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Oct 6
Sunday Supplemental - There's Trouble at the Drive-In
Schism. Every fandom has one, most have multiple. Go all the way back to the very first fandom: religion. Whether it’s different...
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Mar 10
Opinion - A Requiem for Smut
There’s a meme that’s been floating around on the internet (I’ll try to attach it to this article) that shows a scrambled cable TV image...
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Mar 3
Opinion - The Impending Death of Physical Media
Image courtesy of Watch Mojo Much has been made lately about the endangered nature of physical media when it comes to movies. [Although...
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Sep 30, 2022
State of the Franchise - Friday the 13th
Now that we’ve come to the end of the Friday franchise, it’s time for another State of the Franchise address. Oh boy. As of this writing,...
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Aug 7, 2022
Supplemental Sunday - Ghoulardi & His Legacy in Cleveland Television
1963. This is nowhere near the beginning of the age of the TV Horror Host. That year was 1954 and depending on whose camp you’re in, you...
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Feb 2, 2022
Black History Month Review: We Need to Talk About Cosby
I didn’t want to start Black History Month like this. My plan was to sit down and have some fun watching some Blaxploitation films and...
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Apr 15, 2020
Opinion - Our Transformers Masterpiece Rant
What is a masterpiece? Well, the dictionary will tell you that it is a work of outstanding artistry, workmanship or skill. Here in this...
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Sep 20, 2016
Nuking the Podcat - Episode 2: Buckaroo Banzai
For the Podcast itself, click HERE to listen via Google Podcasts. Well, most of the feedback was positive…so we’re back for a second...
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Sep 7, 2016
Nuking the Podcat Episode 1 - Disney's The Black Hole
Yes! We have a podcast! No! It probably isn’t very good! Still, cut us some slack. Like any first episode or season of a series,...
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Aug 7, 2016
Opinion - Marvel Studios VS DC Films: Is There a Critic Conspiracy?
[We should make it clear that at the time of this writing, the author has not yet seen Suicide Squad. – Ed.] With the recent pummeling...
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Aug 2, 2016
Opinion - The Death of Epic Films and the Need for Their Resurrection
There was a time when going to the movies was an experience. People would get dressed up. Once there, there were Newsreels and cartoons...
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Jul 23, 2016
Opinion - Why the World Needs Superman
I’ve had two arguments in as many days…and I’m sick of it. So, I had the same thought as any sensible person: I thought I’d upstage Lois...
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Jul 18, 2016
State of the Franchise - Transformers Films
With all four movies reviewed (HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE), and the fifth film, The Last Knight, on its way, we now take a step back and...
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Apr 29, 2016
Opinion - I'll See Your "Whitewashing" and Raise You an Archetype and a Monomyth
With the first picture from the live-action adaptation of Ghost In The Shell having hit the Internet, the nerd community, as usual, is in...
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Jan 21, 2016
Opinion - Boycott the Oscars? Sure! But not for why everyone else is...
Let’s be honest…when was the last time anyone paid any REAL attention to the Oscars? Well, someone must be…because every year there end...
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Jan 20, 2016
Opinion - Wrestling? Really? Yeah, not here.
Picture the scene, if you will. You enter a fairly nice sports bar and grill…you know, almost lodge-like with some leather seats,...
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Jul 29, 2015
Transformers Vs. GoBots...FIGHT!!!
It was the defining clash of anyone who was a child in the 80s [Not really –Ed.]. And while its impacts reverberate to this day, the...
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Apr 21, 2015
Trailer Madness!
Wow. I unplug from the internet for a couple weeks and this is what happens. New trailers for Ant-Man, Fantastic Four, Terminator...
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Oct 28, 2014
Opinion: Mortal Kombat - Woody Allen VS Tyler Perry...FIGHT!
We here at Nuking the Cat like to ask the bold questions, the daring questions, the questions that make you wonder “Dear lord, what sort...
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Aug 14, 2014
An Open Letter to DC Entertainment...
Dear DC Entertainment, We need to have a talk. You see, you’re coming off of two really great milestones, with both Superman and Batman...
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