Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): Jurassic Park
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Author: Ben Martin
Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): Island Of The Alive
[Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Batman Ninja, An Interesting Anime Experiment
Batman is an American icon that has managed to capture the imagination of the entire world over his years in
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): It Lives Again
[Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Solo: A Star Wars Story Flies Higher Than Expected
I’ve been a Star Wars fan since I was seven years old. Over the years, my fandom only grew and
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) – It’s Alive! There’s Only One Thing Wrong With The Davis Baby
[Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Lethal Weapon’s Season 2 Finale Will Change The Series As We Know It
[PLEASE NOTE: This recap of Lethal Weapon: Season 2, Episode 22: One Day More DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS. It is assumed
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Lethal Weapon 2.21 Gives Us ‘Family Ties’ & Grasps At Straws
[PLEASE NOTE: This recap of Lethal Weapon: Season 2, Episode 21: Family Ties DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS. It is assumed you
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Blu Ice – A 20th Anniversary Retrospective & Blu-Ray Review Of Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Movie Retrospective Review: For the majority of the 90s, the shadow of The Bat loomed large. Following the release
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‘Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay’ Is An R Rated, But Underwhelming Grindhouse Homage
A lot of cats didn’t care for the live-action Suicide Squad (2016) movie that hit theaters a couple of years
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Reviewing Wes Anderson’s Return To Stop-Motion Animation In Isle of Dogs
I’m a film geek; which means I have favorite filmmakers. Folks whose every move I’ll follow; generally for better or
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Rampage Is A Deadly & Dull Creature Feature
Movies and video games are both immensely engaging forms of entertainment. Perhaps this is why the two mediums have influenced
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A Decade Of The MCU Brings Us To Avengers: Infinity War
Back in 2008, one movie dominated the box-office for months on end. Released in July of that year, The Dark
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Letter Jackets, Baseballs & Diamonds In Lethal Weapon 2.20
[PLEASE NOTE: This recap of Lethal Weapon: Season 2, Episode 20: Jesse’s Girl DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS. It is assumed you
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‘Leo Getz Hitched’ In Lethal Weapon 2.19
[PLEASE NOTE: This recap of Lethal Weapon: Season 2, Episode 19: Leo Getz Hitched DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS. It is assumed
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‘Frankie Comes To Hollywood’ Finally Gives Us A Murtaugh-Centric Episode In Lethal Weapon 2.18
[PLEASE NOTE: This recap of Lethal Weapon: Season 2, Episode 18: Frankie Comes to Hollywood DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS. It is
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The ‘Burbs Goes Blu
Movie Retrospective Review: The 1980s was a very special time for movies in my opinion. Much like today, a glut
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Despite Its Title, Blockers Is A Progressive Comedy
There is a parental trend in recent cinema. That trend being parents themselves as subjects, with last week seeing the
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A Quiet Place Is A Horror Film of Few Words & A Lot of Heart
There’s no apocalypse now, but it’s coming. Or at least, that’s what we as humans have always believed, and with
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Ready Player One: A Glorified Cinematic Easter Egg Hunt
Like many of us, I grew up on Steven Spielberg. While all of the master filmmaker’s canon is notable, it’s
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Riggs & Murtaugh Are ‘The Odd Couple’ Of The 21st Century In Lethal Weapon 2.17
[PLEASE NOTE: This recap of Lethal Weapon: Season 2, Episode 17: The Odd Couple DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS. It is assumed
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Netflix’s The Outsider Takes You Into The Underworld of Japan
Call me a crotchety old man, but I haven’t quite been able to wrap my head around the straight-to-Netflix movie
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Russian Spy-Thriller ‘Red Sparrow’ Will Leave You Cold
When you boil espionage fiction down, the genre pretty much has two types of stories. On the one hand, there
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‘Death Wish’ Remake Is The Filmic Equivalent A Dud Round
In modern action cinema, an interesting trend has occurred in that many of the genre’s stars have aged-up. All of
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Annihilation Proves To Be An Immediate Genre Classic
When most people think about the genre of science fiction, titles like Star Trek and Star Wars spring to mind.
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Comedy-Caper ‘Game Night’ Is A Winner
A little over a decade ago, new life was breathed into the subgenre of R-rated comedy. While this subgenre had
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Lethal Weapon 2.16 Featuring ‘Ruthless’ Randy Drexler
[PLEASE NOTE: This recap of Lethal Weapon: Season 2, Episode 16: Ruthless DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS. It is assumed you have
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Pay ‘Mom & Dad’ A Visit At Your Own Risk
Sadly, when it comes to movies today, we’re treated to the tried and true. Look at what’s playing any given
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Pleasure & Pain: A Review Of Hellraiser: Judgment
In 1987, Clive Barker delivered a genuinely unique film in Hellraiser. The movie, based on Barker’s novella, The Hellbound Heart,
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Batman Goes Steampunk In The Animated Adaption Of Gotham By Gaslight
Since the early 90s, we comic book fans have been treated to animated adaptations of our favorite characters. As a
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Black Panther: The Most Important Comic Book Film Made Thus Far
The comic book movie genre has been going strong for quite a while now. For nearly 20 years, the genre
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