Missing the Mark: what the new Muppets gets wrong
Though it lives up to its “adult themes” advertising, the new Muppets show, modeled after documentary-style shows such as The Office and Parks and Recreation, [...]
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10, 2015
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09, 2015
5 Ways to Celebrate International Hobbit Day
Today, September 22nd, is known around the world as International Hobbit Day! It is the birthday of not one, but TWO famous hobbits of legend: none [...]
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09, 2015
Movie Review: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
The new installment of the Maze Runner series, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, is predictable and overall less interesting than its predecessor, but generally entertaining [...]
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08, 2015
The Great Closet Cosplay Challenge with Mama Jo and Mr. Pants
Well hello there. How's camp treating you? Did you remember to pack your VERY BEST geeky accessories? Do you think you're down for a CLOSET [...]
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07, 2015
Geek 101: Harry Potter
In honor of our #Potterweek crossover with Common Room, I thought it would be good to talk about a fandom so huge it’s spawned its [...]
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07, 2015
Movie Review: Terminator Genisys
Thirty-one years later, we finally go back to 1984. Terminator Genisys acts both as a (sort of) reboot and a continuation of the original films, [...]
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06, 2015
Movie Review: Inside Out
When I first saw a trailer for Disney Pixar's Inside Out, I wasn't sure what to expect. Little voices inside your head? Personified emotions? It [...]
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06, 2015
Movie Review: Jurassic World (2015)
When Jurassic Park released in 1993 it was cutting edge: it pushed the boundaries of computer graphics for the time, and when that T. rex [...]
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05, 2015
Movie Review: Tomorrowland
The entertainment industry is full of stories about the end of days, about the destruction of the planet and the human race, and has turned [...]
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05, 2015
Movie Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron
It’s finally here. After months of build-up and second (or even third) chapters in their individual movies, Avengers: Age of Ultron has finally hit the [...]
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04, 2015
Insidious 3 Trailer in 4D: The Next Stage in Horror?
The horror movie genre may have taken the next step forward in its evolution with the marriage of well-produced thrill and a new form of [...]
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03, 2015
Movie Review: Cinderella (2015)
Have courage, and be kind. That is the mantra of Cinderella (2015) and it is the undercurrent to everything that happens in this live-action retelling [...]
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09, 2014
Huzzah and Hooray, it’s Hobbit Day!
Happy Hobbit Day, everyone! Today, September the 22nd, marks the annual event known as International Hobbit Day. Falling at the end of "Tolkien Week," where [...]
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09, 2014
Movie Review: The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner is the latest movie adapted from a dystopian young adult novel to hit the big screens. There’s just no getting around that [...]