Author: Colton Ledford
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The Definitive Pennywise: A Way, Way Too Early Comparison of the Classic It Monster
Tim Curry versus Bill Skarsgård. Who’s the better Dancing Clown? I scare easily; it’s a talent of mine. I’m also good audience. When visiting one of…
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Discerning the Real from the Caricature in War Dogs and Others
How various professions are depicted on the big screen. “Based on a true story.” It’s the magical phrase for enchanting the casual movie goer. The realness…
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The Scarface Remake Everyone Didn’t Know They Wanted (And Still Don’t)
Hollywood is all about them dolla’, dolla’ bills, y’all.Mmm, drugs.Scarface is getting remade. That’s actually been going on for awhile now, but I just learned about…
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Arrival and the Non-Killing Types of Alien Movies
Hoping the day that we meet extraterrestrial lifeforms doesn’t end in humanity’s demise. Again. What would happen if aliens visited this planet? According to films in…
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Skiptrace and the Dichotomous Homogeneity of Its Two Stars
Jackie Chan and Johnny Knoxville’s way out East blockbuster hit. Jackie Chan is worldwide famous for his breathtaking action sequences where he performs his own…
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Suicide Squad and Its Potential Influences from David Ayer’s Previous Work
What good (and bad) things the writer/director can bring to DC’s oddball offshoot. I wonder: how much of a filmmaker’s previous work influences the choices…
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The Past and Future of Mental Illness on Screen
The various ways mental health is used as a foil for plot. John Hinckley Jr. – the man infamous for an assassination attempt on President Reagan…
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Hoping for an Extra Dose of Weird from Doctor Strange
Let this be the first Marvel movie that gets truly bizarre. Yes, even more so than that one with a city-sized alien head for a…
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We’re All In for Godzilla Resurgence
West versus East interpretations of a classic movie monster.I’m rooting for Godzilla.2014 brought us Gareth Edwards’s Godzilla, the American movie reboot starring the quintessential Japanese monster.…