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Evan and Gordon Talk: Nerd Culture
EVAN: To start this off by ignoring our readership and addressing you, this week’s topic is a weird sort of continuation of the various posts on culture you’ve written, such as “manly culture,”...
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Django and the N-Word
Let me begin by explaining that this is not a review of the simultaneously acclaimed and decried 2012 Tarantino blood-fest. You want to hear one of those, I’d recommend clicking over to Spill or The...
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Apocalypse Wow
There is, if sources are to be believed, going to be a rebooted Left Behind movie coming out sometime next year. Your reaction should be as follows: If it isn’t, then you probably aren’t familiar with...
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Black Panther, Batwing, and African Superheroes
Four days ago actor Morris Chestnut, who will appear in the upcoming Kick-Ass 2, posted the following on both his Twitter feed and Facebook page: It’s time to get familiar with the Black Panther...
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Fame Day: 5 Second Films
While this week we’re trying to take a break from politics here at Culture War Reporters (last week was dominated by the subject), I really wouldn’t be doing my due dilligence if I didn’t give a shout...
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World War Z Doesn’t Take Place In A World I Live In
Newer readers may not know this, but this is actually the third post about World War Z on this blog. I first wrote about the way the film was to deviate from the book back in 2011, while former CWR...
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CWR’s Halloween Movie Recommendations
I don’t usually celebrate Halloween readers. Honestly, I don’t celebrate any holiday, if I can help it, May Day being the sole exception. Nevertheless, we’re always trying to expand our horizons here...
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Steve Taylor (Is Coming Back)
Since joining the blog in June of 2012 (yes, it’s been over a year now and yes, the romance is dead), I’ve often made reference to a mysterious musical figure by the name of “Steve Taylor”. With the...
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Frozen: The Power of a Pretty Dress
I’ve been reading a lot about Frozen lately, and not even intentionally. I mean I watched it intentionally, but it was when I was having a slumber party with my niece. Okay, fine. You caught me. My...
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Shame Day: Noah Bashers
I haven’t seen Noah yet, but I also haven’t seen anything by Aronofsky that I didn’t like. You probably know him from such movies as The Black Swan, The Wrestler, and The Fountain- all tending to...
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CWR’s Halloween Movie Recommendations II
Well readers, it’s that time of the year again. Decorations are going up, costumes are coming out, and here at your favorite blog in the whole wide world, we’ve got your latest batch of chilling and...
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What Are We Afraid Of?
Well folks, October has come and gone, and gone with it is the movie industry’s litter of trope-y, recycled Halloween cash-ins. Yes, I’m talking about you. Now get out of here. Scram. This means we can...
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Perfunctory Valentine’s Day Post 2015 [Yes, I Write About That]
To start things off, Happy Galentine’s Day. What’s that, you say, you’re not familiar with the term? Well, I’m sure Pawnee’s very own Leslie Knope could, as Gordon says, “break it down for you”: That...
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3 Things About Valentine’s Day That Are Less Fun to Criticize Than 50 Shades...
My Facebook feed has been peppered with articles about 50 Shades of Grey in the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, and the discussion doesn’t seem to be stopping any time soon. I certainly do agree...
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Movies For Socialists
Readers, it’s the beautiful month of May, and you know what that means- That’s right! It’s a seemingly unending salvo of rabidly Socialist-themed blog posts! From me, anyways… Now readers, normally I’d...
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Why Horror Movies Are Good For You
That’s right, boys and ghouls- Good for you. That’s not something you’d expect someone to say about the genre, is it? Sure, you might hear about horror “classics”. There are plenty of fans out there...
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Captain Marvel Pushed Back Again, Company Apologist On Verge of Giving Up
In the beginning, I could not be more excited for Marvel Studios’ upcoming slate of comic book movie offerings. While I noted [and mourned] Black Panther’s absence from their list of Phase 2 films in...
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Putting The Martian On Blast – Racebending, Whitewashing, and the Last Straw
The Martian is Guilty of Whitewashing Last Thursday the Media Action Network For Asian-Americans [MANAA] issued a statement criticizing director Ridley Scott for the whitewashing of Asian roles in his...
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CWR’s Halloween Recommendations III
Well boys and ghouls, it’s once again that time of the year! The annual Culture War Reporters Halloween Recommendations! As always, details will be kept light to avoid spoilers and to maximize your...
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A Rather Fortuitous Event
Readers, I want you to picture me. It’s 10:30 on a Monday, a metric ****-ton past my deadline for this post. I’m weary from a hard day of work (plus overtime). I’m mentally wiped after my past three...
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