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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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2018 Oscars: The Nominees, Snubs & Shoulda Been Contenders
The circle of life in Hollywood is playing out before us at this very moment. The Academy just announced its Oscar nominations, delivering the usual helping of... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
My Predictions for the 2018 Oscar Nominations
Every year right before the Oscar nominations come out we all think we know exactly what to expect. Simply look at the Golden Globes as well as the Directors,... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
I, Tonya Tries to Do For Tonya Harding What People Vs. O.J. Did For Marcia Clark...
As produced by Margot Robbie and directed by Craig Gillespie ( Lars and the Real Girl) I, Tonya is a real shotgun-blast-to-the-face kind of movie. It takes the... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Supernatural’s “Wayward Sisters” Makes a Solid Case for an All-Female Spin-Off
It's been nearly a decade since Supernatural's original creator Eric Kripke left the show, having completed the Sam Dean vs. the Apocalypse story he set out t... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Rachel Morrison & Mudbound Might Make Oscar History Next Week
Two years ago, Creed's Maryse Alberti was on the shortlist of potential nominees for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Twas not to be. The Academy... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Film Review: Paddington 2 Is a Complete Delight
There's a moment in Paddington 2 in which Phoenix Buchanan (Hugh Grant), a once-celebrated Shakespearean actor, is seen on television. Rather than performing a... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Dread Central Presents: A Promising New Idea for Indie Film Distribution
Over the years, I have written far too many "the sky is falling" articles about the state of the film industry. Yes, attendance is dwindling, movie theaters... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
TV Review: With Black Lightning, The CW Has Finally Met Marvel’s Challenge to...
Black Lightning feels like what would happen if someone crossed Morgan Freeman from Lean on Me with Mike Colter's Luke Cage and then fine-tuned it for the... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Is Disney Going to Push Back Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Release Date?
It's January 15th. Solo: A Star Wars Story comes out a little over four months from now. We haven't seen a teaser or trailer or even one of those newfangled... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
BTW: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is Now the Highest-Grossing Christmas Week...
Nearly a dozen new movies opened in theaters over Christmas week last year. Some flopped ( Father Figures). Others flourished ( The Greatest Showman). And yet... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Film Review: Proud Mary, Coming Soon to a Redbox Near You
It's January and there's a new action movie in theaters which wasn't screened for critics. If that sentence doesn't scare you away from then I don't know what... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Film Review: The Post Sacrifices Thoroughness and Nuance for Relevance
Steven Spielberg is not normally a spontaneous filmmaker. When he finds projects he likes he sits on them and mulls them over for years before ever making it... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Film Review: The Commuter Is a Perfectly Simple, Perfectly Diverting B-Movie
Liam Neeson just can't seem to quit action movies. He's repeatedly talked of retiring from the genre ( "I'm sixty-fucking-five. Audiences are eventually going t... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
How Greta Gerwig Tackled the Challenge of Directing Lady Bird
Greta Gerwig wanted to become a playwright, but when she couldn't get into the right MFA programs she became an actress instead, falling in with mumblecore... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
How Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri Became the Year’s Most...
This is a spoiler-filled discussion of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the current Oscar front-runner and a film that a lot of people have a lot of... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Cinematic Disasterpieces: The Room & The Current Era of So Bad, It’s Good
Last night was the beginning of the next phase of Tommy Wiseau's already improbable career. The ageless, country-less, talentless writer-director-actor gave... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Now That Fox Made Its Own Unofficial Black Widow Movie Marvel’s Making an...
This was me on Twitter a couple of days ago: #RedSparrow trailer reaction: Did Marvel Studios totally shit the bed on this one? Because someone else moved in... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Netflix Review: The End of the F***ing World Is F***ing Amazing
Take True Romance/Pulp Fiction-era Quentin Tarantino. Toss him in a blender with early Wes Anderson and Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers. Add in a bit of... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
And Now, Thanks to the BAFTAs, We Have to Talk About The “All-Male Nominees”...
Well, that didn't take long. It's barely been 24 hours since Natalie Portman threw serious shade at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for its "all-male"... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
“The All-Male Nominees”: Here’s What Natalie Portman Was Talking About
Natalie Portman made her feature-length directorial debut two years ago with A Tale of Love and Darkness, an all-Hebrew adaptation of Israeli author Amos Oz's... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO