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The Villain From Dr. Strange Is Too Dumb To Live
'Doctor Strange' is clever and unique in a lot of ways, but the actual plot feels like a placeholder template that came free with the screenwriting software.
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- By Jordan Breeding
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6 Fans Who Became Part Of The Show (Through Hilarious Fraud)
Being a superfan means knowing more, and getting more, out of what you love the most.
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- By Justin Crockett
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5 Famous Movie Lessons (That Didn’t Make A Lick Of Sense)
Some movies seem solid at a glance, yet spend so much time belaboring their point that they accidentally ruin whatever they were trying to say.
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- By Jordan Breeding, Norbert Gehardt
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Why Beethoven Is The Most Screwed Up Family Movie Ever Made
If you decide you want to devote a weekend to ruining your own sanity, settle in for a marathon of dog movies on Netflix.
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- By Dan Hopper
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How Sequels And Reboots Ruin Your Favorite Characters
Sequels have the potential to take their characters to new and exciting places, but an unfortunate trend has found them Groundhog Day-ing their way through familiar adventures.
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- By JM McNab
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The Big Reason Why Darth Vader Is Actually A Crappy Villain
Every single Star Wars fan has only one question on their mind right now: Has Darth Vader ever used the Force to squeeze a dude's nuts?
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- By Jordan Breeding
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Why Loki Sucks As A Villain (And Keeps Getting Worse)
The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Loki is arguably the saddest example of the evil genius archetype.
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- By Spencer Thew
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6 Characters You Didn't Know Had Wild Origin Stories
Us nerds all have our favorite fictional characters we like to obsess about.
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- By Adam Wears
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We Need More Deaths In Marvel Movies (No, Seriously)
Death is a minor annoyance in any superhero universe. But we've reached a point where screenwriters don't even try to pretend these characters are mortal, and the characters themselves seem to know it.
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- By Markos Hasiotis, Tim Davis
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5 Horror Stories Cut From Your PG-13 History Books
Every now and then, history's horror stories are so over the top that they have to be left out of the classroom entirely.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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10 Backstage Photos That Make Scary Movies Look Hilarious
Learning how scary movies are made can ruin the horror for the viewer, turning previously terrifying moments into episodes of campy slapstick.
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- By JM McNab
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The Overarching Plot Of The 'Halloween' Movies Is Crazy AF
Allow us to guide you through the tangled ball of Christmas lights that is the Halloween series.
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- By JM McNab
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5 Real-Life Murderers More Terrifying Than Any Horror Movie
Serial killers in movies are all constrained by the same limitation: The imagination of a screenwriter, who is presumably not a murderous psychopath. No matter how disgusting or outright evil the fictional killer, there's somebody out there topping them in real life.
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- By Israel SH, Abraham Mireles, Zanandi Botes, Laura H, Michael Battaglino
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4 Weirdo Hypothetical Questions Raised By Horror Movies
Movie monsters always work with a strict set of rules.
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- By Chris Radomile
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5 Downsides To Being A Movie Monster Nobody Brings Up
As wild and sexy as werewolves are, the only thing you'd be able to do with them nowadays is put them out of their misery.
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- By Steven D Jackson
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