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The Franchise War: Disney’s Endgame

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Anghus Houvouras on Disney and the Franchise War…Last year I wrote at length about Disney’s plans to ultimately win Hollywood’s ever expanding Franchise War. Their battle plan has not been without issues. The Covid pandemic shuttering theaters and decimating long-established release plans has been an incalculable intangible. Billions of dollars in potential earnings from unreleased […]

Creator Critique: Sarah Z

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Anghus Houvouras spotlights YouTube creator Sarah Z…One can easily get lost in the sea of content creators waxing philosophical about pop culture. The difference between the most entertaining creators on YouTube and the countless throngs of noise making time-wasters churning out worthless reaction videos comes down to the quality of their analysis. That thought lingered […]

The Best Original Shows on (Almost) Every Streaming Service

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Anghus Houvouras on the best original shows on (almost) every streaming service…There are so many streaming services out there and so many shows. It’s impossible to keep up with all of them. The vast majority of content is an ocean of mediocrity leaving we, the viewers, adrift desperately seeking a lifeline to guides us to […]

A Lack of Vision: The Missed Opportunities of the Skywalker Saga – Rey Nobody

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Anghus Houvouras completes his analysis of the missed opportunities of the Skywalker Saga…The following is a continuation of the thought process laid out in Part One: The Emancipation of Anakin where I suggest one minor pivot to Anakin’s core motivation;The deep psychological scar of slavery. Every motivating factor from why he wants to become a […]

The Most Disappointing: Pushing Reset on the Hollywood Happy Ending

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Anghus Houvouras on Hollywood resetting its happy endings…Sequels have always been a sore subject for some. Hollywood’s penchant for rewarding successful movies with uninspired follow-ups is a feature of the film industry, not a bug. While some movies lend themselves to serialization, there are other cinematic successes that garner sequels in spite of not feeling […]

Creator Critique: ralphthemoviemaker

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Anghus Houvouras on ralphthemoviemaker…My recent column ‘The Five Best YouTube Movie Channels’ fired up a great discussion about the current state of film criticism and commentary online with a number of great channels and creators mentioned as being worthy of inclusion. I thought it might be interesting to explore some of these well-respected creators and […]

A Lack of Vision: The Missed Opportunities of the Skywalker Saga – Pharisees & Fiancees

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Anghus Houvouras continues his deep dive into the Skywalker Saga…In part one we discussed the missed opportunity of connecting Anakin’s emotional arc to the pain of slavery and losing his mother. Anakin’s disturbing past is abandoned. The anger and rage that we see him capable of in subsequent films never feels sufficiently connected to his […]

A Lack of Vision: The Missed Opportunities of the Skywalker Saga – The Emancipation of Anakin

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Anghus Houvouras begins a deep dive into the Skywalker Saga …Believe me, I wish I could just… wish away my feelings. My relationship with Star Wars has changed significantly over my lifetime. From the first movie I ever saw in theaters to the pop culture universe I gleefully devoured in the form of comic books, […]

I Kind Of Love Batman Forever

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Anghus Houvouras on why he kind of loves Batman Forever…It was 25 years ago that the third modern Batman movie was released. An uncertain time for the character who just six years earlier had revolutionized the modern blockbuster, helped launch the modern age of comic book adaptations, and made an untold millions for Warner Bros. […]