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30 Years Ago, The Next Generation Came into Its Own with ‘The Best of Both Worlds’
It’s one of the great television moments. Commander William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes) stands on the bridge of the Enterprise. Standing on screen ...
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The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Didn’t Need a Plan, The Rise of Skywalker Needed a Vision
Since the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, there’s been a lot of digital ink spilled debating the film and the ...
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The Boys Isn’t Subtle, and That’s Part of the Charm
Sometimes subtlety is overrated. The Boys is a superhero parody. Its targets are quite easily identifiable, with little effort to disguise. Even the ...
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Black Panther Sees Its Superhero Through the Eyes of a Child
The passing of Chadwick Boseman was a shock to the world. Boseman had kept his condition private, so very few people knew that ...
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Raised by Wolves Brings Ridley Scott’s Brand of Science Fiction to Streaming
Raised by Wolves is the first tentpole drama for HBO Max, something of a proving ground for the young streaming service’s ability to ...
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Disney’s Live-Action Mulan Is Tailor-Made for China
Mulan made headlines over the weekend with a premium video-on-demand release via Disney+. Basically, for a one-time $30 fee, subscribers could stream the ...
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Sicario Depicts a Forever War on the Final Frontier
Sicario is a 21st century western. It is also a war film. It is a film about liminal spaces and the inevitable chaos ...
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Dark Phoenix Imagines the X-Men Swallowed by the MCU
This past weekend, The New Mutants finally brought the X-Men cinematic universe to a close. It is a strange moment, particularly as the ...
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In Defense of the Riddler
Batman has one of the finest and deepest rogues’ galleries in comics. It’s difficult to imagine Sinestro or Black Manta carrying a billion-dollar ...
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James Gunn Understands That the Suicide Squad Has Always Been DC’s Island of Misfit Toys
As one might expect, the weekend brought a glut of superhero news from DC FanDome: a new trailer for Wonder Woman 1984, a ...
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The Dark Knight Rises Offers a Socially Conscious Caped Crusader
This is a charged moment. There are legitimate questions being asked about the state of democratic and social structures. Critics have tried to ...
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Scott Pilgrim Might Have Finally Conquered the World but Remains at Odds with Himself
A lot can change in a decade. When Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was released 10 years ago, it was met with strong ...
