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I Haven't Seen The Last Hobbit Movie Yet. Here's Why...
Today was supposed to be the day that I gave all of you my review of The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies. I was going to watch it yesterday afternoon while enjoying my uncharacteristic Wednesday off,...
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Strong Female Character Friday: Kate (A Knight's Tale)
I had this happy moment last week where I was flipping channels on the television, idly looking for something to watch, when on came A Knight's Tale. It was near the beginning, right after they'd met...
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My Top Ten Holiday Themed Whatevers
Okay, to be completely honest right now, I really want to write a long and comprehensive article about why I feel A Muppet Christmas Carol is the best possible holiday movie - themes of redemption, the...
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Into the Woods - Careful the Things You Say, Children Will Listen
So, like any former theater nerd all grown up and now a productive member of society, I have a lot of feelings about Into the Woods. I remember the first time I saw a production of it (a high school...
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Think of the Children! Tuesday: Night at the Museum 3
I feel like I've gotten a bit of a reputation as the kind of person who wouldn't know fun if it punched her in the face, but that's not how I see myself. I think I'm fun. Granted, I don't think I'm the...
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RECAP: Orphan Black 2x10 - Complete and Unconditional Surrender
I had a lot of thoughts about the most appropriate way to finish off my year on this blog. Should I do a best of? Should I talk about my favorites and least favorites from the year and ponder the...
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Coming Up in 2015 - What We're Pumped For This Year
Man. It's a fresh new year already, and it's promising to be a doozy in nerd stuff. Every old franchise is new again (Mad Max, Jurassic World, Fast and Furious 7, and so many more), some of my favorite...
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There's Something About Tauriel (The Hobbit: BOTFA)
Okay. So, like I mentioned in a comment last week (which clearly you all should have read, because you are devoted, obsessive nuts like that), I have now actually seen the final Hobbit movie. While I...
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Avatar: The Last Airbender Asks "How Dark Can A Kid's Show Get?"
Well readers, this is it. As of this posting (and a couple of days ago, actually, but who's counting) I have officially become one of those people to have actually seen all of Avatar: The Last...
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Agent Carter Comes Out of the Gate Superhero Strong
I'm going to give you three guesses as to what I spent last night doing, and the first two don't count. Or, for those of you who aren't obsessively tracking my interests, last night was the series...
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The Commodification of Katniss and the Hanging Tree
It's one of those unavoidable facts of my life that I end up having to drive a lot every week. Not because I'm a delivery driver or I have a giant commute or anything, just that between getting to work...
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Strong Female Character Friday: Ulga (Princess Ugg)
Look, we all know that there are strong female characters and then there are Strong Female Characters. And then there are Strong Female Characters who read like they were written using a manual....
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Idolization, Dehumanization, and Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma
Look, sometimes there are movies that I am already predisposed to love and where it would take a lot to get me to admit that they aren't good. And in the spirit of journalistic integrity, let me be the...
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Think of the Children! Tuesday: Maniac Magee and Reconciliation
Everyone's got a book that just totally grabs them. A book that felt like it was yanking their shoulders down and sticking itself up close to it could yell in their face, "LISTEN TO ME THIS IS...
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RECAP: Strange Empire 1x01 - The Rise of the Feminist Western
New year, new shows to recap. And this one is pretty awesome a show to talk about. For starters, almost no one in this country has heard of it, probably because it’s a Canadian production and for some...
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Is It Wrong That I Don't Like the New Captain America and Thor?
Look, it's a pretty clear fact by now that I like diversity. Diversity in media and life makes me happy because I think that when we all mix together a bit we can tell much better stories. Diverse...
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Mixed Feelings, Oscar Formulas, and The Imitation Game
The thing is, I'm of two very different minds when it comes to analyzing The Imitation Game. On the one hand, I saw this movie with my father during the Christmas break, and we both loved it. It's...
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Think of the Children! Tuesday: Enchanted and Valuing Beauty
Okay, full disclosure to start us off here: I totally am stealing this entire article idea from a post I saw on tumblr. Sue me. But I was looking at this collection of gifs again yesterday afternoon,...
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RECAP: Strange Empire 1x02 - The Bad Decision Brigade
Another Wednesday, and we're back in the grips of some super uplifting television! All right! And by that I mean, for the next few weeks we're going to be recapping episodes from Strange Empire's...
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