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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 […]

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 […]

Movie Review – Her (2013)

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Her, 2013. Written and Directed by Spike Jonze. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, and Rooney Mara. SYNOPSIS: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need. Spike Jonze is such an interesting Director.  One of those […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Movie Review – Les Misérables (2012)

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Les Misérables, 2012. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Samantha Barks. SYNOPSIS: In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean – who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole – agrees to care for factory worker […]