REVIEW: Kingsman: The Golden Circle Is More of the Same, but Longer

“That movie seemed very pleased with itself.” That was a non-critic friend’s assessment of Kingsman: The Golden Circle immediately after the screening, and it’s such an apt description that I have stolen it without attribution. Whatever you thought of Kingsman: The Secret Service (I liked it), the sequel is longer, more bloated, and less entertaining, […]

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Spaceman: The Onion Co-Founder’s Cult Classic That Never Was

You may not have noticed that there’s been very little buzz online about the 20th anniversary of Spaceman. That’s because you probably have no idea that Spaceman exists. It’s all right, though. Hardly anyone does. But perhaps they should. A little background for the uninitiated, which in this case includes practically everybody. Spaceman is a […]

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Movie Title Its, Ranked

Stephen King’s It enjoyed a monstrous opening weekend, and a big part of what makes it work is the thing of the title, the titular it — the “tit,” if you will. (You won’t? We understand.) Audiences know it best in the form of Pennywise the clown, but the It in It takes multiple shapes […]

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