Category: Film
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The Curse of the Video Game Movie
Read more: The Curse of the Video Game MovieAt the beginning of the year, I was asked to write a short introduction on myself to be used on the Writer’s Block website. Honestly, I don’t know how people are able to condense their entire person to less than three sentences and still manage to make themselves sound even remotely interesting. Instead, I just…
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The Ten Best Alice in Wonderland Films
Read more: The Ten Best Alice in Wonderland FilmsThis year marks the 110th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s death, and though it might sound a bit macabre, this may nevertheless be a good celebratory occasion to review the best Alice in Wonderland film adaptations. Perhaps more fascinating than Alice in Wonderland itself is the mind from which the story sprang. Contrastive to his work,…
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Pretentious Pirates: Why My Favourite Film Is Actually Awful But I Still Love It
Read more: Pretentious Pirates: Why My Favourite Film Is Actually Awful But I Still Love ItThere are certain expectations you have to meet when you tell someone you love movies, especially if that other person is a self-professed film aficionado. For example, you absolutely have to have seen *insert random “classic” here*, been to a midnight screening/premiere at least once, preferably dressed as a character from said movie. You…
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#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly: Why Describing A Plot Badly Might Make A Good Movie
Read more: #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly: Why Describing A Plot Badly Might Make A Good MovieA meme did the virtual rounds a couple of months ago, called “explain a film plot badly”. It asked internet users to take a well-known and universally loved movie, and write down the plot as horrible and in the most misunderstood way possible (think Harry Potter but with Voldemort as the hero). Not to…
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Review: Wonder Woman
Read more: Review: Wonder WomanSo, a big monster guy crashes down onto Times Square, plucking a young maiden from the crowd. With a booming voice he proclaims, “Fuck you, citizens of New York! Bow and tremble to the might of Zorblon the Terrible!” Then Gal Gadot (our Amazonian heroine) comes out of nowhere and knocks Zorblon to the moon…
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