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Epic

only 18 percent of 2013’s US wide releases are exclusively about girls or women (and 60 percent exclusively about men)

Fri, Nov 08, 2013
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Hint: That’s not enough.

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things wot we learned from the 2013 summer movies

Fri, Aug 30, 2013
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Have you been paying attention to what the movies have been saying — what the movies have really been saying — all summer? Here’s a refresher.

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most popular posts on FlickFilosopher week of Jun 1-7 2013

Sat, Jun 08, 2013
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Sun, May 26, 2013
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is this the worst Memorial Day weekend for movies ever?

Fri, May 24, 2013
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I cannot remember another Memorial Day weekend for which I gave all the wide releases a red light.

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Epic review: you can’t stop the rot

Wed, May 22, 2013
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Ironically, nothing feels organic here, and certainly nothing feels magical…

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question of the day: What 2013 movie are you most looking forward to?

Thu, Jan 10, 2013
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Let’s get our geek on for the coming year!

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Epic (trailer)

Mon, Aug 13, 2012
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Whoa, so beautiful and serene and magical… and then there’s a slug who says “Dude.” *facepalm*

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