Night’s End — Review

Horror is undergoing a modern renaissance. You know it. We know it. We’ve had new classics released as recently as this month. The return of horror to the mainstream has invited many exciting names to the forefront of the genre. Anyone who’s seen 2021’s V/H/S/94 knows that one of those names is Jennifer Reeder, director…

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre — Review

The horror genre has seen an exceptional amount of growth over the last five years. Gore and ghouls are so popular now that some of us at CinemaDebate are just waiting for the day when the live action comic book empires commit to their scarier properties. Maybe that day will be here sooner rather than…

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Mortal Kombat: A Loving Rivalry

Mortal Kombat isn’t exactly family friendly. With its storied history of exaggerated violence and attempted censorship, it’s been a long favored target of organizations and individuals who argue against the psychological benefits of gaming. Fortunately for me, my family never got that memo. In fact, Mortal Kombat is one of the first games I remember…

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Social Gaming: Playing for Your Health

COVID-19 is here. All across the country “shelter in place” orders have rolled out and “social distancing” guidelines are becoming more and more strict. Some places have locked down their streets entirely, hoping to curb the spread of the coronavirus even if it means restricting their populations to a temporary lifestyle that exists entirely in…

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Pokémon Sword and Shield – Review

Pokémon has been a prodigious staple of Nintendo consoles since the series launched with Red and Blue back in 1996. Twenty-three years and over thirty mainline installments later, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield arrived on November 15th to the uproar of critical acclaim and the clamor of fan uncertainty. Not only have Sword and Shield…

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IMMORTAL HULK and the History of Comic Horror

When at their very best, comics like The Immortal Hulk allow their readers to confront the characteristics of the world and the people around us. Whether examining moral integrity in the pages of DC Comics’ Superman or weighing the differences between consequence and responsibility in Marvel’s Spider-Man, the most memorable character moments always come when…

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D23 Expo Day One: Marvel and Star Wars on Disney+.

esterday the 2019 D23 Expo kicked off in Anaheim, California and after just one day of announcements fans of all things Disney are caught in an uproarious rejoic

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In the Mirror of the Phantasm – Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Retrospective

A Reflection & Review of DC Comics’ 1993 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Animated feature films continue to excel in the box office. On December 14th 2018, the most significant animated adaptation of a Marvel comic book character was released. Marvel’s animated endeavor hit theaters to mass critical and public acclaim. That film would go…

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The Tragedy of Ser Jorah Mormont

An in-depth analysis of the Game of Thrones’ character.Spoilers follow. “The world is a comedy to those who think; a tragedy to those who feel.” — Horace Walpole. Letter to Anne, Countess of Ossory (August 16th 1776). Tragedy is one of the seven principle themes of storytelling. It is defined by the undoing of a…

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