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Film Criticism

Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The subtle art of not giving in

Thanks to a franchise-saturated movie market and studios unwilling to gamble on anything without a guaranteed worldwide audience prior to its release, we’ll never have another Star Wars.

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What's in a number? The insidious influence of Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes and review aggregation have influence – you can’t punch an algorithm. Will we see a change in movies to ensure critical and financial success? And would this actually be a good thing?

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Stranger Things have happened: Is TV overtaking the movies?

The poor quality of Hollywood’s Halloween output aside, these half-arsed attempts to summon the scary spirits in moviegoers speak to a wider issue. Are audiences connecting more with TV and streaming content? In other words, is TV overtaking the movies?

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MoviePass and the future of cinema attendance

Does anybody go to the movies anymore?

This article was originally published on Hunter and Bligh

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