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‘The Phantom Menace Review’ Explains Why Star Wars Prequels Suck
8 hours ago
Everyone knows The Phantom Menace is a terrible movie. You know it. Little kids with Anakin backpacks know it. George Lucas knows it, as he lies awake on his pile of Star Wars licensed gold. Even prequel apologists like me know it. So, does anyone really need a 70-minute video review to tell us why we hate such a mind-numbing piece of woefully disappointing cinema? Yes, at least when it's produced by mad genius Mike Stoklasa of Red Letter Media. Stoklasa's review doesn't simply trash The Phantom Menace, it explores the reasons the two Star Wars trilogies are so different, and examines the broader question of why some movies make people's eyes glaze over in awe and other movies make them want to slit their wrists. The Phantom Menace Review is conducted in the same style as other Red Letter Media reviews. It's exhaustively illustrated with wall-to-wall footage from the film, »
- Ana Hurka-Robles
‘The Suffersons’ Premieres As Rocketboom’s First Comedy
13 hours ago
On one level, the news here is rather straightforward—a new comedy web series, The Suffersons, debuted online today from creator Blair Singer. The New York based playwright and staff writer on TV hits Weeds and Monk, has crafted a minimalist comedy about an out-of-work accountant arduously trying to pen his first novel under the chastising eye of his acerbic wife. Michael Chernus (Bored to Death, Mercy) stars as the budding novelist Josh Sufferson alongside Susan Pourfar as his mocking wife Dana. As it unfolds, Dana's mocking turns competitive as she learns he's writing about their marriage, prompting her to start crafting her own account of the Related News:‘Rocketboom’ Premieres New NYC Host ‘mememolly’ YouTube Star ‘mememolly’ To Be Next ‘Rocketboom’ Host Is ‘Rocketboom’ Gig The Highest Paid Job In Web TV? »
- Marc Hustvedt
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