone Wars Celebrates the Prequel Trilogy as Its Own Distinct Version of Star Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars encapsulates the sense that, for an entire generation of Star Wars fans, the prequel trilogy was their own ...
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Whether in the Tenet Trailer or His Other Works, Time Is the Enemy in Christopher Nolan Films
The new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet arrived last week. As one might expect from a trailer for a Christopher Nolan movie, it ...
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Game of Thrones Made Audiences Complicit in Daenerys’ Carnage
It’s been a year since the ending of Game of Thrones. You can tell because of all the various pieces being written about ...
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Batman’s Versatility and Adaptability Are His True Superpowers
The week before last, Val Kilmer gave an interview to The New York Times. It’s a rare insight into the mind of a ...
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Qui-Gon Jinn Isn’t the Hero of The Phantom Menace — He’s a Fascinating Failure
This week, the internet’s attention fell to a viral clip from Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, the eight-part documentary looking at the production and ...
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Age of Ultron Marks the Limits of the MCU — and of Superhero Stories
Avengers: Age of Ultron exists as a limit case for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). To be clear, Age of Ultron is a ...
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Gladiator Remains a Celebration of Spectacle, 20 Years Later
Twenty years after its original release, Gladiator remains a triumph of Hollywood spectacle. However, Gladiator is not merely an example of spectacle, but ...
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Tom Cruise Is the Rare Movie Star Who Defies Gravity
With apologies to the Fast & Furious franchise, Tom Cruise has entered the cinematic space race. Cruise is reportedly considering shooting a live-action ...
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Avengers: Endgame Showed Us the Unifying Power of Cinema, Which We Could Use More of
It has been just over a year since the release of Avengers: Endgame, and so it feels like the right time to take ...
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It’s 2020, so the Future of Movie-Going Is Being Defined by a Fight over Trolls World Tour
If you’d asked people to identify the flashpoint movie of 2020, very few would have said Trolls World Tour. Nevertheless, the jaunty kids’ ...
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Black Widow’s Death in Endgame Illustrates the Worst Type of Subversion
It has been a year since the release of Avengers: Endgame, and since today marks the original planned release date of Black Widow, ...
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Devs and Westworld Examine Determinism, Free Will, & Tech Companies
Determinism is having a cultural moment, serving as a central theme in both Alex Garland’s Devs and the third season of Jonathan Nolan ...
