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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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I Saw a Lot Of Movies Over the Holidays. Some of Them Were Even Good.
Around these parts, any holiday break means sitting around and watching your relatives stare at their phones. Yes, our collective cyber addiction means we've... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Help Wanted: Oscars Host. Must Love Failure.
It's January 3rd and we still don't know who is going to host the Oscars. According to The Hollywood Reporter, neither does just about anyone in the Academy.... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
What I Liked Best About My Top 25 TV Shows of 2018
TV’s just so awful these days. I can never find anything good to watch. There aren’t nearly enough choices. Wait. Hold on. Everything I just said? Reverse it!... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
What I Liked Best About My Top 25 TV Shows of 2018
TV's just so awful these days. I can never find anything good to watch. There aren't nearly enough choices. Wait. Hold on. Everything I just said? Reverse... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
My Reflection on the Year That Was in Film
When I look back at the films of 2018, I will forever remember the experiences and moments more so than the entire films. That's not to slight the various... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
My Top 25 Movies of 2018
2018 is the year I learned how to appreciate art-house horror, discovered a place called Wakanda, rejoiced at the arrivals of talents like Boots Riley, Elsie... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Outsider Vs. Insider: Why Applying The Big Short Formula to Vice is So...
With The Big Short, writer-director Adam McKay used dark satire and Avante-Garde filmmaking techniques to brilliantly explain the housing crisis. He's up to... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
“Us” Trailer Reaction: Jordan Peele’s Home Invasion Thriller Turns Trippy Fast
Merry Christmas! Also, Boo! That seems to be the idea behind picking today of all days to premiere the first trailer for Jordan Peele's next movie. After Get... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Shirkers Works Best When It Turns Its Camera Inward
In early 1990s Singapore, the wildly ambitious and rebellious Sandi Tan and her friends made a movie called with the help of a local film school teacher named... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
For a Change, Bumblebee is a Genuinely Good Transformers Movie
Well, dammit. Bumblebee is actually really good. Let me explain why I find that so annoying: I made the argument last year that if Hollywood is truly ever... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Mary Poppins Returns Has Emily Blunt & Not Much Else
In the age of IP, we're all getting used to everything old becoming new again, regardless of whether there's an actual reason beyond money. Disney has embraced... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
My Favorite Films & Performances of the Year, Pre-Christmas Rush
I've yet to see The Favourite. Or Cold War. Or If Beale Street Could Talk. Or Vice. Or Mary Poppins Returns. Or, and I can't believe I'm about to say this but... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
You Can’t Look Away from Jessie Buckley in Beast
, a 2018 Sundance indie which ultimately played in less than 100 theaters in the States, is a popular choice right now amongst those compiling their "most... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Vox Lux: 2018’s Darker Cousin to A Star Is Born
2018, oddly, has been the year of the movies about musicians. Some of them, like the Nick Offerman-Kiersey Clemons team-up Hearts Beat Loud and Ethan Hawke's... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
All the Creatures Were Stirring Isn’t Ready for Mass Consumption
There are movies and then there are film festival movies. Yes, those are technically the same thing. Both have moving images and sound projected onto a screen.... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Springsteen on Broadway Maintains Theatrical Intimacy in a Streaming Setting
Springsteen on Broadway begins not with a song but with a story about his origins and his responsibilities as a storyteller and performer. This segues into an... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Mule: Clint Eastwood’s Endearing Redemption/True Crime Story
True story about an old man who got away with a surprisingly lucrative crime spree because no one suspected such a thing from a senior citizen. Adapted from an... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Aquaman: Derivative Storytelling, Transcendent Visuals
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who automatically love any movie which includes an entirely serious and in no way comical shot of a giant... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: A True Game Changer for Superhero Animation
With so many superheroes dominating both the big and small screen, it's increasingly easy to get lost in the weeds and lose track of what makes the superhero... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Mortal Engines Has a Stupid Premise. That Doesn’t Mean It’s a Stupid Movie.
We keep saying we want Hollywood to get better and pull back on all the reboots, revival, sequels, and general retelling of old stories. Why not try to tell... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO