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    A Great Becoming: ‘In the Mouth of Madness‘ and the Perils of Toxic Fandom

    by Michael Heimbaugh March 1, 2020
    by Michael Heimbaugh March 1, 2020

    Much like Cameron Crowe, Francis Ford Coppola, and M. Night Shyamalan, John Carpenter all too frequently falls into the category of the “wayward auteur.” The public sees the horror maestro, in other words, as a…

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    Campfires, Scary Stories, and the Moody Mastery of John Carpenter’s ‘The Fog’

    by George Kapaklis February 9, 2020
    by George Kapaklis February 9, 2020

    Picture this: You’re camping with some friends down by the beach. There’s no TV, the ice-cream isn’t the same, and the rock you’re sitting on is unbearable. It’s cold, wet, and the only source of…

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    10 Years Later, ‘Leap Year’ is Pleasant but Forgettable

    by Natasha Alvar January 28, 2020
    by Natasha Alvar January 28, 2020

    When I first laid eyes on Leap Year, I was an impressionable 20-year-old on the cusp of 21-year-old greatness. I was slowly saving money and making plans for my Graduation Trip, in part eager to…

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    ‘Back to the Future Part II’ is the Worst in the Franchise

    by Collin Willis November 22, 2019
    by Collin Willis November 22, 2019

    Back to the Future Part II is iconic, but that doesn’t mean that it’s a good movie. While it’s flashy visuals and its satirization of America’s future are fun, the movie itself is a mess.…

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    Does ‘It’ (1990) Still Float on Its Own Merits?

    by Alessandro Louly September 12, 2019
    by Alessandro Louly September 12, 2019

    ABC’s 1990 It miniseries was the first adaption of Stephen King’s classic novel of the same name and has since become an enduring cult classic. The miniseries put a face to the horrific Pennywise the…

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    Frank Simon’s ‘The Queen’: The Restoration of an Icon

    by Michael Heimbaugh August 21, 2019
    by Michael Heimbaugh August 21, 2019

    From its roots in the “pantomime dame” craze of the late 19th century to the modern-day antics of RuPaul’s Drag Race, drag has served as a way of subverting audiences’ expectations about gender. By performing…

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    Rewatching ‘The Accused’ in #MeToo Era

    by Natasha Alvar August 11, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar August 11, 2019

    I watched The Accused many years ago, at a point in my life where I was too young to really know what was going on in the film. I knew it was a movie about…

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    Where ‘Summer of Sam’ Went Wrong

    by Patricia Henderson July 14, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson July 14, 2019

    I should warn you, this retrospective on the 20th anniversary of Spike Lee’s Summer of Sam is going to make me sound like a prude. Despite the risk of said label, I maintain that this movie…

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    The Best Gags in ‘South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut’

    by Nick Kush July 2, 2019
    by Nick Kush July 2, 2019

    Even with all the changes we’ve seen over the last twenty years, one of the few constants has been South Park and all its stupidly intelligent glory. Since 1997, we’ve had the privilege of seeing…

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    ‘Maverick’ Had Great Plot Twists…Sort Of

    by Kali Tuttle May 13, 2019
    by Kali Tuttle May 13, 2019

    Maverick (1994) stars Mel Gibson as the titular character of Bret Maverick — an unscrupulous gambler in need of some money to enter a poker championship. James Garner (the star of the original Maverick TV series) is…

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    ‘Pet Sematary’ (1989): Sometimes Forgotten is Better

    by Brian Connor April 22, 2019
    by Brian Connor April 22, 2019

    With the remake of Pet Sematary in cinemas, it’s more than appropriate to take a look at the original film version on its 30th anniversary. In case you’ve forgotten, Doctor Louis Creed, and his family — his…

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    We All Have Our Bad Days: 25 Years of ‘Serial Mom’

    by Michael Heimbaugh April 19, 2019
    by Michael Heimbaugh April 19, 2019

    John Waters’ films are all about transgression. Like his contemporary David Lynch, the underground cinema icon seeks to expose the rot at the heart of the idyllic world of post-World War II America. But where…

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    A Look at ’13 Going on 30′ 15 Years Later, from the Eyes of a 30 Year Old

    by Natasha Alvar April 2, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar April 2, 2019

    It has been a few months since I turned 30, which of course made me think of this fantastic rom-com with the beautiful Jennifer Garner. The movie was released 15 years ago, yet she looks…

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    Long Live the Hud: 25 Years of ‘The Hudsucker Proxy’

    by Michael Heimbaugh March 19, 2019
    by Michael Heimbaugh March 19, 2019

    The film world rightly regards Joel and Ethan Coen as among the most innovative filmmakers of their generation. A large part of the brothers’ popularity is their uncanny ability to work within various genres while…

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    Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely in ‘The China Syndrome’

    by Veronica Clarke March 12, 2019
    by Veronica Clarke March 12, 2019

    In a world that is rife with corruption, The China Syndrome has much to tell us, even after forty years. The China Syndrome is a thriller about an accident at a nuclear plant. A reporter…

