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• The critter is weird and gross, but it’s not not cute

  by bopay saputra March 18, 2022
  The setup for “The Seed” reads like an “X-Files” cold-open: three gal pals—two social media influencers and one “normal” girl who still uses a flip phone—head out to the Mojave desert for a weekend at a luxe party pad. Following a once-in-a-generation ...

• The only notable hiatus for the caped

  by bopay saputra March 16, 2022
  Batman is the gift that keeps on giving, and ever since Tim Burton’s Batman (1989), the only notable hiatus for the caped crusader was the eight-year gap between the franchise-killer Batman and Robin (1997) and Christopher Nolan’s trilogy-opening reboot Batman Begins (2005). Since Adam ...

• These Actors Elevated The X-Men's Standing

  by bopay saputra March 16, 2022
  Fox's X-Men franchise marked the beginning of the modern superhero craze. The first movie in the series, 2000s X-Men, introduced Marvel's mutants into the cinematic landscape of the new millennium, launching a film series that would eventually include thirteen movies released across twenty years. &...

• Gwyneth Paltrow Starred in A Lovely Parallel-Realities Drama Ca

  by bopay saputra March 14, 2022
  Way back in 1998, before Marvel made metaverses a household concept, Gwyneth Paltrow starred in a lovely parallel-realities drama called “Sliding Doors,” in which a woman’s life split along two paths, depending on whether or not her character caught a specific train. At the time, j...
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• To That End, I Will Endeavor To Be As Brief

  by bopay saputra March 10, 2022
  Dominik Moll’s “Only the Animals” is one of those movies that's best experienced by going into it knowing as little as possible. Of course, this makes a challenge for anyone charged with writing about it—how does one go about discussing it in any substantial way without ruini...