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It’s Your Turn to Be an MCU Villain, George Clooney
So far, major actors from three of the four Batman films that ran from 1989 to 1997 have appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And their MCU roles have been the exact inverse of their original ones, villains playing heroes … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, actors, batman, batman and robin, batman forever, batman returns, comic books, dc comics, films, marvel comics, mcu, movies, movies based on books
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Movie Matchups: The Iron Giant vs. Bumblebee
I may have discovered why Bumblebee is the first Transformers movie to not only get a fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating, but be overwhelmingly popular with critics. It does everything that was proven to be wildly successful in 1999’s The Iron … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, action movies, animated films, bumblebee, cold war, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, robots, science fiction, the iron giant, transformers
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Pride and Prejudice at The Office
I enjoy good books and witty TV shows. And wouldn’t you know it, I found that two of my favorite pieces of entertainment that fall into these two categories resemble each other in surprising detail. Many of the characters in … Continue reading
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Tagged books, comedy, fun, funny, humor, movies based on books, pride and prejudice, relationships, the office, TV shows
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Good Films About Bad Filmmakers
The 1994 film Ed Wood is an odd masterpiece. Johnny Depp is at his most manic and lovable in that film. He plays the titular writer and director of some of the most famous bad movies of all time, including … Continue reading
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Tagged bad movies, biographical films, comedy, drama, ed wood, films, funny, movie review, movies, movies based on books, plan 9 from outer space
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Andrew Garfield and the George Lazenby Effect
In the Spider-Man film series, will Andrew Garfield be remembered in much the same way that George Lazenby is often seen as the odd man out among James Bond actors? Both of these actors faced the tough task of being … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, actors, andrew garfield, comic books, films, george lazenby, james bond, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships, romance, science fiction, sequels, spiderman
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Pleasant Surprises: Swiss Family Robinson
As a kid, I wasn’t a huge fan of Disney’s old live-action movies. They were so boring and quaint, like The Parent Trap (1960) and Freaky Friday (1976). I probably would have had a whole different perspective on the matter … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, animals, boys, comedy, disney, drama, family, films, girls, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships
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Movie Matchups: The Ninth Gate vs. In the Mouth of Madness
Someone named Daniel recently begged me to do an article on Roman Polanski’s 1999 film The Ninth Gate. I’m always happy to oblige my readers, so I promised him I would work it into my schedule. It just so happened … Continue reading
