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Shorter series damage storytelling
November 22, 2023By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Streaming services have negatively affected the entertainment industry in multiple ways, and one example is how companies like Netflix and Max continue to shorten TV seasons. This has been an issue since the late 2000s and expanded in the early 2010s, as programs went from an average of 20 episodes per season to a staggering nine-episode average in 2017. The increase in shorter seasons goes hand-in-hand with the rise of streaming services as platforms prioritize the quantity of new TV shows over the quality of longer seasons. Personally, I am not a fan of shorter…
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Martin Scorsese is right about Marvel
March 16, 2021by Genevieve Cheng, SFU Student Director Martin Scorsese became the pinnacle of controversy on social media in November 2019 with his New York Times op-ed “I said Marvel Movies aren’t cinema: Let me explain.” He wrote the piece to explain…
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“WandaVision” pays homage to classic television with a refreshing feminist twist
March 4, 2021By: Emma Best, SFU Student What do you get when you put a dead synthezoid and a sorceress into a sitcom in suburban New Jersey? Miraculously, you get a romantic, emotional, and haunting look at two of Marvel Studios’ most…
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Holiday season jeopardized by the dreaded Disney Adults buying all the Disney merchandise
November 29, 2020By: Alex Masse, Peak Associate The toy stores open during this pandemic — endangering workers just so some kid can play with Lego for five minutes then lose interest — found their Disney sections utterly gutted by a different plague:…
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a refreshing throwback to a time before CGI ruined everything
November 24, 2020By: Alex Masse, Peak Associate I don’t think it’s controversial these days to say that many people dislike CGI live-action adaptations of existing materials. People mocked The Lion King for being boring, Sonic the Hedgehog for being ugly, and Cats…
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars finale gives fans the ending they’ve been waiting for
May 24, 2020By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate After 12 years, the final story arc of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TCW) has aired to critical acclaim, allowing fans, myself included, to get closure on how their favourite characters survive the deadliest conflicts…
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Pixar’s latest film Onward holds a strong message about sibling love and personal growth
April 2, 2020by Kim Regala, Staff Writer On his sixteenth birthday, shy and unconfident Ian Lightfoot (voiced by Tom Holland) receives a gift that gives him the magical ability to bring his deceased father back to life for a day. Determined to…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker offers pure unadulterated fan service
March 14, 2020by James Conn, Peak Associate I truly cannot put into words how much the Star Wars franchise has meant to me over the course of my life. Some of my earliest memories as a child are watching both the original and…
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Disney+ makes an impressive debut with its extensive and diverse catalogue of content
November 26, 2019By: James Conn, SFU Student Watch out Netflix — another contender for the top streaming service has arrived in the form of Disney+. The highly anticipated streaming platform launched on November 12, and according to reports, it has already surpassed…
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The Lion King remake struggles to recreate the magic of the animated classic
September 10, 2019By: Marco Ovies, Staff Writer Disney’s 2019 remake of The Lion King was an immensely fun and nostalgic movie, and its familiar characters shone as brightly as the amazing scenery and visual effects. The film felt like you were watching…
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