The Film Theorists

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2016
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Film Theory: Is The Martian's POOP SCIENCE Full of CRAP?
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Today's episode promises to be CRAPPIER than ever - because we're talking about The Martian. That's no judgement on the movie, it's just that the film is ACTUALLY full of poop and poop .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: A Method to Martin Scorsese's MADNESS
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Today Kyle is talking about the man, the myth, the Martin Scorsese! - one of the most prolific filmmakers that ever lived. From Taxi Driver to Goodfellas, how does he continually put out .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Luke SHOULDN'T Destroy The Death Star (Star Wars)
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We all love to root for Luke while he's landing the crucial shots to destroy the Death Star...but what if we've been wrong all this time? What if destroying the Death Star is COMPLETELY .. show full overview
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Film Theory: How Batman DESTROYED Gotham (Dark Knight Rises)
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You thought Batman was a hero...but in true Film Theory style, today's episode tells a VERY different story. Batman in the Dark Knight Rises is supposed to be the realest, grittiest .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: Spirited Away, Japan's Best Movie
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Spirited Away might be considered the best Japanese film of all time, but DID YOU KNOW...The movie was based on director Miyazaki's real life experiences? From reading pre-teen magazines .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: Reservoir Dogs, Stolen or Homage?
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Today Kyle takes a look through Quentin Tarantino's catalog to discuss the concept of homage in Film-making. All of his films pay homage to another director in some way, including his .. show full overview
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Film Theory: How The Walking Dead will END!
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The end of the Walking Dead apocalypse is inevitable. No, not because Rick and his buddies are heroes come to save the day. But rather, because nature must runs its course. These walking .. show full overview
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Film Theory: We FOUND The SIMPSONS!
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Although it’s been the butt of many jokes throughout the series, one big question has always remained in the Simpsons universe: Where is Springfield? Today, the Film Theorists answer the question 27 years in the making.
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Film Theory: How Trump is Winning with Reality TV
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DISCLAIMER: This episode is in no way meant to comment on whether Trump (or anyone else running) would make a good President and whether or not you should vote for him. It's meant purely .. show full overview
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Film Theory: How to KILL DEADPOOL!
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How do you really silence the "Merc with a Mouth" once and for all? Crash two alternate Earths together? No it's simpler than that. If you want to kill an immortal like Deadpool target the mind!
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Frame By Frame: BATMAN vs BATMAN - How to Make a Strong Adaptation
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What makes an adaptation good? Today Kyle is joined by TimH Films to analyze the Nolan Batman Series and the Batman & Robin film to show what key components help ensure an adaptation .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: Princess Mononoke - Decades of Struggle
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The visual masterpiece Princess Mononoke is one of the many notable and wonderful works from Studio Ghibli. But DID YOU KNOW... Hayao Miyazaki had the concept in mind for almost 20 YEARS before it became a full-length feature film?
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Film Theory: How Batman BEATS Superman! (Batman v Superman)
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Batman VERSUS Superman? Sounds like the most one-sided fight in history! How can a normal human overcome a super-powered alien? Well, when you look at the science, the odds may be more .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: Mad Max Fury Road - Development HELL
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The fourth installment of the Mad Max franchise garnered both critical and commercial success. But DID YOU KNOW... Mad Max Fury Road was stuck in development hell for nearly 17 years - .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Zootopia's Crack Conspiracy Theory
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Zootopia, has something for everyone: cute bunnies, a positive message, and CRACK COCAINE! How much do you really know about this new Disney classic? I got way more than I bargained for .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: The Secret Behind Strong Characters
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It's a fundamental concept of story telling - character is action. But what does that mean? Today Kyle discusses how to create compelling characters using actions on screen to show their .. show full overview
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Film Theory: How to Make A REAL Sharknado!
