As I sat down to watch local filmmaker Taylor Morden’s ska documentary, “Pick it Up!,” I realized I knew nothing about the genre—other than the fact I liked it a lot in middle/high school for about five minutes. I would have liked it longer, but I was young and fickle (but mostly because I discovered […]
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Kings of the Multiplex
The summer blockbusters have arrived
Last week we took a look at some of the best indie movies of the year that you might have missed, since the giant mega-blockbusters get released all year long now instead of just in the summer. When you live in a town that doesn’t have multiple multiplexes and “Avengers: Endgame” is playing on six […]
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Motorcycles, Dogs and Horses, Oh My
John Wick 3 is a wall-to-wall murder party
Since “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” raked in around $100 million across its opening weekend, it’s obvious audiences haven’t gotten tired of watching our man Keanu Reeves murder hundreds of faceless bad guys in new and original ways. Personally, I’m glad they haven’t, because not only is this installment of the franchise the best […]
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Now Their Watch Has Ended
The Iron Throne
Spoilers This final season of “Game of Thrones” has been divisive to say the least. With fans starting petitions for HBO to “try again but better this time” and even members of the cast speaking out about their disappointment, it’s easy to see why. But, aside from a few massive and sloppy continuity errors and […]
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Little Big Movies
The Best Indies of 2019…so far
So far, 2019 has been huge for blockbusters, with two Marvel movies making over a billion dollars and “Us” rakin g in more than any other original horror movie in history. Basically, the big old studio movies are still crushing the box office, but the smaller films are making less than ever before. Mid-budget movies […]
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Now Our Watch Begins
The Bells
SPOILERS We’ve always been promised fire and blood, but not like this. While there are victories, the cost is too great for any of this to be triumphant. Some shots are so achingly gorgeous that the ugliness is made even more powerful. But the show tricked us. It made us look forward to the battles, […]
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May the Source Be with You
May Edition
Has it been a month already? Have you missed me as much as I missed you?? Awww, that’s sweet. Anyway, it’s been a rough 30 days since last we spoke, what with “Avengers: Endgame” stomping our hearts into Ant-Man sized pieces and “Game of Thrones” progressively feeling like the world’s deadliest game of musical chairs. […]
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Now, Our Watch Begins
The Last of the Starks
SPOILERS! The icy fog has cleared. The dead will be burned and our characters have a moment to mourn before preparations for the next battle must begin. They have a chance to feast, to laugh and to finally be legitimized in the eyes of their peers. No more bastards anymore. Arya Stark is the Hero […]
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All Roads Lead to War
The Avengers assemble one last time
Warning: Mild spoilers for “Avengers: Endgame” and Full-Blown Spoilers for “Avengers: Infinity War” During the current social media culture wars, it’s impossible to go into a movie completely blind. Even after the tragic and brutal ending of last year’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” in which we saw a huge chunk of our favorite heroes get turned […]
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Now Our Watch Begins
War has come to the door
SPOILERS! No one has anything to say. The army of the dead has amassed outside Winterfell and this fight is for all the marbles. No petty squabbles for land or power; instead, these men, women and children fight for the survival of the human race. All the characters we’ve come to love have already said […]