Commentary: Revisiting ‘Scary Movie’ Puts Two Types Of Comedy On Display
Comedy is interesting as it can approach material in a multitude of ways. The two big categories are timeless jokes
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Author: Frank Martin
Commentary: ‘Alien: Earth’ Combines Something Familiar With Something New
With nostalgia riding high these days, it’s important for studios to bring back popular intellectual property. But they also
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Commentary: ‘Super Crooks’ Takes A Unique Approach To Its Pacing
Pacing is extremely important regardless of the medium in which the story is being told. Pacing that moves too slowly
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Commentary: ‘Long Story Short’ Is A Jewish And Animated ‘This Is Us’
Family drama is fertile storytelling material. There have been countless stories that revolve around dysfunctional families creating havoc throughout their
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Commentary: ‘Super Crooks’ Highlights A Different Kind Of Anime
The manga-to-anime pipeline runs like a smooth machine at this point. Japanese comics are released in droves, many of which
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Commentary: Brad Pitt Succeeds As Both A Winner And A Loser
At this point, there’s no denying that Brad Pitt has had a long acting career. His list of credits includes
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Commentary: ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ Stretches The Formula
The Final Destination franchise burned very hot and short. When it first burst on the scene, it had numerous installments, all
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Commentary: ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Handles Sobriety Well
It’s very easy for stories with certain subject matter to become preachy. When a story revolves around a sensitive topic,
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Commentary: ‘Weapons’ Struggles With Tone
Tone is a very important factor in any horror movie. Horror and comedy go together very well — probably because
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Commentary: ‘Black Mirror’ Turned A Deus Ex Machina Into A Key Plot Point
A deus ex machina is a controversial storytelling device. It’s when something random or spontaneous happens in a story in
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Commentary: ‘Weapons’ Never Capitalizes On Its Premise
Premises can serve many different purposes in a story. They can be used merely to tee up a plot and
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Commentary: The Dark Truth Of ‘The Bear’
Mental health plays a big role in The Bear. There are so many characters with such high character drama that
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Commentary: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Hits Like ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’
There’s no denying that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a tornado of a phenomenon. What started as an indie comic
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Commentary: ‘Stranger Things: First Shadow’ Provides New Context For Villain
Spinoffs are immensely important for expanding upon a story and characters. They allow fans of a series to view characters
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Commentary: ‘Bad Thoughts’ Hits And Misses With Big Swings
Shock value certainly has its place in storytelling, especially in comedy. Creating ridiculous and absurd stories in order to shock
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Commentary: ‘Death Of A Unicorn’ Is A True Genre Mashup
Horror and comedy are both very flexible genres. They can get paired very easily with other types of movies. Because
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Commentary: ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Reveals The Timelessness Of Shakespeare
A truism: William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest writers of all time. One of the secrets to his
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Commentary: ‘The Bear’ Forgot What It Was About
The Bear received a lot of acclaim when it first premiered. In the beginning, the story did a lot of
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Commentary: ‘Weapons’ Is A Movie Of Moments
It should come as a surprise to no one that some scenes in a movie are more compelling than others.
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Commentary: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Treats A Premise Right
Sometimes stories are built on a crazy premise and the entire plot is built around justifying it. KPop Demon Hunters
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Commentary: ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Treats Canon Appropriately
Canon is a controversial subject. When it comes to stories, there are two camps: those who believe canon should always
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Commentary: ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Reunites Adam Sandler With Sports Meditation
Adam Sandler has two big sports related films: Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy. Both are widely different, and not just
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Commentary: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Is A Return Of Virtuous Heroes
Superheroes have come a long way in cinema. In the beginning, they were held up as paragons of virtue. Individuals
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Commentary: ‘Black Mirror’ Managed To Out Matrix ‘The Matrix’
The Matrix was not the first to pioneer a group of characters heading to the center of an infrastructure hoping
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Commentary: ‘Mickey 17’ Is Actually Two Stories In One
A lot of times, the premise for a story is different than the plot. A premise is nothing more than
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Commentary: ‘Superman’ Features The Most Grounded Man Of Tomorrow Yet
There’s no doubt that Superman is a fantastical character. He’s an alien who can fly around the world at supersonic
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Commentary: ‘Black Mirror’ Questions If Sequels Are Necessary
This latest season of Black Mirror saw its first direct sequel to an episode. When it first premiered, “USS Callister”
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Commentary: ‘Star Wars: Tales From The Underworld’ Was Made For Characters Like Cad Bane
It should come as a surprise to no one that Star Wars is overloaded with characters. Of course, main characters
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Commentary: Reporters Are The Real Heroes Of ‘Superman’
There’s no denying that Superman is jam-packed with a colorful cast of characters. The fact that it’s overloaded with too
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Commentary: ‘Tires’ May Be Following A Similar Trajectory As ‘The Office’
It’s hard to perfectly nail a workplace sitcom right out of the gate. There are so many characters that it’s
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Commentary: ‘Ironheart’ Chooses Character Simplicity Over Complexity
Adapting comic book story lines is difficult. They often involve multiple issues spanning multiple arcs across multiple titles. It allows
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