Author: Virginia Kublawi
Genre Tropes Vs. Homage Vs. Plagiarism
The films of 2018, and various debates surrounding them, have been increasingly making me wonder about the difference between genre tropes, homage, and just uninspired laziness. I definitely think there’s a defined difference, and I think this past year, in particular, we’ve gotten a lot of the ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
When Disney announced that Mary Poppins Returns, a sequel to 1964’s Mary Poppins, was in the works, I was intrigued but incredibly nervous. I find myself saying that more and more about Disney projects, especially sequels, reboots, or pretty much continuations of any kind. I say all the time that ...
Read MoreYou Should Be Watching: All the Scrooges/A Christmas Carols
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, normally the home of underappreciated gems and forgotten classics. This week, however, we’ll be doing something a little bit different. In thinking about our theme of Christmas movies, it occurred to me that you can’t really even discuss Christmas movies w...
Read MoreNew Downton Abbey Theatrical Film Gets First Trailer
Earlier this week, Focus Features finally released the trailer to the highly awaited Downton Abbey movie. Check it out below: Overall it’s very basic, showing us imagery of the great house, as well as the surrounding countryside. The familiar Downton Abbey theme music plays as several key play...
Read MoreDisney Developing Lizzie McGuire Reboot?
This Thursday, Lizzie McGuire herself Hillary Duff said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight that “conversations” have taken place with regard to the possible rebooting of the Disney Channel series. At this time, this is all we know about the potential project. Since Duff revealed ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Star Wars Resistance – Season One, Episode Eleven “Station Theta Black”
*Spoilers* In “Station Theta Black,” Yeager has loaned Kaz the Fireball, angering Tam. Yeager reminds the feisty mechanic that he technically still owns the ship, to her reply that one of the stabilizers is still missing; she’s angry because she was in the process of fixing it. We cut to K...
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