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  • Episodes 1-3

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    Well, what to say, I happily watched Episodes 4-6 a few weeks ago, in preparation for the release of The Force Awakens, and the plan was to then watch 1-3, but I kinda chickened out. But having gotten all caught up on Star Wars Rebels, I wanted to watch more Star Wars stuff, and so…

  • Hotel Transylvania 2

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    Following yesterday’s awesome news about a new season of Samurai Jack coming our way next year, I got a double dose of Genndy by watching Hotel Transylvania 2 (he directed it), which I’d say is even better than the first one. What I love so much about these two movies is that they are the…

  • The Assassin

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    I was deeply affected by this movie. My first steps to Asia were taken after I enrolled in an East-Asian Studies program, focusing on the Chinese side, which led me to studying in China. Chinese cinema – especially the work of Zhang Yimou, and but even a film like Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor – contributed…

  • Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection

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    This is one of the best things I’ve seen from Disney in forever. Such a fantastic collection of shorts, and it just made me realize how much I wish we got more things like this – not movies, not TV shows, but just shorts that allow for interesting bursts of creativity. Also, it makes me…

  • Return of the Jedi

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    When the scene near the beginning in Jabba’s Palace with that extended musical performance happens, it just makes me want to cry. It’s so incredibly bad. And the lack of the Ewok song at the end is still so incredibly unsatisfying. God I hate the “special edition” changes.

  • The Empire Strikes Back

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    The best thing about Empire is that of the original trilogy, it’s the one film that is the least affected by the horrible CG additions done to the “special editions.” Sure, there’s still stuff there, but at least it’s not as eye rolling as was you see in Episodes 4 and 6. And as much as…

  • Ant-Man

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    This movie had no right to be as good as I thought it was – considering all the changes that happened behind-the-scenes during the making of it. But yes, not only was this a hell of a fun ride, I think it’s my favorite Marvel movie since the first Iron Man. I watch all of…

  • A New Hope

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    Yes, I am indeed caught up in the hype leading up to next month’s release of The Force Awakens (I quite enjoyed cover features in both Entertainment Weekly and Wired), and so have decided to re-watch the original trilogy – I may re-watch the prequels as well, but I’m still not sure if that’s a…

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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    I was lucky enough to get to attend an advanced screening of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. movie earlier this week, and I gotta say, I really, really liked it. It’s no secret I’m a spy buff, with a mild (OK, not so mild) obsession with Bond, and so when I first saw the trailer for…

  • Wet Hot American Summer

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    I’ll admit that the movie was something I finally only got to recently – it was one of those things I’d been meaning to watch for ages, but just never got around to it. I finally watched it about a month ago, prompted by the promise of the soon-to-start Netflix series, and it ended up…