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Fixing Star Wars: The Last Jedi
By M.C. Myers
/ December 16, 2020
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a well-meaning jumble that I hope to make sense of with these changes.
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Fixing Star Wars: The Last Jedi
By M.C. Myers
/ December 16, 2020
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a well-meaning jumble that I hope to make sense of with these changes.
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Avengers: Endgame: Fan Reservice
By M.C. Myers
/ April 8, 2020
The 22-film climax delivers on fireworks but passes up its themes. Here's my full analysis.
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The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
By M.C. Myers
/ March 7, 2020
This decade saw new studios created and old ones bought. Here's my pick for the 100 Best Movies of the 2010s.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Price of Ambition
By M.C. Myers
/ December 19, 2019
With The Rise of Skywalker coming out, I wrote my final evaluation, for good and bad, of one of the most debated movies ever.
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer Reaction: Nostalgia Manipulation
By M.C. Myers
/ December 9, 2019
I'm not buying what this trailer is selling. Here's why.
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The Matrix: Re-Examining a Milestone
By M.C. Myers
/ August 21, 2019
The sequels changed this movie. Its ego now shows through its history, though its action still satisfies.
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The Final Word: It’s Time to Retire the Term “Mary Sue”
By M.C. Myers
/ May 1, 2019
The talk of what it means to be a Mary Sue has gotten so emotional that I think it's time for the term to disappear. But not before my final word.
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Avengers: Infinity War and the Power of Change
By M.C. Myers
/ April 24, 2019
An ensemble cluster of action and color anchored by one of the best villains in the genre. The series' most essential film.
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Gender Horror in The Witch
By M.C. Myers
/ April 11, 2019
A movie so scary it's worthy of study. Eggers is a name to watch.
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Dumbo (1941): The First Disney Film to Fall Short
By M.C. Myers
/ March 29, 2019
Beautiful animation complements a pretty bare story about proving yourself even when you have nothing to prove. Not the studio's best.
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