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The Streaming Wars Are Lost

By Darren MooneyNovember 1, 2023

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John Carpenter’s Christine is Revenge of the Nerds as a Horror Film

October 25, 2023

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Martin Scorsese’s Casino is a Western and a Religious Parable

October 18, 2023

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The Exorcist is About the Horrors of Modernity

October 4, 2023

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Saw III is the Ultimate “Screw You” Sequel

September 27, 2023

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how the movie Talk to Me 2022 Australia uses phones and social media earnestly to convey the horror of disconnection for Gen Z

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Talk to Me Is a Social Media Horror for Gen Z

By Darren MooneyAugust 2, 2023

what kind of director is mumblecore queen Greta Gerwig after Lady Bird, Barbie, and now Chronicles of Narnia - a Pop Christian crowd-pleasing big studio director

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What Kind of Director Is Greta Gerwig?

By Darren MooneyJuly 26, 2023

The Prestige greatest magic trick is its enduring relevance as Christopher Nolan movie capitalism critique

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The Prestige’s Greatest Trick Is Its Enduring Relevance

By Darren MooneyJuly 19, 2023

Barbie Oppenheimer release in movie theaters same weekend in harmony and sync, healthy for cinema as counterprogramming, yet Warner Bros David Zaslav demands competition with Christopher Nolan

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Barbie or Oppenheimer? Both!

By Darren MooneyJuly 12, 2023

Logan - James Mangold fascinating filmography body of movies charts changing Hollywood

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James Mangold’s Filmography Charts a History of a Changing Hollywood

By Darren MooneyJuly 5, 2023

Wes Anderson Asteroid City Draws Attention to the Artists Behind the Art

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Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City Draws Attention to the Artists Behind the Art

By Darren MooneyJune 28, 2023

Netflix Black Mirror season 6 is not what if phones but too much but what if empathy but too little, as the audience invites suffering on the characters.

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Black Mirror Isn’t ‘What If Phones, but Too Much,’ It’s ‘What If Empathy, but Too Little’

By Darren MooneyJune 21, 2023

TV shows like Succession, The Sopranos, and The Leftovers illustrate that the key to a great series finale & ending is trust in the audience.

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The Key to a Great Series Finale? The Audience

By Darren MooneyJune 14, 2023

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson season 3 Netflix sketch comedy feels created as perfect internet commentary on worst impulses main character people

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I Think You Should Leave Is the Perfect Internet Comedy

By Darren MooneyJune 7, 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

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

Bupkis on Peacock reimagines the life of comedic actor Pete Davidson as a sitcom in itself, further complicating a celebrity life.

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Bupkis Reimagines Pete Davidson’s Life as a Sitcom

By Darren MooneyMay 10, 2023

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