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Squad goals
Both the original Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation got to warm up on the small screen before being called up to...
It’s ‘Ghostbusters,’ whaddya want?
Sadly, but as expected, news that writer/director Paul Feig’s reboot of Ghostbusters would feature four women in the lead roles was met by the...
Never gonna be president now
A fitting fable: Scorpion asked Frog if he would carry him across the river. Frog, afraid of being stung by Scorpion, hesitated.
“Never fear,” Scorpion...
‘A picture with a smile — and perhaps, a tear’
Like it or not, artists change. Though we wish to preserve them in amber, those we hold near and dear grow into individuals that...
Majestical or just majestic?
Family units are fascinating things. Some come ready-made, while others must be forged out of sheer will. That’s what Ricky (Julian Dennison) is hoping...
More free dumb!
The exhaustive brilliance of both Mad Max: Fury Road and Creed means you can’t dismiss a sequel outright just because of a decades-long gap...
These pictures of you
Hank has given up. Marooned on a deserted island in the Pacific, he has run out of food, water and reasons to live. All...
Familiar fish tale
Baby Dory is the cutest thing that has ever been recorded in the history of cinema. This is an inarguable fact. She’s 90 percent...
‘Violence motherf*ckers!’
Not every director starts a scene by yelling, “Action!” Clint Eastwood gently whispers, “When you’re ready,” while others don’t even bother calling it. Sam...
The waiting is the hardest part
My grandmother once told me the greatest pain ever felt was felt by a parent burying her own child. Nothing could feel more unnatural....
Power play
Kalia Motley grew up in a world of nostalgia. Her mom was a connoisseur of vintage clothing and her dad a jazz musician. Through...
