Category: Movie Monday
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The Potential of a Warhammer 40K Adaptation
Warhammer 40K is one of those series I’ve always meant to take a deeper look into. My knowledge on it is extremely limited, but from what I do know, it seems like the kind of thing I’d enjoy. A grim universe, tons of deep lore, and a ridiculously expensive tabletop game? Sign me up! Is…
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Starship Troopers: The Only Good Bug is a Dead Bug!
I’ve been playing a lot of ‘Helldivers II’ recently. What can I say? I love spreading Democracy and blowing up bots! I’m basically addicted to what is essentially a ‘Starship Troopers’ simulator. But I must confess: I’ve never actually seen ‘Starship Troopers.’ Not all the way through, at least. I saw a portion of it…
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Superman VS the Elite: What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice, & the American Way?
I’ve been an ardent Superman defender for a while now. He’s a far more interesting and important character than a lot of people give him credit for. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it twice, and I’ll say it a thousand more times. But I’ve never really given an example as to why. So…
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I Love the Dark Knight Returns (Parts 1 & 2)
Thanks to He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, there’s quite a bit of discourse surrounding this particular Batman story. His defenders often site it as a source to justify their Batman killing people, and his detractors post panels from the Frank Miller comic to prove them wrong. To which the defenders loudly sing the chorus of “I Can’t Hear You,”…
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The Rocky Franchise: Final Thoughts and Ranking
What a wild ride we shared these last few months, eh? My marathon through the Rocky movies was an intriguing one. Not simply because some movies were good and some were bad. In fact, it was never so simple. However bad they got, these movies always had something interesting, compelling, bizarre, or entertaining. Like, look…
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