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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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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is About Living with Trauma - Cal Cestis Greez Cere Junda Bode Akuna
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Jedi: Survivor Is About Living with Trauma

By Colin MunchJune 5, 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is about parenthood between Miles Rio Jefferson Gwen Stacy George Miguel Peter Mayday
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In Across the Spider-Verse, Parenting Is a Superpower

By Darren MooneyJune 5, 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a superhero empowerment fantasy from Sony Pictures animated movie Miles Morales chooses his own path of empathy because the status quo costs too much
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Across the Spider-Verse Is a Superhero Empowerment Fantasy

By Darren MooneyJune 2, 2023
Barry series finale season 4 wow lies we tell ourselves lies Hollywood tells us ending
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Barry Gets a Hollywood Ending in the Series Finale

By Darren MooneyMay 31, 2023
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse finds memes and meaning in multiverse remix of Peter Parker superhero origin
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Into the Spider-Verse Finds Memes and Meaning in Its Spider-Man Remix

By Darren MooneyMay 29, 2023
why are Disney live action remake movies so too long - The Little Mermaid Lion King Beauty and the Beast Aladdin Cinderella
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Why Are the Disney Remakes So Damned Long?

By Darren MooneyMay 26, 2023
Jason Momoa, John Cena, and David Bautista are evolving modern movie star masculinity beyond what Stallone & Schwarzenegger established - Fast X Peacemaker Dune
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Jason Momoa, John Cena, David Bautista, & the Evolving Modern Movie Star Masculinity

By Darren MooneyMay 24, 2023
Echo will release all at once at Disney+ in the binge model, a first for the MCU, and it shows how little respect Disney has for it.
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Echo’s Binge Release Model Tells Us What Disney Thinks of It

By Darren MooneyMay 22, 2023
The Fast & Furious movie franchise is governed by a clash of movie star egos, where Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, & others all exert gravity.
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The Fast & Furious Franchise Only Makes Sense as a Clash of Movie Star Egos

By Darren MooneyMay 19, 2023
From the first episode through to the final season, Succession on HBO is about characters who believe in nothing, and words are meaningless.
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Succession Captures the Horror of a Post-Ideological World

By Darren MooneyMay 17, 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Rocket Raccoon earnest character emotion approach from James Gunn serious
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Takes Rocket Raccoon Seriously

By Darren MooneyMay 15, 2023
Lady Prospera evil ruthless mother to Suletta in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury celebration for Mother's Day
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This Mother’s Day, Let’s Celebrate Prospera Mercury, Mother of the Year

By Jesse LabMay 12, 2023

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