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Ok, let's be honest. When I started this episode, I planned it as an April Fool's joke for the channel. But after researching it, it turned out that the theory of a sharknado is .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Rick's True Crime EXPOSED! (Rick & Morty)
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Infinite timelines, infinite possibilities. But what does this have to do with how Rick wound up in jail? We may have months to wait before one of the best shows on TV (Rick and Morty) .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: Marvel's Avengers - Some Assembly Required
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Marvel's Avengers broke records when it was first released and became the highest grossing box office comic book movie of all time. It garnered both critical and fan acclaim. But DID YOU .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: Is Captain America Truly An American Hero?
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What Makes a Hero? Today Kyle is asking what makes cinematic heroes - at least American cinematic heroes. And to answer that he's digging into some classics such as Humphrey Bogart and .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Fullmetal Alchemist's FATAL Miscalculation
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Fullmetal Alchemist would have you believe that Ed and Al failed in human alchemy because they were missing a soul. Well guess what, they've been lying to you. In fact, they were missing .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: How The Fox's Story Almost Ruined Zootopia
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Zootopia was a box office hit, that started with a simple vision - to make a movie similar to Disney's 1973 adaptation of Robin Hood. But DID YOU KNOW... Judy Hopps was not the original .. show full overview
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Film Theory: How to KILL X-Men's Magneto!
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With another mutant war on the horizon in X-Men Apocalypse, I thought it high time to start looking into the powers and weaknesses of these extra-normal humans and prep some strategies .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory WASN'T so Sweet!
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is an iconic film that many of us remember from our childhoods. But DID YOU KNOW... the movie was a huge disappointment to many during production .. show full overview
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Film Theory: PROOF of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in New York! (TMNT 2: Out of the Shadows)
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Wait, you're telling me these guys are teenagers who randomly got doused with some sewer juice and turned into turtles? Who fight crime? Using ninja tactics? While eating pizza? And .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Is Dory FAKING? (Finding Dory)
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How can you not love Dory? Our own lovable reed dweller who serves as a faithful companion to clownfish of finding Nemo by singing happy song, just keepin' swimming, and FILLING OUR .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Is Dory a LIAR? (Finding Dory) - pt. 2
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Last time we started uncovering the deep secrets of Dory, the lovable Nemo companion who claims she has retrograde amnesia throughout the original Finding Nemo. But is this really the .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: How Disney Gives Us the FEELS!
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When Bambi's mom was shot - I cried. When Nemo was reunited with his father - I cried. And when Dory is lost in the big blue sea this weekend - I'm probably gonna cry! Why is that? How .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: The Camera Tricks of Game of Thrones
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Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter - all of these cinematic marvels are tasked with making the unbelievable a reality. The fantasy genre is known for being magical, .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Ghostbusters - HOW MANY Calories is Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?
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How many bites does it take to get to the center of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man? The world may never know - because you would DIE before even getting close! In today's episode I'm .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: From Nudity to Bombings - Game of Thrones Secrets!
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WARNING this Episode Contains MAJOR SPOILERS for GoT. Game of Thrones - gone for another year but don't worry there's more to learn behind the scenes. DID YOU KNOW... during the .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: Star Trek, Not JUST Science Fiction?
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Star Trek is known as one of the most iconic series in the Sci-Fi universe. But is it more than just Sci-Fi? Today Kyle breaks down the Star Trek series to show us what other cinematic films Star Trek pulls its inspiration from.
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Film Theory: Don't Hug Me I'm Scared DECODED!
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DHMIS is cute, it's creepy, and the internet has spent the last month pulling apart all its squishy innards. Mmm tasty. In this first episode I'm doing n Film Theory, I wanted to cover .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: How Japanese Horror SCARES Us!
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Japanese Horror Films always seem to creep the heck out of me - usually more than American Horror even. But why is that? Today Kyle breaks down the Japanese Horror Genre and explains .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Is Daenerys Going MAD? - Game of Thrones
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Just like a Lannister always pays his debts, a MatPat always delivers his theories - and this one is a must see. With the finale of season 6 now behind us, it looks like Daenerys is in .. show full overview
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Film Theory: The HIDDEN LORE of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared!
