The Tyranny of 120 Minutes: Why No Long Movies?
Cutting Slumdog down to size.
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Yearly Archives: 2009
Episode 33: Oscar Predictions Across Alternate Universes
The Overthinkers tackle Joaquin Phoenix’s bizarre Letterman interview, Monster Ballads, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and the new Friday the 13th movie before moving onto their Oscar® predictions.
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The Most Montrous Ballads Ever [Think Tank]
You will love this article forever and a day.
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Open Thread for February 13, 2009
Grammys, TV, and Oscars. Oh my.
Unpacking Christian Bale’s Armband: The Resistance Logo from “Terminator: Salvation”
Worth a thousand words. Or in this case, one thousand seven hundred and twenty four.
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A longshot prediction for “The Office”
Okay, just finished the new episode of The Office, and I want to take a stab at calling the season finale, three months from now.
What if “The Wrestler” were a wrestler?
“The Wrestler” didn’t get nominated–and somebody’s getting hit by a folding chair!
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Cartesian Dualism in Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl”
It’s taken scientists and philosophers centuries to beat back Cartesian dualism; then Rick Springfield comes along and undes all that good work.
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NY Comic-Con, Day 2: Costume Photo Gallery
I knew there’d be costumes, but….wow.
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It’s Pronounced Oh-vair-theen-keen Eet
Why you shouldn’t like that Glade commercial you like so much.