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Lover of all things animated.
Author: Aaron Randall
1998 in Review: Armageddon Has No Style and Even Less Substance
When talking about Michael Bay films in a positive light, critics almost always say something to the effect of "make sure to leave your brain at the door". Here's the thing; I like my brain. The idea of needing to be literally brain dead to enjoy these films is not a selling point for me.… Read More "1998 in Review: …
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What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been – An Adventure Time Retrospective
With Adventure Time airing its final episode later today, I wanted to sit down and write my thoughts on the series as a whole. For any of you who know me, you know that I have very strong feelings on Adventure Time. It is my honest belief that for many parts of its almost 9… Read More "What a Long, …
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Review: ‘The Night is Short, Walk on Girl’ Blends Absurdity With a Familiar Love Story.
Absurdism is a tough cookie to crack. You go too deep into the absurd and you risk losing your audience. Dial it down and it might not have the impact you intend. it's a tightrope walk very few dare attempt, let alone succeed, but those that do are lauded with the highest praise from audiences… Read More "Review: ‘The Night …
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2008 in Review: Teeth
Most of the films we've talked about the past two weeks have been big blockbuster films that dominated the pop culture conversation for some amount of time. Breaking through to the populous is easy when you've got millions upon millions of dollars and an star-studded cast. It's much harder when you are a first time… Read More "2008 in Review: Teeth"
2008 in Review: Tropic Thunder
Sometimes there is some extra value going into a movie stone cold and not knowing what to expect. So when I found myself randomly being dragged to a midnight showing of Tropic Thunder, I literally had no idea what I was getting myself into. What I ended up getting was a truly special film. A mixture… Read More "2008 in Review: …
2008 in Review: ‘Burn After Reading’
Growing up I wasn’t that big into film and was way more into television and video games. Sure I loved animated, but a mixture of being poor and not having a car meant that going to the movies wasn’t happening all that often. Which is why the year 2008 was such a formative year for… Read More "2008 in Review: …
Trailer Talks – Dumbo
Disney, with its newest trend of realistic "live action" remakes of their beloved animated classics, released the teaser trailer for Dumbo (2019). It seems this time around the story will be centered around the humans who care for Dumbo post separation and less on Dumbo himself. This new direction is kind of disheartening… Read More "Trailer Talks – Dumbo"
