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Movie Matchups: Watchmen vs. 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Watchmen and 2010: The Year We Make Contact have quite a bit in common. I didn’t realize that until my eldest brother pointed out some of the connections to me. And then it dawned on me. They both tell the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, action movies, comic books, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, science fiction, sequels, soviet union, space exploration, superhero, war, watchmen
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Jumanji Is the Right Way to Adapt a Children’s Book to the Big Screen
I’ve wanted to write about Jumanji for a long time, but I couldn’t find the right spark of inspiration. I didn’t want to mindlessly praise it or make an unwarranted comparison to another film. For example, for a while I … Continue reading
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Tagged actors, dr. seuss, family, films, jumanji, movie review, movies, movies based on books, the cat in the hat
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Upcoming Movies I’m Looking Forward to Watching
I don’t believe I’ve ever done a list of upcoming movies I’m interested in seeing in theaters. The following are films I can’t stand to wait for. I have to actually go to the theater to enjoy them or I … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged dune, films, miraculous, movies, movies based on books, movies based on tv shows, science fiction
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I’m a Fan of Emma
This isn’t going to be a typical article for me. It’ll be more personal because I’ll delve into my wife’s private life, while also being outside my wheelhouse because I’ll be reviewing a play instead of a movie. But I … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films
Tagged actors, books, emma, jane austen, movies based on books, musical, personal, play, stage, stage play
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Charlie’s Test in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
I started feeling an irresistible urge not long ago to write about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but I didn’t know why at first. I started obediently writing whatever thoughts came into my head, and I found that I … Continue reading
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Tagged children films, films, God, movie review, movies, movies based on books, musical, willy wonka
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Escape to Witch Mountain Is More Than Just Escapist Entertainment
I’d like to draw some interesting comparisons to Escape to Witch Mountain. I only recall watching it once as a child, but just about everything about it was burned into my memory so vividly that I always considered it a personal … Continue reading
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Tagged classic films, disney, films, God, movie review, movies, movies based on books, satan, science fiction
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What Makes Superman Super
What makes Superman super? Is it his superpowers? Is it his heroics? Is it the red S on his chest? All of those are elements of it, but they’re not the whole answer. The real answer to this question is … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged comic books, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships, romance, science fiction, superman, videos
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Wouldn’t It Make More Sense for the 2 Schumacher Batman Film Titles to Be Transposed?
As we all know, the four Batman films that came out from 1989 to 1997 are called Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin. Those first two Tim Burton titles are fine. Batman appears on the scene and … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, batman, batman and robin, batman forever, comic books, films, joel schumacher, movie review, movies, movies based on books, puns, sequels
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The Unique Chiasmus of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy
I have written many articles in my Cinematic Chiasmus series. I’ve found individual films to be a chiasmus, like Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Superman: The Movie, and RoboCop (1987). Even though these films spawned sequels, I never felt prompted … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, chiasmus, comic books, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, sequels, spiderman
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Spider-Man 3 Is a Chiasmus, Making the Trilogy 3 for 3!
Oh. My. Gosh. This is truly unexpected. Who could have guessed that Spider-Man 3 would turn out to be a chiasmus, completing the circle and making all three Sam Raimi Spider-Man films examples of Cinematic Chiasmus? This chiasmus is unlike … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, chiasmus, comic books, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, science fiction, sequels, spiderman
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