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Pierce Brosnan Dared to Give Us a James Bond Who Enjoyed His Work
Pierce Brosnan is criminally underrated as James Bond. Before we dive into the argument, there are a number of concessions that I need ...
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The Narrative of The Rise of Skywalker Is Still Being Patched, 3 Months Later
For a film that was supposed to serve as the capstone on a 42-year-old franchise, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker seems increasingly ...
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COVID-19 Shows How Globalized the Film Market Has Truly Become
It appears that April is no time for No Time to Die. Earlier in the week, Universal announced that they would be moving ...
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A Defense of the Existence of Ewoks in Return of the Jedi
Everybody knows the oft-cited reasons that the Ewoks suck. These have practically become an accepted part of Star Wars lore. Part of the ...
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Altered Carbon Reminds Us That We’re Trapped in Futures Past
The future presented in Altered Carbon is an inherently nostalgic one. Of course, science fiction is (and always has been) as much about ...
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The Invisible Man Offers a New Dawn for the Dark Universe
The Dark Universe was doomed from the outset. Universal’s investment in a shared world of monsters was a reaction to the success that ...
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Alien: Covenant Offers an Alien Prequel Bursting from a Prometheus Sequel
Alien: Covenant occupies a strange place in the larger Alien series. It doesn’t rank with the best films in the franchise — the ...
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Birds of Prey Was Rated R Because It Had an R-Rated Perspective Worth Sharing
There has been a lot of speculation and discussion around why Birds of Prey underperformed at the box office. This sort of analysis ...
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The Knives Out Sequel Sounds Great, but We Just Need More Movies Like Knives Out
It’s official. Knives Out is getting a sequel. Of course, this seemed inevitable. The film earned back over $300M on a budget of ...
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Birds of Prey Isn’t a Smash Success, but Anyone Who Claims to Know Why Is a Liar
When it comes to box office results, Birds of Prey or otherwise, everybody is an expert — especially when there’s blood in the water. ...
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Birds of Prey Asks, ‘What Is a Harlequin Without a Master?’
“Do you know what a harlequin is?” Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) asks Dinah Lance (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) early in Birds of Prey. Harley drunkenly ...
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The Dark Knight Was Locked Out of the Oscars, but Changed Them Anyway
It is no overstatement to suggest that The Dark Knight changed cinema, but it also changed the Oscars. The impact of The Dark ...
