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Extra Medium #2: The X-Men of Denny’s
Comics don’t stay in comics. For better or worse, most comics are produced in the hopes they will lead to films, cartoons, action figures, video games, backpacks, beach towels and bubble baths. Extra Medium
Read More »No Concessions: “Best Worst Movie,” and a Mixed-Bag Blockbuster Sequel
“Aging Gen-Xer Doesn’t Find Bad Movies Funny Anymore” read a headline in The Onion last year, and, no joke, it might as well have been about me. I don’t find bad movies funny anymore,
Read More »Bootleg City: Putting the Pedal to the Metal
Earlier this week I took a group of underprivileged kids to see the first big blockbuster of the summer movie season, Iron Man 2. Or at least they sounded underprivileged — when I pulled
Read More »Unsolicited Career Advice for… Michael Stipe
With this week's installment of Unsolicited Advice, Rob Smith's uncle Don Skwatzenschitz becomes the latest in a long line of people to try and figure out what's wrong with R.E.M.'s career
Read More »The Bigger Picture: Earnest Goes to the Movies
I recently had the pleasure of watching Darren Aronofsky’s film The Wrestler. This was after I wrote my Oscar tirade, though the experience I had in that film has only added to my furor.
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