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Movies require logic in order to succeed. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri lacked that logic.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 18, 2018
  • Post category:Film

The thing that upsets me most about a film is a failure of logic. A movie is supposed to transport the audience to another world. At its best, it should make…

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7 things that we all agree should exist but still don’t. Unless you’re four years old.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 18, 2016
  • Post category:Family

Seven things that we all agree should exist and are within our power to bring into existence but still don't.A vacation from a vacationThe four day work weekThe elimination of…

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My son is starting to like Star Wars. Also, he calls it Star Whores, which led me to Ken and his dad.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 19, 2016
  • Post category:Family/Film

Charlie is starting to come around to Star Wars. His sister is not a fan (only because the boys at school love Star Wars), so he has assumed the same…

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It’s better to love because it makes you better than other people, which is extremely satisfying.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 9, 2016
  • Post category:Film

I have friends who didn't like the new Star Wars film. Despite admitting that there were moments of enjoyment while watching the movie, they nitpicked it to death after the…

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Read more about the article One of the greatest sources of disagreement in my marriage centers on Kevin Bacon and a questionable dance number.

One of the greatest sources of disagreement in my marriage centers on Kevin Bacon and a questionable dance number.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 3, 2014
  • Post category:Film

My wife and I don’t fight, and we disagree on very few things. One of the sources of our greatest disagreements centers on a moment in the movie Footloose. My…

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Read more about the article Wes Anderson loves yellow, orange and brown. I do not.

Wes Anderson loves yellow, orange and brown. I do not.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 14, 2014
  • Post category:Film

I am not a fan of Wes Anderson’s films. I suspect that it’s because I’m an auditory learner who remembers almost everything he hears but almost nothing he sees. My…

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Read more about the article Inside Jaws: A Filmuentary

Inside Jaws: A Filmuentary

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 17, 2013
  • Post category:Film

It took me a week to watch this, but only because it’s the full length movie and then some (deleted scenes, and I’m quite busy. But if you liked the…

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Read more about the article Pixar’s bathroom. Eddie Van Halen’s M&Ms. Enough. We got it.

Pixar’s bathroom. Eddie Van Halen’s M&Ms. Enough. We got it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 8, 2013
  • Post category:Critic

I’ve heard the story of Pixar's bathrooms about a thousand times now. Enough. I get it. People peeing together make for great collaboration and great film. I’ve also heard the…

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Read more about the article Ninjas to the rescue. Seriously.

Ninjas to the rescue. Seriously.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 26, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography/Film/Idea

I enjoy the movies a lot, but I have begun to enter movie theaters with great trepidation, knowing that it takes just one moron to ruin the experience. The idiots…

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