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Revealed: Here’s the Little Trap I Set to Expose Rotten Tomatoes

When humans like or dislike stories based on many complex factors, you can’t just call a film “fresh” or “rotten.” · E. Stephen Burnett

Flippancy Kills Stories

Screwtape says flippancy is the cheapest and most soul-deadening form of humor. It’s infecting many of our stories. · E. Stephen Burnett

Four Areas Where Superhero Movies Excel

Much ado has been made over the past few weeks about the nature and shortcomings of superhero movies. Marvel films especially have been under the microscope. While as fans, critics, or fellow storytellers (whichever category you happen to fall in) […] · Zac Totah

Five More Ways To Fix The Marvel Cinematic Universe

New threats to the Marvel films include shallow family themes, tonal clashes, and genre parody. · E. Stephen Burnett

Four Problems With Superhero Movies

What are some of the problems plaguing the superhero genre? · Zac Totah

Five Ways To Fix The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel Cinematic Universe movies are fun, but these five problems could grow worse. · E. Stephen Burnett

Did Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 Fly or Flop?

I can’t remember watching a movie with such a stark contrast between the first and second halves. That disparity matches the mixed bag of opinions surfacing about Guardians 2. · Zac Totah

Does ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Use ‘Safe’ Bad Words?

Drax from “Guardians of the Galaxy” calls his friends names. Why do we like him anyway? · E. Stephen Burnett