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Ignorant Bliss: Polite Society, Carmen, and Peter Pan & Wendy review

Polite Society is a fun and playful homage to 70s martial arts film that also mixes in Jane Austin-style romance and early 2000s teen comedies. The core sister relationship of Ria and Lena ties this fun remix of styles together to make a great theater experience. Grade: B Carmen feels like an interpolation of the…

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Review: Planes: Fire & Rescue

This review was originally posted on Punch Drunk Critics You know what the Planes franchise reminds me of? It reminds me of Disney in the 90s when they’d make something really successful, then would make a direct to home video sequel followed by a whole syndicated animated series spinning out of that. So that gives…

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Review: Disney’s Planes

This review was originally posted on Punch Drunk Critics A lot has been made about tentpole movies of the summer and how it’s going to destroy the business, but there has been another trend along with the explosions and superhero costumes: the CG animated feature. We’ve gotten to the point where all of the studios…

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MOVIE REVIEW-John Carter

There are probably going to be a lot of people going to the theater this weekend to see John Carter, who think this is a new thing. They’ll probably compare it to a multitude of movies they’ve seen over the years; all the lasers, aliens, and ships with heroes, quests, and princesses to save. The…

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Comic Review repost: Incredibles #8

This was my last comic review I did at Pop Culture Shock, mostly because I was slow on writing them and I wasn’t that interested in many books at that time. My Mac also died too. Been a bad summer so far. I really do think the BOOM! Studios Disney titles are really good though….

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