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Remakes, Requels, and Reboots: Recapturing the Magic or Running Out of Tricks?
Remakes can be a risky bet on nostalgia that might leaves audiences disappointed in the present
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Jake

March 2024

Something Is Rotten With The Tomatoes
The notorious rating aggregator has let itself get gamed by studios and flooded with too many reviewers. It's time to ditch the noise of the site and…
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Jake
Film and Video in the Age of AI: Evolution, Not Revolution
AI isn't the end of filmmaking so much as it is yet another change in the way it's done.
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Jake
Shared Cinematic Experiences Across Continents
The love of movies is a global experience.
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Jake

November 2023

When The Multiverse Gets Too Big You Blow It Up
There is a time honored solution for when audiences get exhausted and/or confused about variants and different dimensions.
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Jake

September 2023

Raging Bummer
Scorsese has a new film, so of course we are going to talk about comic book movies
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Jake

May 2023

That's Infotainment!
Let's be honest about cable news, it's just entertainment.
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Jake
Broken Streaming Dreams
Streaming has been good for viewers and bad for business, but the bill has come due.
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Jake
The George Lucas Key to Happiness
At its core Star Wars is all about the choice between compassion and selfishness.
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Jake

April 2023

Can Tucker Carlson Spinoff From the MAGA Cinematic Universe?
In the immediate aftermath of Tucker Carlson's firing there were some rumblings about him challenging Fox News but I have a hard time seeing it.
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Jake
The High Price of Lying (But Is It Still a Steal?)
Fox News paying Dominion $787.5 million is no small thing so why does it still not feel like enough?
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Jake
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Creative Code
When it comes to the work of other filmmakers I tend to praise publicly and criticize privately.
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