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Part 2 of DHMIS is HERE! Because frankly you guys in the comments would never let me live it down if I didn't release this right away. But really, I wanted to make sure I crammed as much .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: Suicide Squad's INSANE Secrets
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Jared Leto was so heavily committed to his role as Joker that he refused to see his co-stars off set? He wanted to make sure they saw him as nothing but the Joker. And DID YOU KNOW... .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Batman's Three JOKER Theory pt. 1 (Suicide Squad)
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Recently, DC Comics revealed that the Joker is actually THREE different people. It was a HUGE deal for the comics, but the question I have is whether that can also apply to the movies... .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: GUN FU - How to Master the Art of Kung Fu with Guns
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If you're an action aficionado, I'm sure you've seen your fair share of gun fights, maybe even some Kung Fu. But what about a combination of the two - enter Gun Fu. In today's Frame By .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Can the Joker Save DC Films? (Suicide Squad Pt. 2)
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And NOW, the thrilling conclusion of the infamous THREE JOKER THEORY! Will Jared Leto be a continuation of one of the classic comic book Jokers? Will Jack Nicholson dance with the devil .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: Filming Sex Scenes - How Hollywood Arouses an Audience
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Scopophilia - a Greek word meaning: to derive pleasure from watching; but it's also a term that refers to how sex scenes are shot. It's no surprise that cinema and sex have a long .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: How Scott Pilgrim Beat the Odds
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Even though Scott Pilgrim is a 6 part series, the film rights were sold right after the 1st book was published. This eventually led to some hiccups during filming, and even led to .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Transformers - GOOD Science, BAD Movies!
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Robotics have made enormous advances in recent history, but thinking that Transformers would ever be possible is just plain nonsense, right? Well you might be surprised. The fact is, .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Why The Star Trek Federation is Fascist
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This week I’m boldly going where Film Theory has gone before...straight into the Star Trek universe! This week, it’s all about what we REALLY know about the so-called “benevolent” .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: How Godzilla Changed MONSTER Movies
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Godzilla - King of the Monsters! But this may mean more than you think. When making Godzilla, TOHO Scope allotted for only 6 months of filming. This forced the team to create a new .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Blair Witch's SECRET KILLERS! (Blair Witch Project)
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Through the movie hype, the viral marketing, and the fake websites created for the movie, we've all been led to believe that the Blair Witch is a dangerous demon roaming the woods, ready .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: Stranger Things - How Nightmares Are Made!
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Stranger Things is a retro-horror masterpiece that seems to be on everyone's mind these days. And some of the best things about the series are its artistic designs. In today's Frame By .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: Howl's Moving Castle: Forcing Miyazaki Out of Retirement!
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During the time of its release Howl's Moving Castle broke theatrical records for a Japanese Film in the United States - despite the strong anti-war message of the film (inspired by the .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Is Miss Peregrine's BETTER than Hogwarts?
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With Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children coming out, and being in the start of a new school year, it got me thinking about these private schools for our gifted youngsters. Are .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: Changing the Face of Stop Motion - KUBO and the Two Strings
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From Coraline, to Paranorman, to its newest masterpiece - Kubo and the Two Strings, Laika is continually changing the face of stop motion. Developing better technology and techniques to .. show full overview
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Film Theory: The HORRIFIC Story of Salad Fingers
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"Fancy seeing you here." If you thought "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared!" was the most disturbing stuff on YouTube, think again. I've been REKT for a week trying to uncover the truth behind one .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: The SCARY Origin of Found Footage Films
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Found Footage films are everywhere nowadays, and I get it - they're cheap to make and easy to turn a profit. But to think that these films started with the advent online video is just .. show full overview
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Film Theory: DON'T Attack The Titans! (Attack on Titan)
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So you'd have us believe it's better to stay living in fear behind some stupid wall for your whole pointless life? And to that I say, yes. Yes it is. And today, I'm going to prove it to .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Ouija is the Sequel to THE EXORCIST?
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With Halloween fast approaching, we're about to experience one of Fall's spookiest trends - the Halloween Horror cash grab, as movie studies rush to make cheap scary movie sequels. Next .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: The Problems of Being GODZILLA!
