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The Best (and Worst) of Transformers
9. Transformers: The Last Knight. The fifth film in Michael Bay’s Transformers universe suffers from bland and forgettable new characters and a weak villain whose end goal is the same as a previous villain but with none of the nuance that villain had. Not to mention, the titular knights do very little to justify being […]

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Ratford Rewatches
Hi everyone! I’m so glad to celebrate another holiday season as a student at UTD! This year, I have a gift that I know you’ll enjoy: my opinions! I’m going to review some of my favorite holiday movies, and then some of yours as well. Happy holidays! Home Alone 4 (2002) 5/5 Cheeses This is […]

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The Horrors of Queer Representation
Recently, I was watching SyFy’s new “Chucky” show with my wife, when I realized at some point that the main character was gay. This didn’t sit right with me, and I felt extremely alienated, so I turned the show off. The same thing happened when we tried to watch HBO’s “The Last of Us.” I […]

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AMP Watches: The Gruesome Twosome
The Halloween season rears its ugly head once again, and this year AMP has decided to bring dental destruction to your doorstep in the form of two indie horror-comedy films about teeth in places they shouldn’t be.

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What Is Yakuza’s Problem with Women?
To say that I’m an enormous fan of the Yakuza franchise would be an understatement.

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The Shower
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,Over what was to be surely forgotten engineering lore,I found myself quite nearly dozing, so through ECS I went strolling, stumbling, lumbering, kluztly going, And found myself in front of a door. “‘Tis a restroom,’ I muttered, “here out on West’s first floor. Simply this and nothing […]

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Actors Beyond The Screen
Actors are talented people who bring our beloved characters to life with their wide range of voices and appearances. Sometimes, however, fans can get too obsessed with these characters.

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The Racial Politics of Trolls World Tour
I wrote off “Trolls World Tour” as another schlocky consumerist sequel that exists only to sell mass-produced toys to children. And that's exactly what it appears to be on the surface... but the film’s surprisingly refreshing take on racial politics may surprise you.

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AMP Watches: The Eddie Murphy Cinematic Universe
You’ve heard of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You’ve perhaps sparingly heard of the DC Cinematic Universe, which has been/is failing miserably. You might even be familiar with the Megaverse, as advertised by Steve Carrell in unveiling the next 100 years of Despicable Me/Minions films and TV productions. However, all of these pale in contrast to the intertextual masterpiece no one asked for: the Eddie Murphy Cinematic Universe. Comets, now is the time to feast your eyes on two timeless cinematic classics that we watched so you don’t have to, featuring Eddie Murphy, Eddie Murphy, Eddie Murphy, Eddie Murphy, and Eddie Murphy. You’re welcome, and we’re sorry.

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The Eldritch Horror of Horrible Authors
What do we do when a thing
we love turns out to have
been authored by someone
who sucks big time?
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You Don’t Know This Literal Criminal Like I Do
this literal criminal isn’t THAT bad

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Grieving Over Gachas
Much like the way our ancient ancestor Tiktaalik took its first steps on land 375 million years ago, gaming, too, has evolved in many ways. Perhaps this isn’t a one-to-one comparison since one of these led to the existence of all land creatures and another led to the creation of the Wii U, but just […]