RIP: The Tent-Pole Summer Blockbuster?
I’m one of those rare few individuals who didn’t much care for the whole Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and I still don’t. To me, that kind of big, slick marketing package built solely around…
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The First Screen Test for a Whitewashed Boba Fett
I swear we’re still going to be discovering new behind the scenes Star Wars pictures and videos in the year 2050, as I can’t believe there’s stuff coming out I still haven’t seen at this…
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Don’t Answer the Door: Top Ten Amazing Home Invasion Horror Films
It’s time rectify a mistake I made. The mistake I am speaking of is the last home invasion list I made (which you can read here, even though I am ashamed of it). The reality…
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Unreal Movie Review: Much Ado About Nothing
Chances are when you’ve just finished directing one of the most expansive blockbusters in the history of film, you’re going to want your next project to be something of a vacation. And so what was…
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DMX Goes Ghostbusting
Music is a funny thing. Make enough melodies, no matter the genre, and you’ll be able to match them up with a bit of tweaking a lot of the time. Didn’t you see Pitch Perfect?…
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Spider-Man, Star Trek, and the Problems with Blockbuster Storytelling
Man, it’s always nice when revisiting an older movie goes well. And yes, Spider-man counts as an older movie… it had its tenth anniversary last year. The past couple of years have been rough to…
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I Am Legendary: The Cross-Genre Genius of Richard Matheson
A strange sense of loss and sadness came over me when I read of Richard Matheson’s passing last week. There are certain authors I feel a connection with – a sense that while they are…
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Why Haven’t You Seen It: The Last Circus
Guys, this is a pretty big deal to me. My first day of my new column, Why Haven’t You Seen It, on Unreality. Here, I will be focusing on one movie, once a week, that…