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  • All the ‘Top Gun’ Call Signs, Ranked From Worst to Best of the Best

    All the ‘Top Gun’ Call Signs, Ranked From Worst to Best of the Best

    Writing checks my body can’t cash
    Go to the profile of Eric Pierce
    Eric Pierce
    Jun 26
    Everything I Watched In May & June 2022

    Everything I Watched In May & June 2022

    Everything I watched these past two months each in 100 words or less!
    Go to the profile of Colin Jay
    Colin Jay
    Jul 1
    In Appreciation of Will Ferrell in Stranger Than Fiction

    In Appreciation of Will Ferrell in Stranger Than Fiction

    There’s one scene in Stranger Than Fiction that melts my heart. Maggie Gyllenhaal is busy in the kitchen washing dishes leaving Will…
    Go to the profile of Reuben Salsa
    Reuben Salsa
    Jul 1
    3 Thrilling Remakes That Hit Even Harder Than the Originals

    3 Thrilling Remakes That Hit Even Harder Than the Originals

    From DePalma to Cronenberg, these directors find that the gory veins of history run rich with bloody good ideas
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    James Gordon
    Jul 1
    Return of the Jedi was the First “Star Wars” Movie

    Return of the Jedi was the First “Star Wars” Movie

    Hang on, hear me out. And put down that lightsaber replica. My skull is really thick, and those things aren’t cheap.
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    Chris Wichtendahl
    Jul 1
    Black Narcissus: My Favourite Powell and Pressburger Film

    Black Narcissus: My Favourite Powell and Pressburger Film

    Sexually repressed nuns go insane in the Himalayas.
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    Simon Dillon
    Jul 1
    We All Know What ‘Call of Duty’ Needs to Thrive Again

    We All Know What ‘Call of Duty’ Needs to Thrive Again

    This historic and game-changing saga needs one thing and one thing only…
    Go to the profile of MVW Encyclopedia
    MVW Encyclopedia
    Jun 30
    Favorite Movies From Every Year I’ve Been Alive (First Decade: 1992–2002)

    Favorite Movies From Every Year I’ve Been Alive (First Decade: 1992–2002)

    No one asked for this, but I’m giving it to you anyway
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    Amanda Kay Oaks
    Jun 30
    ‘Spiderhead’ Falls Flat

    ‘Spiderhead’ Falls Flat

    The movie missed some great opportunities.
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    Sarah Callen
    Jun 30
    Direct Quotes from My Daughter While Watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show for The First Time

    Direct Quotes from My Daughter While Watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show for The First Time

    Showing my daughter my favourite movie helped me understand its message better
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    Lindsay Rae Brown
    Jun 30
    How ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Conquers Trauma and Mental Health

    How ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Conquers Trauma and Mental Health

    For working out complex mental issues, horror is the best soil
    Go to the profile of Akos Peterbencze
    Akos Peterbencze
    Jun 30
    Reva and the Star Wars

    Reva and the Star Wars

    A Black Woman’s Corporate Journey as Reenacted in Obi-Wan Kenobi
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    Credits & Canon
    Jun 29
    A Critical Essay on Brandon Cronenberg’s “Possessor”

    A Critical Essay on Brandon Cronenberg’s “Possessor”

    Science fiction is perhaps the genre that has always owned the greatest potential to indulge its audience with intellectual intrigue and…
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    W.A. Hayes
    Jun 29
    Breaking Down Disney’s “Woke” Advertising

    Breaking Down Disney’s “Woke” Advertising

    Mining the Far Rights Toxic Reaction to Diversity for Profit
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    Alex Mell-Taylor
    Jun 29
    7 Absolutely Controversial Things I Believe About Star Wars

    7 Absolutely Controversial Things I Believe About Star Wars

    “It’s a wonder you’re still alive.”
    Go to the profile of Eric Pierce
    Eric Pierce
    Jun 28
    ‘The Man From Toronto’ is a Thing You Can Watch

    ‘The Man From Toronto’ is a Thing You Can Watch

    If you have nothing better to do
    Go to the profile of Patrick Metzger
    Patrick Metzger
    Jun 28
    Columns and Ongoing Series

    Columns and Ongoing Series

    Including guidelines and pitch information
    Go to the profile of Eric Pierce
    Eric Pierce
    Jun 28
    A Love Letter To TCM

    A Love Letter To TCM

    A sincere thank you to the channel that raised a cinephile
    Go to the profile of Charlie Cole
    Charlie Cole
    Jun 28
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