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NEWS: Peter Capaldi Is the 12th Doctor
GUYS. GUYS. GUYS.PETER CAPALDI WILL BE THE 12TH DOCTOR. Let us all raise our hands in joy now.Okay, so maybe you don't know who this guy is. That's pretty fair. He's not super famous, though he has...
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NEWS: Older Batman May Face Off With Superman in New Movie
Rumors continue to abound about the upcoming Superman/Batman movie. Warner Brothers, though neglecting to say anything official, which is normal, might be looking for an older actor to play Bruce...
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Bloated Sequels Rarely Make Good Movies (RED 2)
It’s always tragic when a sequel isn’t nearly as good as the original. Not necessarily surprising, mind, since it’s very hard for lightning to strike twice, but still sad all the same. You cherish the...
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What Would They Say If They Could See Us? (Cabin in the Woods)
It’s the last horror movie.Cabin in the Woodsdoesn’t really get the credit and recognition it deserves, which makes me pretty sad. Released two years after it was filmed, the movie suffered from a haze...
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Honey, Let's Never Go There (Welcome to Night Vale)
Here are the first two things that come to mind when I think about Welcome to Night Vale: first, I did not know what it was until last week, and second, I am now completely caught up and more than a...
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Remind Me What It Means to Be a Hero (Fray)
Have you ever seen Buffy the Vampire Slayer? If not, why not? Are you ill? Were you asleep for the seven years the show was on the air? Are you desperately oppressed and incapable of using Netflix...
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I Am Filled with Ennui and Can't Go On (Hemlock Grove)
I just didn’t like it.This is the part where I would normally say something clever about Netflix and their entrance into the content creation market, and why that signals big changes for the television...
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Femme Fatale or Weepy Woman, Just Pick One (2 Guns)
Does anyone else feel like the whole trend where middle-aged actors have really young female actresses, though admittedly a really longstanding trend, is kind of weird and creepy? By which I mean, I...
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Strong Female Character Friday: Audrey from Twin Peaks
It pains me deeply to acknowledge this, since I really don’t like being made to feel old, and I get enough of that at my day job, but how many of you have even heard of Twin Peaks? I mean, it’s the...
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Linksgiving (Geena Davis, Chew on TV, and More)
Yeah, when you realize that this is Sansa, sitting on the Iron Throne, it becomes a hell of lot funnier.Man, it’s been a week. An arguable seven days. A lot has happened. We got a new Doctor, soon...
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Growing Up Is Hard, Scary, Painful, and Worth It (Uglies)
I resisted reading this book for so long, and now that I have, I can say with complete clarity that past me is an idiot.Seriously, though, I first ran into the series when it was published in 2005. I...
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A List of Things I Haven't Actually Watched (And Should Have)
I feel like I haven't been totally honest with you, dear readers. Oh sure, I sometimes overshare, and I've been very clear about what I like and don't like. Sometimes probably a little too clear. But I...
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I Could Relate to No One (Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief)
Since we’re kind of on a roll, reviewing things I really should have seen/read a long time ago, here’s confession number two: I have never read the Percy Jackson books. Not because I was willfully...
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What Do You Really, Really, Really Want? (The Booth at the End)
What makes a TV show a good story?No seriously, I’m asking. Is there something specific that makes a show good? Is it the characters or the plot or the set pieces or the scenery or the tone or the...
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Strong Female Character Friday: Alanna from Song of the Lioness
Do you ever just stop and ask yourself what you’re doing? Like, am I actually helping the situation here? Is what I’m doing worthwhile? Or am I screaming into the void of human indifference? Worse, am...
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Linksgiving (Epic Sci-Fi Movies, The Smurfette Principle, and More)
Holy crap beans has this been a long week. Not a bad week, mind, just a really long one. And now it’s just about over.Let’s all collectively fall on our faces and snuggle the covers for a nice Saturday...
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Kid's Movies Are Awfully Selfish (Turbo)
I sometimes work with children, and as a result of that I sometimes come into contact with children’s movies. By and large, this doesn’t bother me. I’m not so dead inside that I can’t bear to be...
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Derek's Whole Storyline is Rapey, Stop Avoiding It (Teen Wolf)
In honor of last night’s Teen Wolf mid-season finale, here is an open letter to the writers of that show, and their various…tendencies.Dear Writers of Teen Wolf,I’ll start by saying that I love your...
View ArticleSuperheroines in Shorts (Peggy Carter and Wonder Woman)
I do, for the record, mean that title in the double entendre sense of the word shorts, as both of these characters have recently appeared in short films about their exploits, and Wonder Woman was...
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Female Anatomy Shouldn't Be An Insult (Kick-Ass 2)
Let’s start off with some basics. Kick-Ass 2 is based on Kick-Ass,which is based on the comics of the same name by Mark Millar. You may remember Millar as the jerk face who said that comics aren’t...
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