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What Makes Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki So Singular?

By Jesse LabDecember 17, 2023

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Why I Never Cared About Attack on Titan

November 20, 2023

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Kang the Conqueror Is the Most Recastable Character in Comic Book Movie History

November 6, 2023

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Invincible Captures the Traumatic Reality of Superheroes

November 3, 2023

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The Streaming Wars Are Lost

November 1, 2023

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Horror films have always been the quiet steady earners for Hollywood. On the slow road to recovery, studios are relying more than ever on horror films performing well at the box office.

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Now More Than Ever, Hollywood is Counting on Horror

By Darren MooneySeptember 22, 2023

With Ahsoka bringing back Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker, studios need to go beyond just invoking nostalgia and do something with it.

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Star Wars, Ahsoka, and the Diminishing Returns of Nostalgia as Spectacle

By Darren MooneySeptember 18, 2023

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Sorry One Piece Fans, Alita: Battle Angel Is the Best Live-Action Anime

By Jesse LabSeptember 17, 2023

Kenneth Branagh's latest Agatha Christie adaptation A Haunting in Venice is an exploration of what it means to live in a post-pandemic world.

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A Haunting in Venice is a Study of Post-Pandemic Trauma

By Darren MooneySeptember 15, 2023

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The Equalizer 3, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 and the Post-Pandemic Travelogue

By Darren MooneySeptember 13, 2023

Ahsoka is ostensibly a race against time, with two competing factions scrambling to reunite with old allies. In practice, it’s about maps.

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Okay Ahsoka, Enough with the Maps

By Darren MooneySeptember 11, 2023

Between Succession, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Guardians 3, and more, this summer's biggest hits asked what happens in the absence of divine authority.

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This Summer, Pop Culture Had a Crisis of Faith

By Darren MooneyAugust 25, 2023

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What Does One Piece Mean To Me?

By Jesse LabAugust 24, 2023

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Strays and the New Good Boy Canon

By Darren MooneyAugust 23, 2023

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A Requiem for the DCEU

By Darren MooneyAugust 21, 2023

Blue Beetle recalls a simpler time for the superhero genre, when these stories were more intimate in scale and more personal in perspective.

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Blue Beetle is a Charming, Small-Scale Superhero Throwback… Until It Isn’t

By Darren MooneyAugust 18, 2023

Final Fantasy XVI (FF16) completely misses the point with its Game of Thrones inspirations, with such a shallow narrative.

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Final Fantasy XVI Completely Misses the Point of Game of Thrones

By Colin MunchAugust 17, 2023

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What Makes Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki So Singular?

Why I Never Cared About Attack on Titan

Kang the Conqueror Is the Most Recastable Character in Comic Book Movie History

Invincible Captures the Traumatic Reality of Superheroes

The Streaming Wars Are Lost

Now More Than Ever, Hollywood is Counting on Horror

Star Wars, Ahsoka, and the Diminishing Returns of Nostalgia as Spectacle

Sorry One Piece Fans, Alita: Battle Angel Is the Best Live-Action Anime

A Haunting in Venice is a Study of Post-Pandemic Trauma

The Equalizer 3, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 and the Post-Pandemic Travelogue

Okay Ahsoka, Enough with the Maps

This Summer, Pop Culture Had a Crisis of Faith

What Does One Piece Mean To Me?

Strays and the New Good Boy Canon

A Requiem for the DCEU

Blue Beetle is a Charming, Small-Scale Superhero Throwback… Until It Isn’t

Final Fantasy XVI Completely Misses the Point of Game of Thrones

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