Category: Movies
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Spider-Man 2: Meme or Masterpiece?
A large number of people will claim that this is the best Spider-Man movie. Even now, coming on eighteen years later, this is widely seen as the gold standard. As soon as a trailer drops for a new Spidey flick, the comparisons will begin. Always. Without fail. So, are they right to do so? Is…
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Spider-Man (2002): Meme or Masterpiece?
These last few years have proven good for Spider-Man fans. And that good fortune doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon! Unless No Way Home is actually trash and Across the Spider-Verse somehow flops. But I don’t want to fear for the future. Instead, we’ll have a look at the past. The Sam Raimi…
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Could a Metal Gear Movie Work?
Okay, let me explain why this article exists. Because, you know, there is no Metal Gear movie and there likely won’t ever be one. A friend of mine at work has recently gotten into the Metal Gear series through MGS5. His excitement for the series was infectious, so I pulled the Legacy Collection off of…
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My Spider-Man Movie Tier List
Spider-Man: No Way Home is finally out. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to see it yet. Partly because I don’t want to sit in a movie theater during COVID. Mostly because of my private life falling to pieces. So, to kill time until I can see No Way Home, we’re going to have a…
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Dune (1984): The Rough First Attempt
Oh, you thought I was just going to wait for part two of the new version? Hell no! We’re going back to the original 80s movie, baby! David Lynch’s Dune is simultaneously one of the most boring and hilarious movies I have ever seen. It’s crammed to the brim with boring exposition that explains and…
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