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My Top Five Films of 2018

Posted on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

As personally eventful of a year as 2018 was for me, I found it surprisingly slow for the medium of film. Sure, by having MoviePass at the dawn of the year, and AMC Stubs A-List at its close, I was seeing movies more prolifically than ever before. However, films that truly stood out were few…

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Venom: The Curse of Studio-Splice Syndrome

Posted on October 16, 2018January 8, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

Somehow Sony managed to craft another studio-spliced Amazing Spider-Man movie without the titular character. An incredible premise suffered from the violent studio interference that plagued the two Amazing Spider-Man films that this movie somehow shares the same “multiverse” with. Multiple comic book movies released in recent years have suffered from what I would call “studio-splice…

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi—Am I Being Phantom Menaced?

Posted on December 15, 2017July 6, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

NO SPOILERS I genuinely have no idea what I thought of The Last Jedi. If you know me in person or have been following this site in some capacity, you’ll know how much of a massive Star Wars fan I am. With The Force Awakens being tied with Return of the Jedi as my favorite…

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Baby Driver—Film Review

Posted on July 2, 2017January 10, 2020 by Joshua Klafter

Going into 2017, my most anticipated film of the year (aside from The Last Jedi, obviously) was Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver. Being responsible for both the genius Cornetto Trilogy, and one of my favorite movies, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Wright has positioned himself as one of my all-time favorite filmmakers. Having such a profound…

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Wonder Woman—Film Review

Posted on June 5, 2017January 10, 2020 by Joshua Klafter

Wonder Woman serves as the latest installment in the infamous DC Cinematic Universe, a franchise that, up until this point, was yet to produce a good movie. With contemporaries such as Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad in its wake, I was very pessimistic going in. The explosive critical and audience reception, combined with my…

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Alien: Covenant—Film Review

Posted on May 21, 2017January 10, 2020 by Joshua Klafter

Alien: Covenant serves as both the sequel to Prometheus and the second prequel to Alien. I consider myself to be somewhat of a fan of the Alien franchise, having really enjoyed the original, but not yet got around to watching Aliens. My opinions on Prometheus, however, can be best described with one point: I can’t…

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Attack on Titan and the Avatar Effect

Posted on April 5, 2017January 8, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

Note: At the time of writing this analysis, I have not yet watched the premiere of season 2. The second season of Attack on Titan is finally upon us. Although there are plenty of diehard fans donning their scout regiment hoodies and celebrating, the common consensus is a pungent apathy. A second season that would…

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Thoughts on the 2017 Oscars

Posted on March 1, 2017January 8, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

The 2017 Oscars were unique for me in that I had a stake. Unlike in years prior, I had actually seen (and enjoyed) roughly half of the films nominated for best picture. I was also pretty well-versed in a hearty chunk of the other movies awarded. I did feel cheated in the sense that Arrival,…

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Spirited Away is a Reality Show

Posted on January 25, 2017January 8, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

As someone who grew up with Spirited Away, and hails it as a flawless masterpiece, naturally I am obsessed with getting other people into the film. Throughout my execution of this mission, I have noticed one common thread: everyone feels that the ending was anticlimactic. At first, I just dismissed my inability to see this…

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Moana and Wind Waker: Perfecting the Polynesian Ocean Explorer Aesthetic

Posted on January 8, 2017January 8, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

May as well cash in on the Moana hype train for a second time. There is a particular aesthetic in media that I have become increasingly fond of over the years. This is that of the Polynesian ocean explorer. Today I am going to be explaining this aesthetic, as well as why I appreciate it,…

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