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The Thing with Tully
The first thing I did after breakfast yesterday was buy a copy of Chuck Palahniuk’s latest novel, Adjustment Day. This was an unpredictable decision, as I haven’t read any long-form Palahniuk in a good long while. The next thing I … Continue reading
Taking Two in July
Now that the hubbub over Avengers: Infinity War has died down (although really it hasn’t), we can turn our attention to the next entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Ant-Man and the Wasp. The trailer dropped today and probably went … Continue reading
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Infinity War Unlimited
It’s been a long time since I got to have as much fun talking movies with my students. Friday was a fun game of playing coy about what I saw Thursday night (“who’s your favorite hero? Oh, good luck with … Continue reading
The Real Business of the Infinity Gauntlet
Now that the Infinity Gauntlet is (or isn’t?) in play in Avengers: Infinity War, it’s time for the object of great power to get put to real use . . . particularly the use mentioned in this classic Parks and … Continue reading
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“There was another idea . . .”
So I’m about 24 hours away from the Avengers: Infinity War premiere. I’ve “muted” what I could on Twitter. I’ve stayed away from any reviews or websites (except for the Rotten Tomatoes score). But I saw this commercial on TV … Continue reading
Broadening the (Jurassic) World
If nothing else, the latest (and final) trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has definitely told a lot more story than that first trailer (which seemed to take place solely on the island from the first movie. The question is: … Continue reading
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Settling Into a Quiet Place
The folks at Vanity Fair recently posted a great clip of John Krasinski “breaking down” of the earliest scenes of his recent movie, A Quiet Place. The movie really is as good as reviews are saying. I think I had … Continue reading
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Where All Roads Lead?
There’s this semi-interesting online debate about whether Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is the best superhero show on network television or the worst. I’m not quite sure how I feel about the conversation. While the show hasn’t quite fit the niche … Continue reading
Solo Story Glory
The second full trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story had to do one thing: make the movie much bigger and louder and unexpected that what we saw of the Super Bowl trailer a few months ago. Here’s what we … Continue reading
World Poetry Day via Middle Earth
In honor of today as “World Poetry Day,” some poetry from Middle Earth commemorating the fall of Gandalf at Khazad Dum in The Fellowship of the Ring. Frodo, nephew of the great story-teller, writes: When evening in the Shire was … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 