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Leland Pierce

Review: Ready Player One

When it comes to huge popcorn movies, Steven Spielberg is the master. Basically creating the “summer blockbuster” with his 1975 hit Jaws, thus followed a film legacy of epic proportions full of pop icons, cinematic masterpieces, and game-changing special effects. When it was announced that he would be directing Ready Player One, based on the

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Review: Isle of Dogs

It’s a dystopian future where dogs have been quarantined on a remote island. It features a Japanese cast speaking their native langue. Bill Murray and Jeff Goldblum play dogs. It’s stop motion. It features all the hipster tones/music you’d expect: It must be time for another original film from Wes Anderson. Isle of Dogsis written

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Review: The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin is a political satire comedy film directed and co-written by Armando Iannucci, the creator of Veep for HBO. Based on the French graphic novel La mort de Staline, the film is a hilarious look into power struggles following the death of Joseph Stalin. It’s fantastically acted, with quick witty dialogue, and

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Leland Pierce

Lost In Sci-Fi: Episode 64: Best Female Villains

You can also listen to this episode on our Lost In Sci-Fi channel at Anchor.fm! This week Elizabeth and Leland discuss their favorite female villains from all the genres: TV, movies, video games, myth and literature. It gets real nerdy up in the house today! So please download and enjoy! Huzzah!!

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Review: Love, Simon

Love, Simon is the wonderful movie based on the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, and directed by Greg Berlanti: most notable as the guy that created the Arrowverse on The CW. Here he has the task of directing a teen romantic comedy with a gay protagonist as he deals with coming

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Review: Tomb Raider (2018)

Well, could it be “third times the charm” for the Tomb Raider franchise? It’s the third film in the series and filmmakers have added academy award winner Alicia Vikander as the lead in 2018’s Tomb Raider. Not unlike the last few games in their series, Lara Croft has been given the big-screen make over. Gone are

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Review: A Wrinkle in Time

There seems to be a lack of hope in these recent dark times, as more drama piles on us day to day: from crazy tweeting, a lack of human compassion and the #MeToo movement putting a face on bad behavior from all over. To say there is an absence of hope is putting it mildly.

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Leland Pierce

Lost In Sci-Fi: Episode 63: Star Trek Random

You can also listen to this episode on our Lost In Sci-Fi channel at Anchor.fm! This week Elizabeth and Leland are still joined by their friend Stephen as the discuss Star Trek and the great fantasy novel: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It’s a randomly fun filled episode. So please download and

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Lost In Sci-Fi: Episode 62: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

You can also listen to this episode on our Lost In Sci-Fi channel at Anchor.fm! This week Elizabeth and Leland sit down with friend of the show, Stephen, and talk all about Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Hannibal. You know, like ya do. Please download and enjoy!

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