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Arrival – A Case of Déjà vu
Walking into Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Eric Heisserer, I only knew a little about the movie. I knew that it was based…
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The Poor Teaching Practices of Professor Dumbledore
Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was a great man. A champion of wizard and muggle rights, defender of the innocent, genius, scholar, warrior, philosopher,…
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Remember To Save What Keeps Us Human: Looking At “Childhood’s End”
Childhood’s End is a 1953 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke. In the twentieth century, Clarke was considered to be one of the three…
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Trying to Be Happy – Exploring the Issue of Humanness in “Swiss Army Man”
Human bodies are weird and gross. They are scary, and we are often ashamed of them. Our bodies can make us feel alone. However, our…
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4 Heroes. 4 Movies. 4 Mistakes. 4 Puns.
There have been four attempts to bring Marvel’s first family to life on the big screen. First in 1994, then 2005, 2007, and most recently…
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Doing What’s Right: A Review of Captain America – Civil War
“No. You move.” Captain America: Civil War needed to be a lot of things. As the introduction of both Black Panther and a new Spider-Man…
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Not My Superman
The twenty-first century is home to a world that is perhaps a little darker and more complicated than the century that came before it, and…
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Daredevil Season 2: Here Comes the Man Without Fear
There’s a moment in the third episode of this season where, faced with fighting his way down a whole building of armed thugs, Matt Murdock…
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I Aim to Misbehave – The Confusing Gender Politics of Firefly
Warning: Spoilers ahead, potentially offensive language, and mention of sexual violence. Let me be upfront about this: I think the space western Firefly might be…
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