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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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Reacting to Leaving Neverland
Leaving Neverland - HBO's controversial 4-hour documentary chronicling Michael Jackson's alleged sexual abuse of two different men starting when they were just... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Sean Baker: What If Netflix’s Subscription Plans Included An In-Theater Option?
Yesterday, I addressed the Spielberg-Netflix story and the unintended consequences of changing Oscar rules just to spite streaming services. Today, it's time fo... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Steven Spielberg & The Unintended Consequences of Changing Oscar Rules to...
Last year, when the Academy announced its proposed Best Popular Film category, the lack of clarity was glaring. There were no announced guidelines for how... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
How Desi Arnaz (And Bert Granet) Helped Rod Serling Make The Twilight Zone
Google celebrated what would have been Desi Arnaz's 102nd birthday yesterday. A month from now, CBS All Access will premiere Jordan Peele's new Twilight Zone.... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Larry Cohen’s Special Effects: A Sleazy Vertigo
In the 2017 documentary King Cohen, guerrilla filmmaking pioneer Larry Cohen runs down every major work of his career, from his blaxploitation hits of the 70s... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Dark Phoenix: Kill ‘Em All & Let Disney Sort Them Out
Comic book movies usually only gain a sense of finality when the key actors involved truly and finally get tired of playing the characters and/or their contract... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
RottenTomatoes Vs. The Internet: About Damn Time They Took Action
"Captain Marvel earns lowest RottenTomatoes score in Marvel Studios history" For several days, I kept scrolling past that headline on my news feed app SmartNews... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Horror Oddity Madhouse Breaks All the Rules
There are certain rules you expect a horror movie to abide by. I'm not talking about the have-sex-you-die or never-say-I'll-be-right-back story tropes Scream... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Is Pretty Much Perfect
I've seen this thing recently where people have been sharing stories about the last film to make them cry. Well, if I played that game I wouldn't have to look... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Oscars 2019 Reaction: A House Divided Against Itself
The story of the 2019 Oscars was told in one five minute-sequence halfway through the show. Samuel L. Jackson's "Motherfucker" Face Brie Larson and Samuel L.... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Fighting With My Family: A Capably Told Underdog Story
I grew up a wrestling fan. From the heyday of Hulk Hogan and the cartoon WWF superstars of the 80s to the Monday Night Wars of the late 90s to the rise of John... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
And the Oscar for Best Picture Goes To…
It's becoming a struggle to remember the last time we had an Oscars ceremony which didn't have at least some kind of controversy hanging over it. From... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Ethan Hawke & Chris Pratt Made a Billy the Kid Movie That Comes Out in 2 Weeks
Beware any movie that drops its first trailer a mere two weeks before the full film is due to hit theaters. Such a display of no confidence on the part of a... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
I Wasn’t Ready for Frank Henenlotter’s Brain Damage
"I just want to make my weird little movies" That's what director, writer, proud weirdo Frank Henenlotter once told journalist Maitland McDonagh, and they rarel... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Umbrella Academy Is More Than “X-Men Meets Wes Anderson”
The pop culture geekosphere delivered two new, but highly similar comic book TV shows last weekend. The early critical consensus pegs DC Universe's Doom Patrol... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
In Memoriam: Netflix’s Marvel Universe
It's ok for things to end. We forget that sometimes in a pop culture universe where if we just wait long enough every new franchise ending is sure to be followe... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Peak TV Cheat Sheet: Tell Me a Story
If we're all drowning in the sea of Peak TV, consider this new feature on the site a life preserver. I'm going to do a series of Peak TV Cheat Sheet articles... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
5 Reasons Why Film Attendance Just Hit an 8-Year Low
S teven Spielberg recently used an acceptance speech to make a plea on behalf of the theatrical moviegoing experience. It's a thing he does a lot these days. No... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Happy Death Day 2U Leaves Horror Far Behind
If the history of the horror genre has taught us anything, it's to go easy on the fast-tracked sequel. For example, if there's a sequel in theaters and it... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
What Men Want & Isn’t It Romantic Are Each Content to Play to Formula
There are some incredibly clever filmmakers out there right now who clearly want to take the romantic comedy genre, blow it up, and turn it into something... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO