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Justice League Proved to Be Even More Like Superman II Than I Predicted
Last summer I noted that there are only two kinds of Superman movies: an origin story and a return story. At the time, I knew that Justice League would fall into the latter category and basically be a repeat of … Continue reading
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10 Directors Who Seamlessly Transitioned to Sci-Fi on Their First Try
Great directors are ones who thrive even when making films in genres they’re not particularly familiar with. Science fiction is a great one to test a director’s mettle because films in this genre could so easily be dismissed as mindless … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001 a space odyssey, action movies, alien, back to the future, don siegel, empire strikes back, films, ghostbusters, irvin kershner, ivan reitman, movie review, movies, paul verhoeven, richard donner, ridley scott, robert wise, robert zemeckis, robocop, science fiction, sequels, stanley kubrick, star wars
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10 Amazing ’80s Directors Who Lost Their Mojo in the ’90s
It’s not always easy for directors to make the transition from one decade to the next. For every Steven Spielberg there are several Francis Ford Coppolas. Filmgoers’ expectations change, technology improves, and the industry moves in a new direction. If … Continue reading
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Forgotten Film Gems: National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1
Do yourself a favor and go watch National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 right now. Seriously. It’s on Netflix and it’s probably also at your local library. This is one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen, and I don’t want … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, action movies, airplane, bruce willis, cameo, comedy, danny glover, die hard, emilio estevez, films, fun, funny, george lucas, jokes, lethal weapon, mel gibson, movie review, movies, netflix, parody, richard donner, samuel l jackson, star trek, superman, tim curry, TV shows, whoopi goldberg, william shatner
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