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Nov 27, 2013

In the first Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen is a badass. She shoots things, saves people, and manipulates the system. For the second installment, Suzanne Collins opted to have her be oblivious to the plot, constantly need saving, and spend the climax passed out. And they filmed her nostrils for the close of...


Nov 21, 2013

After the success of The Hunger Games, author Suzanne Collins knew exactly what to do. Put out the exact same book with a slightly different prologue. And that idea caught fire.

Katniss Everdeen is a formerly bad ass woman from District 12, the lazily numbered region of Panam, the lazily named country controlled by The...


Nov 14, 2013

Next time you're playing a space training simulator game, maybe don't genocide the aliens too well. You may have to feel bad about that later.

That's what happens to Ender, anyway. The 6 to 12-year-old at the heart of Ender's Game. He's been selected to go to space camp and play laser tag because some giant ants...


Nov 7, 2013

A long time ago in director's head that is far far away from where it should be, George Lucas permanently marred his masterwork by adding the first of three unbelievably awful movies to the beginning of it. It was a sad, sad day.

Episode 1 starts with a trade federation dispute (exciting!). Two jedis are sent to sit in...