After the overwhelming success of Wicked: Part 1, people all over the world patiently waited to rush to the movie theatre to see its sequel, Wicked: For Good. They expected to be equally amazed by the conclusion of this wonderfully wicked story. The second part, however, has gotten mixed reactions, both from devoted musical theatre …
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Streaming Platforms are Egregiously Ignoring the Unspoken Rules and Etiquette of TV Advertising’s Past
Cutting to a boisterous, tone-deaf commercial mid-scene, mid-game, or mid-sentence would have sent a 90s television enthusiast into a fit of rage and confusion. While TV ads have always been a bit disruptive, at least in the past, advertisers had a sense of decorum, protecting the sanctity of the show-watching experience with a backbone of …
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Recent Horror-Romances like ‘Frankenstein’ Suggest That Women Yearn for a Monster Gentleman, Not a Gentleman Who’s a Monster
Tortured, predatory, and often violent, male protagonists are overly romanticized in gothic stories. As an inevitable byproduct of the genre, the love interests and leading men in many gothic tales are seductive because they are dark, and utterly tragic. Yet, audiences still watch in awe, hearing the faint voice of hope in the back of …
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25 Horror Movie Memes to Scroll While Hiding Behind Your Blanket During Scary Scenes
Spooky szn is in full swing and the air’s crisp, pumpkins are everywhere, and Halloween is creeping closer every day. Perfect timing to binge all the classic horror movies and pretend we’re not covering our eyes during the scary parts. My book club is currently reading The Shining by Stephen King, and it’s seriously setting …
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Hollywood Keeps Tainting Cinematic Classics: How About Remaking the Underrated Films That Got Cheated with Bad Production?
Over the last few centuries, humans have invented hundreds of new ways to tell their stories, artistically sharing their tales with formats ranging from eBooks, puppet shows, podcasts, video games, comics, theater, television, and, predominately, movies. Obsessed with telling (and retelling) stories ever since the caveman days, humans are a fable-frenzied species who can never …
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30-year-old boyfriend insists he join girlfriend on trip she had planned since middle school, doesn’t understand why she doesn’t want him there: ‘This has been a dream of mine forever and I am unwilling to compromise’
Everyone has plans they make when they’re young that they hope will pan out one day. Maybe you imagine your dream home and how you’re going to decorate it. You’re imagining it to look pretty much just like the penthouse in Uptown Girls. Maybe you’ve spent hours picturing your dream job– how you’ll be a …
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Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Signifies a New Horror Genre Reliant on Uncomfortable Realism
Ari Aster, who is the mastermind director behind Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid, recently debuted his fourth full-length film last week on the big screen. Though the film’s box office revenue was especially underwhelming in the first few days of its release, one thing is clear: We are straying away from typical conventions of …
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21 Dino-Mite Memes for Dinosaur Devotees Ready for a Jurassic World Rex-Travaganza
Jurassic World Rebirth is finding its way to our theater, and every time a new Jurassic Park movie comes out, all we want to do is have a movie marathon to watch all the old and classic ones. Don’t get us wrong, a dinosaur is a dinosaur, and we will be sitting in that movie …
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20+ Movie Memes Brighter Than All the Stars in Hollywood
I’m what some people would call a cinephile. I love going to the movies, and I’m not afraid to shout it from the rooftops. I’m one of those people who spent their 4th of July weekend seeing M3GAN 2 instead of chilling by the pool. I flaunt my AMC A List membership like it’s nobody’s …
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Why I refuse to give stars for movies on Letterboxd
Star review ratings on platforms like Letterboxd are reductive and don’t accurately portray our connection to the work, so why do we have them in the first place? Letterboxd is a haven for self-proclaimed ‘cinephiles.’ It’s a great way to engage with cinema online— to know what your friends are watching and what they think …
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