Category Archives: VoVat Goes to the Movies

Lightning with My Hands

Posted on April 11, 2019 by

Shazam! – SPOILERS! Hey, it’s that movie where Sinbad is a genie! No, seriously, while I can’t say I’m familiar with the comics in which he’s featured, I’ve looked into the history of the character, who was the original Captain … Continue reading →

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Doppelgang War

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

Us – WARNING! SPOILERS AND SPECULATION! Jordan Peele’s second film didn’t seem quite as original as Get Out, or as much about race, although it still has shallow, annoying white people. The social commentary is still front and center, but … Continue reading →

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Skrullduggery

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

Captain Marvel – While I didn’t look that closely into it, there was apparently a lot of preemptive criticism of this movie because…it starred a woman, I guess? I know misogyny is still prevalent in our society, but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Just Keep Swimming

Posted on March 13, 2019 by

Finding Dory – The much later sequel to Finding Nemo focuses on Dory searching for where she came from. She’s still living with Marlin and Nemo and still has short-term memory loss, but starts having flashbacks when triggered by certain … Continue reading →

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How the South Went South

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

Gone with the Wind – This was the first time I’d seen this film, which was released in the same year as The Wizard of Oz, by the same studio with the same director. It’s definitely a well-made movie, and … Continue reading →

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But Aquaman, You Cannot Marry a Woman Without Gills!

Posted on January 26, 2019 by

Aquaman – I can’t say I know too much about the character, aside from that he’s the butt of a lot of jokes for his clean-cut persona and seemingly useless powers. From what I’ve read, the comics have addressed that … Continue reading →

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Superheroes and Dinosaurs (But Not in the Same Movie)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

X2: X-Men United – Beth and I saw the first X-Men movie in the theater back when we first started dating; I think it might have been the first time we went to the movies together. We both knew the … Continue reading →

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