Commentary: The Pacing Problem Of Horror Television
Writing a horror movie that is both original while also keeping the audience engaged is a difficult task. There’s a
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Author: Frank Martin
Commentary: Goofy’s Slapstick Comedy Transcends Generations
Comedy is tricky to master. In terms of horror and romance, there are certain elements of fear and love that
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TV Review: ‘Ahsoka’ Season 1, Episode 7 — Successful Fan Service
As more and more franchises start to tap into nostalgia and bring back actors to reprise roles, fandom has become
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Commentary: The MCU Fury Has Opportunities His Comics Counterpart Does Not
It was fairly obvious that the characters from Marvel Comics were never going to be a direct translation in the
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Commentary: Catwoman Was A Better Joker Than The Joker
Fans didn’t quite know what to make of the announcement that Joaquin Phoenix would star in a Joker movie written
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Commentary: Groot’s Physical Character Development
Character development is one of the pillars of storytelling. It’s hard to suck audiences in and get them interested in
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TV Review: ‘Ahsoka’ Season 1, Episode 6 — Payoffs Delivered
If it wasn’t evident before, it’s pretty clear now that Ahsoka is a sequel to Star Wars Rebels. This show
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The MCU Grows Larger Through ‘Marvel Funko Shorts’
It’s no surprise how many different versions of Marvel characters there are. One of the key selling points of the
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Commentary: ‘Fantasia’ Would Be A Mini-Series Today
It is interesting how formats and mediums change over time. There are many different reasons for this. One might be
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Pixar’s ‘SparkShorts’ — Art Without The Need For Profit
It’s hard being a storyteller in a world of commercialization. Stories are works of art. They are their own living
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‘Dexter: New Blood’ Made No Sense Because Of One Line
The Dexter revival, titled New Blood, had mixed results as a return for the title character played by Michael C
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‘Harley Quinn’ Season 4, Episode 10 Review — Reunited And It Feels So Good
The trajectory for this season of Harley Quinn has been an interesting one. It was clear from the beginning of
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TV Review: ‘Ahsoka’ Season 1, Episode 5 — An Episode Long In The Making
The ending Ahsoka‘s fourth episode left off in a big way. Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) returned to Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson)
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‘Ted Lasso’ — A Separation Of Sports And Drama
Sports dramas have been popular with audiences for decades, and it’s no surprise why. People love sports. They are experiences
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Commentary: VFX Artists Don’t Get Enough Credit
The progression of CGI in films has been an interesting one. It’s been used in tons of different instances, and
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‘The Fast & The Furious’ Was Always Going To Be What It Became
In today’s age of green screen and incredible CGI effects, action movies can get a little ridiculous. This is okay
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Commentary: ‘Black Mirror’ And ‘Barry’ Share A Similar Theme
Social commentary has always been an important part of storytelling. In the modern age, when society is heavily conflicted, there
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‘Harley Quinn’ Season 4, Episode 9 Review — Absurdity For Absurdity’s Sake
This week’s episode of Harley Quinn illustrated just how bizarre the show can really get. For the most part, a
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TV Review: ‘Ahsoka’ Season 1, Episode 4 — The Action Doesn’t Let Up
Ahsoka has a bizarre pacing to it. It seems the sequence of events has moved quite slowly since the premiere,
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The Competing Families Of ‘Succession’ And ‘The Righteous Gemstones’
It doesn’t take a keen eye to see that there are many similarities between two popular shows on HBO. Succession,
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‘GoldenEye’ — Video Game Deja Vu
Video games are a strange medium compared to the others. Unlike movies or even reading a book, video games are
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‘I Am Groot’ Season 2 — These Should Never Stop
It’s hard to imagine I Am Groot existing without Disney+. Of course, Disney has tons of different kinds of content
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TV Review: ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Season 5, Episode 10 — A Mediocre Finale
There were many different ways that What We Do In The Shadows could have played its season 5 finale. Given
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TV Review: ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Season 5, Episode 9 — A Minor Character Shines
It feels good when a series starts to culminate towards an inevitable plot line. That’s exactly what happened in this
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Commentary: Would ‘Oppenheimer’ Have Worked As A Miniseries?
The theatrical and television landscape is constantly shifting — especially in this day of streaming and epic films. There have
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TV Review: ‘My Adventures with Superman’ Season 1, Episode 10 — The Action Doesn’t Let Up
Fans of My Adventures with Superman might think that after a very intense two-part episode the show would try to
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‘Harley Quinn’ Season 4, Episode 8 — Funny Filler
It seems weird to go from an episode focusing so much on Harley (Kaley Cuoco) and Ivy’s (Lake Bell) relationship
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‘Pixar In Real Life’ Reveals True Disney Magic
It’s undeniable that there’s a certain magic to what Disney has accomplished. Behind the constant corporate greed and creative accounting,
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TV Review: ‘Ahsoka’ Season 1, Episode 3 — A True Star Wars Sequel
This week’s episode of Ahsoka was considerably shorter than the two installments featured in the premiere. Not a whole lot
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‘Poker Face’ Has A New Kind Of Moriarty
Heroes are often complimented by their villains. In the case of Sherlock Holmes, his arch nemesis is undoubtedly the criminal
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TV Review: ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Season 5, Episode 8 — The Baron Goes Wild
What We Do in the Shadows can be a surprising show sometimes. It is without a doubt a supernatural comedy,
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