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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 […]

What are the Worst Movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? | Flickering Myth TV

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EJ and Allen break down their picks for the worst movies in the MCU in this episode of FMTV… 2020 might be the first year in a long time with no major Marvel movie to dominate the box office and conversations. To mark that, join our hosts EJ Moreno and Allen Christian as they list […]

More Terrifying Moments in Non-Horror Video Games

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Red Stewart presents frightening moments in non-horror video games 2.0…. The horror, the horror! Oh, we’re (not) just quoting Apocalypse Now – we’re talking about the genre itself! Horror has seeped into everything, whether it’s action, comedy, sci-fi, fantasy, drama. And it doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. The reality is video games are […]

Video Game Creeps Who’ll Make Your Skin Crawl!

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Red Stewart presents five skin-crawling creeps in video games… Why oh why do storytellers do this? Why do they feel the need to drop spiders down our backs (metaphorically) through having us face a genuinely disturbing character? We get that video games are less-restricted than movies in many respects, but does that really justify throwing […]

The Happiest Plot Twists in Video Games

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Red Stewart presents heartwarming moments in video games… Plot twists are typically designed to shock people into sadness. You are seeing something that has now completely changed your perspective on the prior narrative, turning it into a hodgepodge of existential demise. Or does it have to be so? Sometimes plot twists are used for the […]

Go Team Venture! The Legacy of The Venture Bros.

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Ricky Church on the legacy of The Venture Bros…. Last week it was announced Adult Swim had cancelled The Venture Bros., its longest running series across 17 years running for a total of seven seasons. The news led to a large outcry from its fans, especially after it had already been renewed for an eighth […]

10 Best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rip-Off Cartoons

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Marvelous Videos presents ten TMNT rip-offs that aren’t half-bad… Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles….how in the world did such a concept even leave the writing table? How crazy did you have to be to take teenage superheroes, make them anthropomorphic turtles, and and combine them with a ninja motif? Well, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird succeeded […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first Dune trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first trailer for Dune… While it seems a little unclear at present if the movie will hold on to its planned December release date, Warner Bros. ramped up the publicity for Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve’s next movie yesterday with the first […]

We Really Shouldn’t Laugh, But… Darkly Funny Moments in Video Games

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Red Stewart presents 5 darkly funny moments in video games… Humans are one of the animals to have developed a sense of humor on this planet, and with that humor has come a myriad of comedic genres- you have your typical romcom, slapstick, and blue, all the way to dramedy. And then there’s black humor: […]

8 Essential Live-Action Anime Movie Adaptations

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Marvelous Videos presents the best live-action anime adaptations…. Behind video games, anime is one of those mediums that has rarely translated well to a live action format. What you can accomplish in a series with a distinct artistic direction tends to outweigh the constraints imposed by the real world. We’ve seen this happen with such […]