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The Möbius strip: All new releases bomb, Batman vs. Superman getting expensive, Star Wars apparently just for boys

Four new wide releases bombed this weekend, putting The Martian back on top for the third time in four weeks. Two of them, Rock the Kasbah and Jem and the Holograms, rank among the worst opening weekends of all time- Box Office Mojo Presumed no. … Continue reading

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Applying chaos theory: We need to talk about how good the new Star Wars movie looks

Is that the Millenium Falcon engulfed in flames? Literally the only way to make the Millenium Falcon any cooler would be to engulf it in flames, and it looks like they engulfed it in flames. Sorry… This is the new Star … Continue reading

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The Möbius strip: Star Wars predictably takes over the Internet

Summarizing the group threatening to boycott The Force Awakens for daring to cast a black man as the lead — The Hollywood Reporter With the third trailer’s release coinciding with tickets coming available, Fandango spiked to seven times its normal peak traffic … Continue reading

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A brief history of space movies

With The Martian holding steady in the no. 1 spot, it’s time to take a look at how space has been used as a setting in movies over the years. The first space movie — the first science fiction movie, really — was the 1902 … Continue reading

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