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In years past a hot topic around the Oscars have been about streaming movies and if they should qualify and if they are good enough for the Academy Awards. Each year saw a few more notable streaming films slide into the brackets, but it wasn’t until Netflix’s Roma
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe spans 20+ films with interconnected narratives. Tony Stark, the central character, copes with PTSD and social anxiety, evident in his behavior shifts before and after the creation of the Iron Man armor. His reliance on the suit as a safety mechanism reflects his struggl
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Phew~ It certainly has been a while. March was an unexpectedly busy month for me and sadly the amount of work I do at my job has shoved this passion project of mine to the side. I was able to spy some delightful streaming picks this month, but instead of
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Watching obscure animated films from other countries that barely anybody has heard of has been one of the greatest pleasures to experience in quarantine. Upon learning that Sir Sean Connery, who most believe hasn't made a film since The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, came out of retirement to
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What does it take to change an image into a symbol? This documentary tackles that as it explores how the character of Pepe the Frog went from a goofy indie comic to an alt-right hate symbol to something more hopeful. Through Pepe, the documentary also breaks down internet and meme
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2020 will go down in history as one of the most tumultuous years in recent memory; social movements, ineffective governments, and of course, a global pandemic that is being ignored in the States. It's a lot to process. With the added agony of infuriating social media posts, being
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What used to be synonymous for years with Netflix is now the next frontier of entertainment, all a studio's hopes and dreams held together by digital code and accelerated by this horrid pandemic in the form of a streaming service. Cutely named 'The Streaming Wars,' though
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It's been some time since I last grazed the plains of the old Film Assist blog. When I wrote my goodbye post I meant it. I didn't think I'd be coming back. Film criticism wasn't fun anymore and I needed to clear
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And the Oscar goes to...
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Apple's road trip buddy dramedy
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And how it'll affect the future of distribution
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