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What is next for Twilight fans?
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Amidst the global pandemic, I think we have all found ourselves watching more movies and subscribing to more video streaming services. For me, it’s been Twilight. The Twilight series first started back in 2008, yet I still haven’t watched it until just this weekend. Immediately after the first film, I became very interested in the…
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Most anticipated movies of 2021
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After a year of lackluster releases, our 2021 slate of quality movies has begun to stack up. How many of these films will actually be released is a mystery, but it will always remain appropriate to get excited! Of course, I’m unable to go over all the films scheduled to be released this year. Frankly,…
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The 20th anniversary of these three classic films
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Well, 2020 is finally over. Thankfully, we somehow managed to make it to the end, which means we can all continue to progress back towards normality, and I can continue to rant and rave about semi-obscure films that not enough people know about. In 2021, many films will reach their 20th anniversary since release, so…
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Why CGI is degrading cinema
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Special effects have been a staple of cinema for decades. Ever since Georges Méliès—commonly referred to as the Father of Special Effects—discovered he could manipulate the film, exposure and perspective of his images, the truly unfathomable has become plausible, regular and ordinary. Of course, with time these techniques have been improved and streamlined. At this…
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Easy Rider and the importance of cinematography
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A hippie with Elvis-style sideburns hides a tube of cash inside his motorcycle’s American flag-styled fuel tank. He drives up to his long-haired friend who looks like an old school Western outlaw. The hippie checks his watch in his hand and throws it on the ground. “Born to be Wild” plays as the two men…
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Three Halloween movies to keep Spooky Season alive
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It’s that spooky time of year again: Halloween time. Unfortunately, I don’t think this Halloween was particularly scary considering that in 2020 every day feels more horrifying than the last, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t enjoy some scary movies! Here are three horror films that might help you forget the horror movie right…
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Borat’s sequel may well be the comedy of the year
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Who needs religion when you have Sasha Baron Cohen? Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan—also known as Borat 2—was released Oct. 23 over Amazon Prime Video. To say the least—although I am extremely biased—Borat 2 is genius. The film is riddled with Cohen’s…
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Adam Sandler’s “Hubie Halloween”: Revenge for his Oscar snub
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A month before last year’s Oscar nominations were released, Adam Sandler joked on The Howard Stern Show that if the Academy snubbed him for his role in The Safdie Brothers’ film Uncut Gems he would make a movie “that is so bad on purpose.” Well, that’s exactly what happened. Although Sandler was well recognized at…
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When can I expect the next season of The Witcher?: COVID-19’s impact on the film industry
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As a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, streaming services like Netflix saw a massive influx of users worldwide, claiming an all-time high for their subscription numbers in 2020’s first quarter. This was to be expected when people had nothing else to do but stay home and watch TV. But after the initial shock of COVID-19, we are left…
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“Cobra Kai”: the model for kickstarting a dead franchise
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It was interesting to transition from watching The Karate Kid to Cobra Kai. The former has many serene training sequences placed in front of a very tranquil background — like a beautiful sunset. Then there is Cobra Kai, a hard cut to reality where our first shot is of Danny LaRusso’s long defeated enemy, Johnny…
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