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It was a bit of down year due to the strikes that lasted nearly half of 2023, and output on both the big and small screen suffered as a result. That's not to say there wasn't good work being done, but if a few prominent 2023 releases hadn't been pushed into early 2024, it really … Continue reading The Top 10 Movies & TV of 2024
For a while now, there's been a narrative that all the great work was happening in TV not Film. In 2023, things swung back the other way. Outside of a few big shows, I definitely found more things to get excited about on the big screen. This year saw big franchises falter and a sense … Continue reading The Top 10 Movies & TV of 2023
2022 was the return of the Blockbuster both on the big and small screen. It felt like we were in a deluge of genre TV shows this year with Star Wars, Game of Thrones, and Lord of the Rings all premiering big splashy seasons of television at the same time -- and that was just … Continue reading The Top 10 Movies & TV of 2022
Boy, did it feel good to be back at the movies again. After a year away from the cinema, I gleefully sat in a packed theater and witnessed two titans of monster mayhem pummel each other into submission and the world with them. I gathered with friends to see Dune in IMAX on opening night … Continue reading The Top 10 Movies of 2021
2020 was an unprecedented year and its effect on the entertainment industry was felt deep and wide. Studios postponed their big releases as movie theaters across the world closed, save for a few stubborn examples. However it did represent an opportunity. Smaller, more independent, films were given the space to shine in place of big … Continue reading The Top 10 Movies & TV of 2020
After the divisive response to The Rise of Skywalker, Colin Trevorrow's version of the story, aptly titled Duel of the Fates, represents a great "What if?" scenario for Star Wars fans. Would this version have been better than what was released? After getting a good look concept art and leaked plot points, it seemed very … Continue reading Review: Star Wars: Duel of the Fates
The Skywalker Saga has ended, for better or worse. No one knows when the next Star Wars film will be or what it will entail, so we are left with what we have -- such is the life of a Star Wars fan. For now, the galaxy will live on in series form -- which … Continue reading Rankings: The Star Wars Saga (Episode IX Edition)
When one makes a Best of Decade list, it doesn't do to just have it be a collection of personal favorites -- though that certainly comes into play, especially once you get towards the top. To have a list that feels complete, one must look at longevity. Which films have endured since their initial release? … Continue reading The Top 25 Movies of the 2010’s
As we close out 2019, we look back at the best in film of this past year, which I believe will be looked at as one of the strongest years for movies in this decade along with 2010, 2015, and 2017 (Best of Decade list coming shortly). Hollywood closed out two of its biggest franchises, … Continue reading The Top 10 Movies of 2019
Star Wars, for better or worse, has always been a franchise that has swayed to the demands of fans. You want more Star Wars? Here's the story of the Clone Wars and how Anakin became Darth Vader. That's a story you want, right? Well fans rejected George Lucas' prequel trilogy. It didn't feel like the … Continue reading Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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