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The White Washing of the Ancient One – Doctor Strange’s Biggest Failure

November 10, 2016 // 6 Comments

Doctor Strange has become a blockbuster, pulling in over $332 million on opening weekend and becoming the top IMAX opening on record. Reviews have been positive with high [...]

Let’s Vote for the Best Comic Movie of 2016 !!

November 4, 2016 // 1 Comment

As Dr. Strange releases, we now have all of the comic book movies of the year in theaters. This year, we saw movies that far exceeded the hype machine and some that failed [...]

The official trailer for the ‘Wonder Woman’ movie looks incredible!

November 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

At noon today, the Wonder Woman Facebook page lit up with the premiere of the movie’s official trailer. In what looks to be an action-packed entry for the titular Amazon [...]

5 Things I Need in the 2017 Power Rangers Movie

November 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

Have you seen this picture? That’s me. I adored the Power Rangers as a child, and the movie was about the best thing that could happen to me. Now that I’m older and know [...]

The Wasted Opportunity of Marvel’s Cinematic Villains

November 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

Warning: mild spoilers for Doctor Strange ahead. So PCU just saw Doctor Strange on Tuesday, and hey, great movie. Maybe one of Marvel’s best, and it definitely keeps within [...]

Get Out – Trailer Response

November 3, 2016 // 1 Comment

“Every Black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak job interview.” – Dave Chappelle, 2005. When I went to the National Museum of [...]

Dr. Strange Movie Review

November 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

Dr. Strange is Marvel Studios’ last comic book movie for 2016. Many comic book fans are eagerly wondering if the spectacle will live up to Marvel’s standards. [...]

‘Deadpool 2’ has lost & found a director

October 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

In case some of you are not following movie news, you may not have heard that Tim Miller recently dropped out of the production of Deadpool 2, over creative differences with [...]

Multicultural Horror – Scary Movies Beyond White Hollywood

October 28, 2016 // 1 Comment

Most Horror films find origins in American and European folk tales. Even as cinema evolved and America became a melting pot, these tales often fell back on the same [...]

Movie Review: Inferno

October 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

Inferno is the 3rd film in the Robert Langdon series of books written by Dan Brown. The movie stars Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon as he chases down shadowy figures who are [...]