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The Bluths Meet the Skywalkers?
How have I missed this for three weeks? It’s a brilliant cut and narration by Ron Howard, who brings together two of the best “family” franchises in a great way. I’ll be back later tonight for a quick review of … Continue reading
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
Space Enough, and Time 