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In Defense of: ‘1941’
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In Defense of: ‘1941’

By Jim MacQuarrie May 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 12

A lot of movies that I love are widely regarded as bad; they are often labeled flops, failures, train wrecks, disasters… and once in a while, I feel like defending one of them. Today it’s Steven Spielberg’s biggest flop, the big-budget comedy spectacular called 1941.

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Behold the magnificent glory of ‘Reefer Madness’!!!!
Comics, Comics Culture, Comics Reviews

Behold the magnificent glory of ‘Reefer Madness’!!!!

By Greg Burgas May 30, 2018 May 30, 2018 8

Can you handle the truth? Read on … if you dare!

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Turning Pro
Greg Hatcher, The Schoolteacher Diaries

Turning Pro

By Greg Hatcher May 28, 2018 May 28, 2018 3

When I was first starting to write, back in my teens, I dreamed of turning pro. Now a couple of my students have done it and I could not be prouder.

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The Unsung – Christopher Hinz’s Paratwa trilogy
Books, Unsung

The Unsung – Christopher Hinz’s Paratwa trilogy

By Greg Burgas May 28, 2018 May 28, 2018 2

The Unsung examines works of popular culture that are critically acclaimed but not popular, popular but not critically acclaimed, or neither. Today I’m writing about Christopher Hinz’s magnum opus, the Paratwa trilogy!

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The Empire of Crime: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Movies

The Empire of Crime: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

By frasersherman May 27, 2018 May 27, 2018 2

If writers turn terrorist we’ll all be in trouble. Writers such as Richard Condon and Robert Bloch routinely come up with scarier terrorist plots than the ones in real life. …

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So what’s so bad about season 3 of Star Trek?
Science Fiction, TV

So what’s so bad about season 3 of Star Trek?

By Edo Bosnar May 25, 2018 May 25, 2018 11

It seems – at least to me – that there is a subset of Star Trek fans who really don’t like the third season of the original series. Why is that?

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Comics You Should Own – ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #201-227
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Comics You Should Own – ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #201-227

By Greg Burgas May 24, 2018 May 24, 2018 9

Moving on with Chris Claremont’s run on X-Men, let’s take a look at what happens when he decided to rip the team apart!

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