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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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Film Review: There’s a Bit Too Much Christmas Movie in The Night Before
The Night Before is a Christmas movie about Christmas movies. It’s also Seth Rogen’s latest ode to the enduring power of male friendship despite the roadblocks... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Point When I Stopped Analyzing Star Wars: The Force Awakens & Simply Gave...
The setting: An IMAX theater at 8 AM on a Friday morning. The characters: My two older brothers, 8-year-old nephew, step-father and myself plus 450 other Star... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Concussion Used NFL Logos & Game Footage Without Asking for Permission?
Hey, have you seen those trailers for Will Smith’s football drama Concussion? You know – the ones with Smith waving his righteous finger at someone and... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Top 10 Modern Christmas Episodes
Ah, Christmas. It’s the time of year when families get together, presents are wrapped and unwrapped, and there’s always chestnuts roasting on a open fire. Read more
Posted on 22 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Donald Trump & The Modern Relevance of Bryan Cranston’s Trumbo
Why tell this story now? That’s the thought I couldn’t get out of my head as I watched Trumbo, Bryan Cranston and Jay Roach’s new biopic of the famed Hollywood... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Film Review: Trumbo Lacks Genius, But It’s Close Enough
Full disclosure: I have never seen Roman Holiday, The Brave One, Spartacus or Exodus. Prior to producer/star Bryan Cranston and director Jay Roach’s entertainin... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Star Wars Side Effect: Hateful Eight & The Revenant Not Opening Wide Until...
If you don’t live in a major market, you won’t have a legal way to see either The Hateful Eight or The Revenant on Christmas Day. I say “legal” because the... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
All the Box Office Records Just Set By Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Steven Spielberg recently told 60 Minutes, “Oh, J.J. [Abrams] is terrified. There’s a lot of pressure on him to start paying Disney back for … the franchise the... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Top 10 X-Files Standalone Episodes
In anticipation of The X-Files’ new season, we’re looking back and celebrating our favorite episodes. This is the list of the top 10 standalone episodes. Head... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Top 10 X-Files Mythology Episodes
In anticipation of The X-Files’ new season, we’re looking back and celebrating our favorite episodes. This is the list of the top 10 mythology episodes. Head... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Who Is J.J. Abrams? – A Film Guide for Force Awakens Newbies
In 2011, multiple friends asked me the same question, seeking out my opinion as a film fan: Is J.J. Abrams really the next Spielberg? It was an understandable... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Other Side of Midnight: The Film Which Theaters Wanted to Play Instead of th...
There was a world before the cultural force that is Star Wars, and in that world 20th Century Fox had two big movies planned for the summer of 1977. Read more
Posted on 19 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Finding New Hope in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
This is a spoiler-lite review. No major plot twists are discussed. Sitting in a darkened theater at 10:15 P.M. on a Thursday night, watching a familiar text... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Taking Out a Full Page Ad to Pitch Your Script Idea Isn’t Cheap, But It Worked...
There is a long history of B-movie producers using ads in the industry trades like Variety and The Hollywood Reporter to trick financiers into giving them money. Read more
Posted on 16 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Star Trek Beyond Will Pretty Much Ignore Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness, alternately known as “The Wrath of Spock,” ended with several clear directions they could take things in a sequel. Read more
Posted on 16 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Childhood’s End’s Is Like a Great Twilight Zone Episode Which Actually Predates...
At the start of its new three-night mini-series Childhood’s End, SyFy ran the following disclaimer: “In 1954, Arthur C. Clarke wrote a novel that influenced... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Are Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Interviews Cringeworthy Or Endearingly Authentic?
A friend recently described The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as being a weird talk show version of Dr. Jekyll and a slightly less evil Mr. Hyde. Read more
Posted on 15 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
No, Seriously, the Oscar Might Go to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 6 Reasons Why
Prepare to have your efforts to manage your expectations for Star Wars: The Force Awakens seriously undermined: this movie might be Oscar-worthy. At least that’... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
2015’s “Inspired By a True Story” Event Movies Haven’t Fared So Well at the Box...
Over the summer, for some reason most of the movies I saw came with the same three trailers: Everest, In the Heart of the Sea and The Finest Hours. Read more
Posted on 15 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Box Office: Star Wars: The Force Awakens & Sisters – You Can See Them Both!
Thanks to Sisters and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, Star Wars is not the only new movie coming out this week. The question, though, is why. Why would... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO