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Two pop culture obsessives who cover film, television, and anything else which piques our geeky interests.
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We Minored In Film
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We are two pop culture obsessives whose passion and level of knowledge for all things pop culture outweighs our academic credentials, and We Minored In Film is our effort to cover all things near and dear to our geeky hearts. Regular Features on the site include discussions of particularly amazing scenes from films and episodes from television shows and transcribed conversations in which we debate the merits of a pop culture topic of our choosing. Plus, there are lists - lots of lists.
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Hustlers: The Most Pleasant Surprise of the Year
is a movie about the unintended and largely ignored consequences of capitalism. It is also a movie about sisterhood, empowerment, the plight of sex workers,... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
How Out of Sight Became One of the Landmark Movies of the 90s
Out of Sight took a depressed leading man still reeling from his ill-fated adventures in the batsuit, a director in the midst of an existential crisis, and a... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Hot Take: I Prefer The Dead Zone TV Series Over the Movie
In the pantheon of great Stephen King movies, David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone is usually an automatic top 10 selection. So, why would I rather talk about the T... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
What is Your Streaming Service Limit?
With so many streaming services already here and Disney+ and Apple's unfortunately named TV+ on the way, how many subscription services does it take before... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
It: Chapter 2’s Cast Floats While the Film Plateaus
Stephen King loves to depict the rot lurking beneath the surface of small-town life. Whether it's a supernatural force causing the rot or a malicious presence... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
We Can Binge For Hours on End, But We Can’t Sit Through a Three-Hour Movie?
Martin Scorsese's latest movie is over 3 hours long? What a disgrace! Now, excuse me while I spend 10 hours binging Netflix's Dark Crystal TV show. According... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Melancholy and the Infinite Star Wars
How is The Rise of Skywalker - tagline="the story of a generation comes to an end" - really the end when there are potentially two more Star Wars film... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Why Good Boys Prevailed & Booksmart Did Not
In the battle of Good Boys vs. Booksmart, is it really as simple as the ticket-buying influence of the teenage boy? In 2007, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg... Read more
Posted on 23 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Ready Or Not & Why I Love Horror-Comedy
If you were to make a word cloud out of all the horror tropes which appear in the new movie Ready or Not, the following would have to be in there: A group of... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Do You Want Another Matrix Movie?
The Matrix 4, huh. Does this mean the end of the franchise's climactic chases to payphones? Can't they just escape through their cell phones now? Hollywood... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of the Disney-Sony Spider-Man Story
You don't go from a 95-5 split to a 50-50 split without hitting some speed bumps. That might be the charitable view of yesterday's bombshell Deadline report... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Righteous Gemstones & The Cult of Danny McBride
Be it through film, TV, or the seemingly countless Kenny Powers memes, if you've seen one loud-mouthed Danny McBride character, you've seen them all. HBO has no... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
At the Movies: Blinded By the Light, The Farewell & Dora
Here are my thoughts on three recent movie releases: Blinded By the Light The cliche goes that the most meaningful music we'll ever listen to is whatever speak... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Understanding & Appreciating GLOW’s Surprisingly Introspective New Season
GLOW Season 3 Spoilers Below The following two historical facts are useful in fully understanding and appreciating the latest season of Netflix's GLOW, my... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Cujo: Rabid Dog, Rancid Men & A Badass Dee Wallace
In 1983, Taft Entertainment and Paramount Pictures promised audiences "a new name for terror: Cujo," and over three decades later, still holds up as a... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Why James Wan Returning to Horror Is So Significant
At a time when Jordan Peele, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Chris Rock and other unexpected filmmakers are fully embracing the horror genre, it might not... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
When Will Netflix’s Megadeals Finally Produce Actual Movies & TV Shows?
Two years ago today, Netflix signed Shonda Rhimes to an exclusive megadeal in a move which immediately upset the balance in the TV industry. Today, Netflix has... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Politician Madlib: Match the Quote to the Controversial Movie Or TV Show
Let's play a game. I give you a series of quotes from a famous politician talking about a controversial movie or TV show and then I give you a list of the... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Here Are Some of the Fox Movies Disney Has Canceled
A couple of years. That's how long Bob Iger, according to his investors call earlier this week, thinks it will take for Disney to inject its cinematic pixie dus... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The MoviePass Legacy: Fraud, Fallout & A Pandora’s Box
Tom Cruise has conquered many cinematic foes in his days - aliens, ancient mummies, injustice, and, of course, beach volleyball. Now that list needs to be... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO