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Stranger Things (2016)

The Federalist Staff

Aug 22nd 2017
Three Movies To Watch While You Wait For More ‘Stranger Things’
Hilarious Dustin, nervous Mike, hysterical Joyce, and poor Barb: if you’re like me (and millions of other Americans last year), the characters of “Stranger Things” captured your heart. Naturally, as soon as you finished the series’ first season, you wondered how long we would have to wait for Season Two.
But if you’re anxious for the next season of this instant classic,...
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Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Plugged In

Aug 5th 2015
Taking Your Dating Cues from Hollywood
The OneYou. Complete. Me Earlier this week, Lisa Anderson, director of young adults for Focus on the Family and host of the wildly popular and incredibly entertaining The Boundless Show,  spent some time on Focus on the Family’s daily broadcast chatting about her new book The Dating Manifesto: A Drama-Free Plan for Pursuing Marriage With Purpose. You can catch up with her broadcasts here,...
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Pride and Prejudice (1995)

The Unz Review Staff

Mar 20th 2017
Is Jane Austen Next on the Diversity Chopping Block?
Alt-Right Jane AustenMansfield ParkSanditon Baroness P.D. James’ murder mystery sequel to “Pride and Prejudice” Among the classic novelists, Jane Austen (1775-1817) has been the most reliable moneymaker over the last generation. IMDB lists 72 movie or TV adaptations, with a huge acceleration starting in the mid-1990s. And that doesn’t include more free-form adaptations like...
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Anne of Green Gables (1985)

The Federalist Staff

Apr 18th 2017
Netflix Should Not Pervert 'Anne Of Green Gables' To Make It More Realistic
Anne Red-headed Anne Shirley is one of those heroines who has inspired adoration in generations of girls. An orphan, she finds a home when she is sent by mistake to an elderly pair of siblings on Canada’s Prince Edward Island. Once there, she quickly upends the lives of her new guardians while finding a place in the wider community. Since first appearing in L.M. Montgomery’s 1908 novel...
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Stranger Things (2016)

The Federalist Staff

Aug 19th 2016
The Literary Inspiration Behind 'Stranger Things'
BenguiatThe BodyESPionage In a year of box office disappointments, Stranger Things is pretty much the film experience of the summer. That’s quite an achievement, considering it’s a TV show. But it’s the rare popular entertainment that actually lives up to the hype. Aside from earning critical praise, the show has a staggering average rating of 9.1 out of 10 on the Internet Movie...
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Stranger Things (2016)

The Federalist Staff

Aug 16th 2016
'Stranger Things' Deftly Revives The Big Questions And Feel Of The '80s
Stranger ThingsHeathersBeetlejuiceEdward ScissorhandsGirl InterruptedE.TGooniesStand By MeThe Breakfast ClubVeronica MarsAtmosphereElegia Netflix’s new “Stranger Things” from the Duffer brothers’ creative team skillfully plays with the 1980s genre of kid-centric films. Written with the images of our shared visual filmic language, season one’s eight episodes have the...
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Stranger Things (2016)

The Federalist Staff

Aug 5th 2016
'Stranger Things' Is The Best Thing Going On Television
Stranger ThingsPoltergeistE.T.Close EncountersThe GooniesAliensPredatorWar GamesManhattan ProjectSuicide SquadThe Green HornetVision Quest'sLostThe X-files ‘Stranger Things’ Is The Best Thing Going On Television August 5, 2016 By David Harsanyi As someone who struggles with hypercritical behavior, my first reaction to any well-reviewed show is to find a way to hate it. So I was legitimately...
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Stranger Things (2016)

John Hanlon

Nov 6th 2017
“Stranger Things” Season 2 Review
When Stranger Things premiered in July of 2016, few people knew what the series was about. After its premiere, the sci-fi show and its blend of nostalgic warmth, colorful characters and well-written science fiction quickly found an audience. The show’s popularity grew and grew. The show’s second season had a lot to live up to. […]
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Stranger Things (2016)

John Hanlon

Dec 3rd 2017
Stranger Things
The new Netflix drama Stranger Things is both a celebration of the 1980s pop culture and the Stephen King stories of yore. Reminiscent of E.T., approved Super 8 and Stand by Me, approved this enviable enterprise successfully tells its own unique and powerful story while... <img src="http://www.johnhanlonreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Stranger-Things-Review-270x400.jpg" type="image/jpeg"/>...
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Anne of Green Gables (1985)

Amerika.org Staff

May 22nd 2017
Modernity Seeks To Pollute Art In Order To Control Your Minds
Netflix released an update to the classic Anne of Green Gables franchise. As with all modern retellings, this one is heavy on crypto-ideology and light on literary merit. Lauren Hanson at The Federalist gives this slab of mentally sluggard propaganda the dismissal it deserves:
What is it about endearing childhood classics that makes today’s writers, directors, and producers so eager...
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Modern Family (2009)

Hollywood in Toto

May 12th 2017
HiT Episode 25 Derek Hunter
HiT shares why 'Wonder Woman' is under a SJW-led attack, recommends a funny comedy in the 'Modern Family' tradition and talks to radio host Derek Hunter about why conservatives won't make Hollywood suffer for its angry liberal attacks
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008)

PJ Media Staff

Dec 30th 2009
TV's Top Ten of 2009
PJ Media 1. Outstanding Moment of Live TelevisionRick Santelli’s shout heard ‘round the world (CNBC)Santelli’s rant against mortgage subsidies and for a “tea party” revolt triggered a movement. CNBC regulars Larry Kudlow and Charlie Gasparino also provided insightful analysis and support for free markets in a year when American capitalism was under siege.2. Best Series...
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Family Guy (1999)

PJ Media Staff

Jan 2nd 2017
Should Hollywood Bring Actors Back from the Dead with CGI?
Lifestyle The death of Carrie Fisher, coming as it has amidst the theatrical run of a Star Wars film in which her likeness (see above) was recreated through computer-generated imagery, raises a provocative moral question regarding the future of filmmaking. Should Hollywood bring actors back from the dead using CGI?Rogue One does so with another character, Grand Moff Tarkin, played in the 1977 original...
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Stranger Things (2016)

PJ Media Staff

Aug 8th 2016
'Stranger Things' Season Two Set Up for Great Storytelling
Lifestyle The practical realities surrounding filming will create a challenge for Matt and Ross Duffer, creators of the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things." They detail why in an interview with IGN:IGN: ... Where do you see the show picking up, timeline-wise? Of course, you have to deal with the kids clearly getting older. Matt: Yeah, you have to do the Harry Potter thing. You have to jump a year....
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Stranger Things (2016)

PJ Media Staff

Jun 10th 2016
Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Evokes Classic '80's Films
Lifestyle Watching the trailer for Netflix's forthcoming series "Stranger Things" will transport you back to 1982. That was the year E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released, and "Stranger Things" looks like it could take place in the same universe. A kid nervously investigating his fog-shrouded shed. A mother frantic over the behavior of her young son. Government agents clad in isolation suits....
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Modern Family (2009)

Amerika.org Staff

Dec 12th 2018
Exploring Decay Through Media
Exploring Decay Through Media by Edgar Tru on November 19, 2018
I recently watched the latest episode of Modern Family entitled “Torn Between Two Lovers.” The show has been a letdown over the course of years and the humor has become stalemate, but I still find myself indulging in cheap Hollywood entertainment from time to time.
The Love Triangle And Genital Testing
What...
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Vikings (2013)

Counter Currents Staff

Jan 5th 2019
Warcraft: A Lore Primer
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Last Friday at the convention known across gaming fandom as Blizzcon, the full trailer [2] was released for the upcoming film Warcraft, which will be based of course on the Warcraft and World of Warcraft video game series. As an ardent fan of the games, I was filled with enthusiasm and impatience upon watching it. I rarely go to the movies anymore, but for a film that cinematizes...
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Vikings (2013)

Counter Currents Staff

Jan 5th 2019
Vikings—The TV Series
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Czech translation here [2]
Still mourning the loss of Breaking Bad [3], I have been searching for several years for another series to follow religiously – without success. Now and then I try a few episodes of something, only to be reminded in yet another way of the depth of the doodoo we are sunk in. House of Cards, American Horror Story, True Blood, and, yes, even The...
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Merlin (2008)

Counter Currents Staff

Jan 5th 2019
Mule Britannia
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Question: How does a card-carrying Marxist and strident anti-monarchist become an overnight enthusiast of the British royal family? The answer is embodied by washed-up British demagogue and closeted Muslim George Galloway, whose newfound interest [2] in the conjugal affairs of Buckingham Palace came about because of Meghan Markle’s racial makeup. Mixed-race romanticism has...
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