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On Marvel, The Lego Movie and the sharing of intellectual property

On Monday, I was thinking about The Lego Movie (as I am wont to do) and I posted this little missive on Twitter: Marvel must…

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Movie review: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Not as good as the original. Still better than a smelly pirate hooker.

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Movie review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Still pretty damn good, but the cracks are starting to show in Middle-earth.

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Web reaction over Abrams' Star Trek regret highlights a disturbing trend

Yesterday, MTV published a video clip where J.J. Abrams admitted regret over keeping the true identity of the villain of Star Trek Into Darkness under…

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TV check-in: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Word of advice to all future TV shows: If you tease a flying car in the pilot, the flying car better damn well show up…

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With Gravity, director Alfonso Cuarón proves 3D might be useful after all

Prior to yesterday, I had never had any use for movies in 3D. It didn't matter that the technology had taken a great leap forward…

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Interview: Writer/Director Kurt Edward Larson (Son of Ghostman)

A candid conversation with a first-time feature filmmaker.

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TV review: The Walking Dead 4.1 — "30 Days Without an Accident"

Season four starts on a high note.

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Retro cult review: Escape from L.A. (1996)

Welcome to the human race.

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TV review: Breaking Bad 5.16 — "Felina"

The story of Walter White finally reaches its end.

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TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.01 — "Pilot"

Marvel jumps to the small screen.

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Shooting the angles with what constitutes a TV "season"

The definition of what constitutes a single "season" of television used to be simple. It was 20-something episodes of any given show that were shot…

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TV review: Breaking Bad 5.15 — "Granite State"

Goodbye, New Mexico. Hello, New Hampshire.

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TV review: Breaking Bad 5.14 — "Ozymandias"

OH. MY. GOD.

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TV review: Breaking Bad 5.13 — "To'hajiilee"

Well, thanks a lot, Breaking Bad writers. If your plan was to make sure I wouldn't be able to focus on anything else for the next…

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Movie review: The World's End

The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy comes to a somewhat disappointing close.

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TV review: Breaking Bad 5.11 — "Confessions"

Last week, I complained about a lack of Jesse Pinkman. This week was the reason why. You already knew Aaron Paul was going to have…

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Mini-cast: Remembering Elmore Leonard

Bob and Stew discuss the prolific writer's considerable legacy.

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TV review: Breaking Bad 5.10 — "Buried"

"Buried" is largely a transitional episode of Breaking Bad where the show takes the time to catch everyone else up on what Walt and Hank…

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Then and Now: Revisiting Prince of Darkness

How does Carpenter's Satan film hold up all these years later?

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