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Category: Pop Culture
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Fans are why we can’t have nice things
This year, we saw some pretty crappy “fan” behavior, from Rick and Morty fans storming McDonald’s for dipping sauce to Star Wars fans claiming The Last Jedi ruined their childhoods. Was it always like this, or were fans of 2017 just way, way too passionate about pop culture?
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi is damn good, even when it isn’t great
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi’ has the difficult task of being the middle child in the new Star Wars trilogy, but even when it isn’t great, it’s still damn good.
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Explore the weird, wild world of Wiseau in ‘The Disaster Artist’
With ‘The Disaster Artist’, James Franco seeks to give us a little glimpse into the completely insane world of Tommy Wiseau—and it is fascinating!
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Star Wars grows up with ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
If the main saga Star Wars movies are The Lord of the Rings, then Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is more like Game of Thrones. Instead of legendary heroes and Jedi magic, Rogue One is more grounded in reality with a small, rag-tag group of rebels who manage to do something extraordinary. Because of…
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‘Sully’ shows that less is more
When you go to see a movie about a heroic American event, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Clint Eastwood, you have a pretty good idea what you’re going to get. In other words, you’ll go into Sully expecting a quality movie, and that’s precisely what they’ll deliver.
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‘Suicide Squad’ yet another DC letdown
Maybe the hype was to blame, maybe the writing, maybe key pieces were lost in editing and reshoots, but Suicide Squad squanders its monumental potential with tonal missteps and a gaunt plot that leaves a lot to be desired. After seeing the great cast and the well-executed trailers, I was really rooting for this one,…
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‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ less fun, more nostalgia cash grab
Independence Day: Resurgence feels less like the action blockbuster that spawned this lackluster sequel and more like a CG-filled nostalgia cash grab. With the absence of Will Smith, the movie is left trying to scrape together a story from what was left in the bottom of the ID4 jar.
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Everybody needs to stop complaining about Jon Snow spoilers
If you’ve been on Twitter and Facebook for even a couple weeks, you know that people post about movies and TV shows, and those posts sometimes include spoilers. If you truly believe that knowing what happens on a show will destroy your entire life, perhaps it’s best for you to avoid social media (and probably…
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Prince 1958-2016
Like with Michael Jackson and David Bowie, I couldn’t even conceive of a world where the was no Prince. He’s engrained in the cultural backbone of generations, and people like that never truly die. So today, I’m sitting at my computer listening to Purple Rain over and over again and remembering the legendary entertainer who will…
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‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ a beautiful mess
In typical Zack Snyder fashion, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is style over substance. While there are a few iconic moments and characters, the lengthy runtime leaves it bogged down in its own muddy plot.