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    ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Just Turned 20, and I Feel Old

    by Natasha Alvar March 8, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar March 8, 2019

    The 90’s were host to all these great teen movies, like Cruel Intentions, Can’t Hardly Wait and of course, 10 Things I Hate About You. The script is funny and the cast really pull it…

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    Is ‘Crimson Peak’ Guillermo del Toro’s Weakest Film?

    by Steven Ruiz March 6, 2019
    by Steven Ruiz March 6, 2019

    Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro has a special eye for horror/fairytale films, along with implementing drama involving love. For instance, both of his Hellboy films were love stories with comic book-isms attached. Guillermo does…

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    After 10 Years, is ‘Knowing’ an Underrated, Entertaining Gem?

    by Cammy Madden March 1, 2019
    by Cammy Madden March 1, 2019

    It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since Knowing first appeared on the big screen. If you asked 15-year-old me what he thinks of this flick, he’d tell you that it’s an excellent…

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    What Are We Going to Do Now?: 25 Years of ‘Reality Bites’

    by Michael Heimbaugh February 26, 2019
    by Michael Heimbaugh February 26, 2019

    Being in your mid-twenties is rough. You’re supposedly young enough to remain attached to the recklessness of youth, yet too old not to have your completely figured out. You subsist on canned and frozen food.…

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    ‘Office Space’ Will Always Be Too Real

    by Veronica Clarke February 13, 2019
    by Veronica Clarke February 13, 2019

    Have you ever worked in an office? Then Office Space is a film about your life. The technology may be twenty years out of date, cubicles may be replaced with open plan offices, but still:…

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    40 Years of ‘The Warriors’: How Well Does the Cult Classic Hold Up?

    by Michael Heimbaugh February 11, 2019
    by Michael Heimbaugh February 11, 2019

    Last week, Walter Hill’s street-fighting gang adventure The Warriors celebrated its 40th anniversary. Hill’s film, while initially poorly received by critics, has in the decades since its release garnered a massive cult following. But the big…

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    The Legacy of ‘Stagecoach’ 80 Years Later

    by John Tuttle February 8, 2019
    by John Tuttle February 8, 2019

    Stagecoach (1939) features a man many have come to know and idolize, one who made a significant mark on hardcore, iconic American cinema. This, of course, was John Wayne. The “Duke” had an acting career…

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    30 Years Since ‘When Harry Met Sally’: Can Men and Women Ever be Friends?

    by Natasha Alvar February 5, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar February 5, 2019

    I love that When Harry Met Sally was released the year I was born; it feels almost serendipitous considering how much I adore this movie. I realize that by admitting this, I have revealed my…

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    A Look Back at ‘Taken’ 10 Years Later

    by Steven Ruiz February 4, 2019
    by Steven Ruiz February 4, 2019

    January 30th marked the 10 year anniversary of Taken, a film that took moviegoers by surprise almost instantaneously. It became a hit with fans, with many praising it for its original story, message, and the butt-kicking…

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    Prinze of Dorkness: 20 Years of ‘She’s All That’

    by Michael Heimbaugh February 2, 2019
    by Michael Heimbaugh February 2, 2019

    The ‘90s were wild. Time was, you could assemble a gaggle of fresh-faced young actors, give them relatively little to do except be incredibly attractive, add in a rad soundtrack, maybe some celeb cameos — and…

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    10 Years of Being Told ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’

    by Natasha Alvar January 31, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar January 31, 2019

    The year of 2009 was apparently a Rom-Com year for me, because He’s Just Not That Into You is the second movie I remember watching in the cinema, with the first being Bride Wars. This…

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    20 Years Later, I am Finally Old Enough to Watch ‘Cruel Intentions’

    by Natasha Alvar January 17, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar January 17, 2019

    When Cruel Intentions was released, I was 9 years old, so of course it wouldn’t even be a movie I would have known or watched. It found its way onto my radar after I watched…

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    ‘Inkheart’: Fairy Tales Never Get Old

    by Veronica Clarke January 12, 2019
    by Veronica Clarke January 12, 2019

    Is it time we reevaluate this underrated flick? Inkheart was released in 2008, and it was adapted from the fantasy novel of the same name by Cornelia Funke. The main character is a ‘silver tongue’,…

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    ‘Pillow Talk’: To Reboot or Not Reboot, That is The Question

    by Adina Bernstein January 8, 2019
    by Adina Bernstein January 8, 2019

    On the surface, rebooting a classic and beloved film seems simple. The narrative, characters and fan base are already there, it is just a matter of updating the individual pieces that are outdated. But there…

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    ‘Bride Wars’ and Wedding Mania

    by Natasha Alvar January 7, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar January 7, 2019

    I got engaged about a month ago, so when I saw that this movie was celebrating its 10 year anniversary, I thought rewatching it would be a fun thing to do. After all, I first…

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