‘Ash Vs. Evil Dead’ — Practical Horror As A Genre
One of the greatest aspects in the early days of horror cinema were its special effects. Moviegoers that were in
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Author: Frank Martin
TV Review: ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3, Episode 1
One weakness plaguing The Mandalorian since its beginning is the length of episodes. The Season 3 premiere was all around
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Commentary: ‘Star Wars Visions’ Is A New Kind Of Canon
The importance of canon varies from franchise to franchise. In terms of Star Wars, it tends to be extremely important
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TV Review: ‘The Flash’ Season 9, Episode 4
The Red Death was always going to be a problematic character to adapt from the comic page to the TV
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‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season Two, Episode Eleven Review
One of the great things about Star Wars is the depth of the mythology it can pull from. Even if
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‘Cobra Kai’ And Great Characterization In Unlikely Places
It is strange the places that great characterization can be found. Sometimes, a story is obviously a character tale that’s
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TV Review: ‘The Flash’ Season 9, Episode 3
There are many downsides to a show lasting as long as The Flash. It’s hard to find new territory to
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Why Horror Anthology Series Work So Well
The anthology is a powerful form of storytelling. They happen quite often in books, but there is still a
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TV Review: ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2, Episode 10
After last week’s episode essentially ended on a cliffhanger, it made sense that Star Wars: The Bad Batch would pick
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Commentary: ‘White Lotus’ & The Different Kinds Of Sequels
Dr. Manhattan has a famous line in Watchmen. Ozymandias asks him if he did the right thing in the end,
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TV Review: ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2, Episode 9
TV shows can be frustrating sometimes. After having a very political and action-heavy two-part story arc, Star Wars: The Bad
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‘The Last Of Us’ And The Strange Calculus Of Media
Filmmaking is tricky business. Fans constantly rail against corporate executives who make financial decisions based on weird management tools they
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‘The Flash’ Season 9, Episode 2 Review
When a show has been running as long as The Flash has, the honeymoon phase for fans is definitely over.
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TV Review: ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2, Episode 8
It’s always a beautiful thing when the two major elements of Star Wars — science-fiction and politics — come together so
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Commentary: ‘Barry’ And The Rise Of The Dark Dramedy
It’s always interesting to see the evolution of different genres. Comedies of the 1990s had a certain slapstick tone that
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‘Harley Quinn: Valentine’s Day Special’ Review
From the way Harley Quinn left off with its season three finale, a Valentine’s Day special seemed like the perfect
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TV Review: ‘The Flash’ Season 9, Episode 1
After so many seasons of The Flash on the CW, it’s become apparent that they are having trouble finding new
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‘National Treasure: Edge of History’ Season 1, Episode 10 Review
It took ten episodes, but National Treasure: Edge of History finally delivered the type of adventure that was so prevalent
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‘Velma’ Delivers On Mystery, But Still Disappoints In Season Finale
In its season finale, Velma finally delivered on the type of Scooby-Doo story that it promised in its premise. Right
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TV Review: ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2, Episode 7
After taking a slight detour to go on adventures with members of its titular team, Star Wars: The Bad Batch has
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‘Velma’ Season 1, Episode 9 Review
Just when it appeared as if Velma was starting to turn a corner and dive headfirst into the mystery side
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Commentary: ‘Cobra Kai’ Gives Audiences What They Want
Storytelling is often a balancing act between two different elements: plot and worldbuilding versus action and character growth — as
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Creator Confessions: The Difficulties Of Pricing
A hard thing for any business to do is figure out their pricing structure. This is doubly true for creative
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Commentary: ‘Ghosts’ Illustrates That People Are Fundamentally Good
Stories that focus on the afterlife have a certain amount of groundwork to lay. Nobody really knows what happens when
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TV Review: ‘Velma’ Season 1, Episode 8
Even when Velma starts to dive into the adventure side of investigating mysteries, it still can’t let go of the
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‘Velma’ Season 1, Episode 7 Review
It seems as if Velma is just trolling its viewers at this point. It’s not that the show is a
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It’s A Return To Kashyyyk In ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2, Episode 6
When Star Wars is broken down to its core, it’s essentially about fighting back against tyranny. A lot of times
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TV Review: ‘National Treasure: Edge Of History’ Season 1, Episode 9
Over the course of its first season, National Treasure: Edge of History has drifted further and further from the spirit
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Commentary: The ‘Rocky’ Film Series Plays With Its Own Continuity
Continuity is a huge thing in stories. It’s exceptionally important in a television series, which tries to keep a streamlined
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‘M3gan’ — Originality Through Copying
It’s often been said that there are only six different types of stories and every story that’s created is only
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TV Review: ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2, Episode 5
One of the great things about Star Wars is its sense of adventure. The galaxy is such a big place
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