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Introduction

There were three red flags for me going into 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. The first is that the entire franchise is decidedly mediocre. All three films to this point have been forgettable. I’ve already forgotten the third one, even though I watched it less than a month ago. The second flag is that this is the fourth ...


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Early Years

Estelle Eggleston was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, on October 1, 1938. Her family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when she was four years old. On December 3, 1954, when she was sixteen, Eggleston eloped to Holly Springs, Mississippi, with Noble Herman Stephens, an electrician. Afterward, the couple settled in Memphis, Tennessee. Their son, Herman...


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Released in June 1986, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off marked a pivotal moment in the cycle of American teen comedies that defined the decade. Written and directed by John Hughes, the film followed a high school senior who skips school for a day in Chicago, accompanied by his best friend and girlfriend, while avoiding detection...


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Greenland 2: Migration is a great example of a sequel whose existence raises a few eyebrows. Its predecessor, Greenland, was a Covid-era film, released in December 2020. It grossed just $52.3 million on a $35 million budget, numbers which usually mean the movie lost money. However, the film ulti...


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The early 1970s were a tumultuous time for the James Bond franchise. George Lazenby abruptly left the role of 007 after making only one movie. This was followed by Sean Connery agreeing to return as Bond only one more time. As a result, producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli were in a bit of a bind.

The producers and studio (Unit...


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