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February 2024

loaded question: what movies beyond ‘Mary Poppins’ deserve a rethink of their official ratings?
So the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) — the UK equivalent of the US ratings org MPAA — has reclassified the 1964 film Mary Poppins …
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MaryAnn Johanson
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loaded question: what location, specific or general, inevitably makes you think of a line of movie dialogue?
Are there places that you simply cannot go without a movie springing to mind? Like you’re constitutionally incapable of not muttering a line of …
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MaryAnn Johanson
loaded question: what are your memories of ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ as we approach its 25th anniversary?
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace will be 25 years old this spring. (If that doesn’t make you feel old, the original Star Wars will be 50 …
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MaryAnn Johanson
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loaded question: what’s an article of clothing from movies/TV that you covet?
I started wearing Converse sneakers thanks to David Tennant as the Doctor on Doctor Who. My first pair were red hightops, just like his — a gift…
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MaryAnn Johanson
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January 2024

loaded question: what’s a notion you hold about pop culture (movies, TV, comics, whatev) that you know is unreasonable but can’t shake?
Forgive me if I’ve asked this question (or something close to it) recently. I feel like maybe I have, but I also couldn’t find anything like it …
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MaryAnn Johanson
loaded question: are the Razzies — or any discussion about the worst films in any given year — worth our time?
The Razzie nominations for the worst movies and performances of the 2023 movie year have just been announced. The Golden Raspberry Awards are ha…
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MaryAnn Johanson
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loaded question: what 2023 movie was the worst you saw?
It’s awards season, and so many great films released in 2023 are beginning to gather well-deserved accolades from critics, professional bodies, …
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MaryAnn Johanson
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loaded question: are American moviegoers getting more comfortable with subtitled films?
Film journalist Brendan Hodges points out on Twitter that Japanese movies Godzilla Minus One — a Toho reboot of the most famous kaiju — and The …
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MaryAnn Johanson
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December 2023

loaded question: how could the McAllisters afford that house and that Paris trip in ‘Home Alone’? (wrong answers only)
This is an on-again, off-again pop-culture conundrum that has been plaguing the Internet for years: How could the McAllisters afford that house …
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MaryAnn Johanson
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loaded question: are three-hour-plus movies damaging to the overall entertainment environment?
French filmmaker Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Girlhood) hosted a masterclass in Spain recently, during which she said (via World …
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MaryAnn Johanson
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November 2023

loaded question: what’s a perfect cosy movie for long dark winter evenings?
The daylight hours are disappearing and nights are closing in (at least in the northern hemisphere). I love the hygge of this time of year: cand…
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