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Godzilla is one of the most iconic monsters of all times. And the original Godzilla movie even created a whole new type of film making. But DID YOU KNOW... after seeing the American .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: Ash vs Evil Dead - How to Mix Horror with Humor
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People go to the movies for different reasons - some to laugh, some to see people get torn limb from limb (hey, I don't judge), and some people go for a mixture of the two. If you fall .. show full overview
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Film Theory: ENDING The Salad Fingers Mystery
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Just in time for Halloween, get ready for the SPOOPY conclusion of Salad Fingers! Last time we already covered a lot of ground, but I was just getting started, and this story was FAR .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: Doctor Strange and the Art of Mind Melting Movies!
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Doctor Strange is out and there's one thing everyone can agree on: It's SO PRETTY! Seriously though, across the board, reviewers of this movie talk about its amazing visuals and its .. show full overview
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Film Theory: What REALLY Saved Snow White!
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You've known and loved Snow White your entire life - this is the quintessential Disney story of adventure and love conquering all! OR IS IT? What if I told you that love didn't save Snow .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: Spongebob - DEEPER Than You Thought!
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Do you know why Spongebob lives in a pineapple? Or why he has square pants? Did you know that even though the show is one of the most successful cartoons in history, its creators made .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Doctor Strange Magic DEBUNKED by Science
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Everything can be explained by science, including the "magics" of Dr Strange. Thor himself stated that they live in a place where magic and science are one in the same, and Dr Strange .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: Pokemon - Why Ash Will NEVER be a Pokemon Master!
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The Pokemon Anime was schedule to run for only a year and a half, but due to its immense success its now one of the longest running shows on TV. And DID YOU KNOW... the shows creators .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Wall-E's Unseen CANNIBALISM!
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Wall-E is one of my all time favorite movies, cheering me up even when I'm in the worst of moods. But the other night when watching it, between the many moments of manly weeping, I came .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: South Park and the Changing Face of TV!
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South Park has always been a show that didn't give a *@#! about who it offended. But in recent years there have been some noticeable differences in the show's episodes - and, the biggest .. show full overview
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Film Theory: ROGUE ONE's Turn to the Dark Side! (Star Wars: Rogue One)
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Star Wars is one of my all-time favorite movie franchises. And since The Force Awakens was actually good, let's hope we can keep the positive streak going with the first Star Wars .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: One Punch Man - NOT All Heroes are COOL!
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One Punch Man is one of those beautifully triumphant stories about an all-too-human hero, despite his godlike abilities. But what makes the series so unique? And WHY is One Punch Man so .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Frozen - Elsa's TRUE Fight For The Throne!
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Do you want to build...a house of LIES? Last year I showed that Anna and Elsa probably aren't real sisters, so this year I'm back again to tell you that Hans can't possibly be the real .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: Star Wars Rogue One - Deciphering the Dark Future of Star Wars
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We've been told that Rogue One will be a gritty new take on the Star Wars universe, but how new will it really be? Space has been used as a form of futuristic escapism since the early .. show full overview
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Film Theory: How DRUNK is Tyrion Lannister? (Game Of Thrones)
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In a world full of dragons, giants, and magic is the most unbelievable thing that Tyrion Lannister is still alive? I mean this guy drinks like a fish - by all accounts shouldn't his .. show full overview
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Frame By Frame: Is Assassin's Creed VR the Future of Movies?
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With the release of Assassin's Creed this week, I can't help but wonder if VR is the future of cinematic story telling. In Assassin's Creed humans access a virtual reality from a moment .. show full overview
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Film Theory: Is Fake News KILLING the Internet?
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It's that time of year again, time for eggnog, caroling, and RANTING about the BREAKDOWN OF THE INTERNET! You know, usual holiday stuff. In all seriousness, though, for those who are new .. show full overview
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Did You Know Movies: FROZEN - Elsa's Journey from EVIL Ice Queen to Snow Angel
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Did You Know, Frozen's development can be traced all the way back to the 1930's? The movie's origin comes from Disney's desire to make an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic .. show full overview