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Culture Shot

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

What more does a genre film such as ‘Black Panther’ have to do to win Best Picture?

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If your film is a commercial film, it has to reinvent its genre of choice, be constantly talked about by the press and audiences and/or have a hefty studio campaign budget standing behind it to even stand a chance at getting nominated. And then you’ll still lose to stuff such as “The Shape of Water.”
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College Life, Gilmore Girls 2018

Thursday, April 26, 2018

A power ranking of Rory Gilmore’s boyfriends: Who ranks at the top?

Rory’s choice in men were definitely exceptional, but who was the love of Rory’s life? We at the Clog want to help you decide.
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Culture Shot

Monday, April 9, 2018

How the music in our favorite films is changing before our ears

Visuals have gotten a lot of the credit for what is making films more immersive. Less obvious is the way scores have changed the way we engage with films.
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Culture Shot

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Who will, could and should win the 2018 Academy Awards

With the general consensus that there were no major snubs in this year’s Academy Awards nominations, category predictions become all the more interesting.
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Culture Shot

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

‘There are no more guns in the valley’: Finality in ‘Logan’

In the era of superhero movies, “Logan” stands apart. This is, in part, evidenced by the film’s Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Film & Television

Friday, April 28, 2017

The Best in Movies of Spring 2017

Spring, in any year, is actually host to plenty of gems, both hidden and right in front of our faces.
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Film & Television

Thursday, April 27, 2017

The highs, lows of Marvel’s complicated comic book evolution

The publisher’s comic book diversity is great, but that’s about it

“One of the things I’ve noticed is, the films have allowed audiences who didn’t feel welcome in comics spaces to start reading,” said Juliette Capra, events manager of Fantastic Comics.
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Culture Shot

Monday, April 3, 2017

March Madness of Movies: Best Superhero Movies

“The Dark Knight” is quite simply a masterpiece. It is a crime epic that has been described as this generation’s “The Godfather.”
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Film & Television

Monday, February 27, 2017

‘Logan’ is perfectly brutal, profoundly emotional send off for Hugh Jackman

Seventeen years ago, Hugh Jackman bared Wolverine’s adamantium claws for the first time in the original “X-Men.” Nine movies, two Deadpools and countless black jumpsuits later, and Jackman is ready to hang up his iconic claws. We are fortunate, then, that “Logan” is one of the best superhero films of
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