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The Halloween Club Preview

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019

Gerry Maravilla doesn’t waste time. Not his own, and not his viewers’.

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  • Movies

The Terror From Beneath – Us Review

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 24, 2019March 24, 2019

Lupita Nyong’o as Adelaide Watson has set the bar for all of next year’s awards here and now.

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Captain Marvel Review – The Evolution of Villainy and Heroics

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 11, 2019March 12, 2019

The movie is saying not only is a female hero here, it’s saying that they’ve been here all along.

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Ingrid Goes West – Dark Comedy That Pulls No Punches About Obsession with Validation Through Social Media

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 23, 2019

The heart of it was always going to be in the humans desperately fixated on the screen hungry for that connection.

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What is “Optional Irony?” – or – February’s a Wrap, What’s Up Now?

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 1, 2018March 1, 2018

A look back at February, PopLurker.com and what’s to come.

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  • Essay

Los Angeles, I’m Yours – 3 Films That Perfectly Represent Los Angeles

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 10, 2018February 10, 2018

The challenge of writing Los Angeles properly for my current projects, and the 3 films I think do that best.

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  • Essay

Favorite Five: Stories of Characters Accepting Their Mortality and Death

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 3, 2018February 3, 2018

My favorite stories of characters facing their own mortality and deaths.

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  • Essay

Watching the Oscars: My Advice

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

A tip on watching the Oscars: go into it the same way you would an episode of MST3K

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