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The Kurtzman Era of Star Trek Boldly Goes Into the Trashcan

July 23, 2026July 20, 2026 William Schwartz 2 Comments Alex Kurtzman, Captain Kirk, Captain Pike, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, episodic television, fandom, franchise filmmaking, Jeri Ryan, Klingons, media criticism, Michael Burnham, Mirror Universe, Paramount, Paramount Pictures, Patrick Stewart, Robert Picardo, science fiction, Section 31, serial storytelling, Spock, Star Trek, Star Trek Picard, Star Trek Prodigy, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Starfleet Academy, Streaming Television, Television, The Next Generation, TV criticism, Voyager, William Shatner

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What a Slugfest! Baby Yoda and Mando are Back

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments 2026 movies, action adventure films, Ahsoka, Andor, AT-ATs, Baby Yoda, cinematic universes, Disney films, Disney Star Wars, fan service, film criticism, franchise filmmaking, genre storytelling, George Lucas, Grogu, Hollywood blockbusters, Jon Favreau, Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm productions, Martin Scorsese, movie review, Pedro Pascal, pop culture criticism, sci fi movies, science fiction films, science fiction franchises, Sigourney Weaver, space opera, space western, Star Wars, Star Wars canon, Star Wars fandom, television spinoffs, The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian and Grogu

The Latest Star Wars Blockbuster Comes With Rows of Hutts

To the Bank and Beyond!

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments A Minecraft Movie, Baby Yoda, Barbie, BLACKPINK, BTS, China box office, Disney, film industry analysis, franchise filmmaking, G.I. Joe, Grogu, Hollywood trends, K-pop, Labubu, LEGO movies, Lisa (BLACKPINK), Lucasfilm, Marvel, merchandising, Ne Zha 2, Paramount Pictures, Pixar, Pop Mart, Resident Evil, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sony Pictures, Star Wars, Super Mario Bros, The Mandalorian, toy movies, Toy Story, Transformers, Universal Pictures, video game adaptations, Zootopia 2

Do too many Hollywood films aspire to the condition of a toy story?

In 2025, Familiarity Breeds Content — And Lots of Money

December 3, 2025 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments blockbusters, box office 2025, Eli Whitney, film marketing, franchise filmmaking, Frederick Taylor, Hollywood debt, Hollywood trends, intellectual property, interchangeable parts, IP movies, Lilo and Stitch, Minecraft Movie, movie industry analysis, original films, Superman, Taylorism

Hollywood’s business model moves ever further away from originality

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