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What to Watch/Read/Play After "Stranger Things"

So you've finished binge-watching the first season of Netflix's Stranger Things , which felt like the love child of 80's Stephen King and Steven Spielberg, keeping your full attention throughout its current 8-episode run. Now you have to wait probably an entire year until the most-likely-to-be-happening second season appears. What do you do to pass the time? I've compiled a short list here to help with that insatiable hunger of a movie to watch, a book to read, and a video game to play. #1 Watch - Super 8 Easily one of my favorite movies, Super 8  follows the tale of a group of kids trying to put together a short film with an 8mm camera (hence the title). However, when they're in the middle of filming a scene by a railroad, a train passes by and wrecks right next to them, releasing a monster that silently threatens the town. The kids are trying to solve the mystery, as well as the sheriff, and the government has come in to intervene. Sound familiar? Th...

Stick University (Final... For Now)

Here's the last of my run of Stick University. Currently I am too busy to work on it, but perhaps I'll visit it again in the future. Enjoy! As always, you can click on a strip to make it larger. <-Previous

Stick University: Week #8

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Stick University: Week #7

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What Studios Should and Shouldn't Learn from "Deadpool"

Considering 20th Century Fox's latest hit, Deadpool , is now the highest grossing R-rated movie in the history of film, it's only natural for it to cause some speculation towards big-time producers. "What if," they're probably thinking, "we make more movies like Deadpool? " Please don't. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed every minute of Deadpool  and I'm not even a fan of R-rated comedies, but making more movies like Deadpool  isn't the same as having another Deadpool . I can predict we're going to see some trailers in the coming months with foul-mouthed characters breaking the fourth wall or causing an obscene amount of violence. The problem is, though, is that what those creators are doing are just ripping off of Deadpool . And this is only one of the list of outcomes that might happen in the near-future because of Deadpool 's fame. If studios get the wrong idea, they may think that they should make more R-rated superhero ...

Stick University: Week #6

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Stick University: Week #5

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