Todd Sokolove

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NETFIX
the best stuff you’re
not watching on NETFLIX

Welcome to my new FOG column where I’ll try my darndest to mine NETFLIX for gems to instantly watch. Despite the negative press and...

Todd SokoloveAugust 23, 2011

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IN DEFENSE OF
Delusional Celebs I Like,
But Have Trouble Respecting

My guilty pleasures of pop culture aren’t just devoted to bad movies and television series. I very often find myself defending musicians, comedians, movie...

Todd SokoloveAugust 11, 2011

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SHOCK VALUE
A Valuable Addition
To Your Film Studies library…

My initial reaction to Jason Zinoman’s Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror was “awesome...

Todd SokoloveJuly 26, 2011

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Return of the Muggles: A Goodbye Harry Potter

Putting the books aside for a minute (blasphemy), think about the whole generation has grown up on the phenomenon of Harry Potter movies. This...

Todd SokoloveJuly 13, 2011

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IN DEFENSE OF
THE ROCKETEER

ACCUSATION: Corny DEFENSE: Classic 20 years ago Walt Disney Pictures brought forth upon our summer movie screens an adaptation of Dave Steven’s graphic novel...

Todd SokoloveJune 22, 2011

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8 super homages from
SUPER 8

Critics are a little torn between admitting that Super 8 is a pretty good pop-corn summer movie and chastising it for going more than...

Todd SokoloveJune 9, 2011

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I Wanna Wait Around the Block
(or, where the hell did my
Summer movies go?)

Not to snob out when I should be geeking out, but I was walking past the landmark New York theatre, the Ziegfeld, tonight and...

Todd SokoloveMay 25, 2011

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IN DEFENSE OF
FLASHDANCE

ACCUSATION: Outdated fluff. DEFENSE: What a feeling! Let’s get the undebatable out of the way first. Time has not been kind to Flashdance (1983,...

Todd SokoloveMay 11, 2011

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IN DEFENSE OF
SCREAM 3

ACCUSATION: Franchise killer. DEFENSE: Third time’s a charm. With this week’s release of the fourth installment of Wes Craven’s Scream franchise, I thought I’d...

Todd SokoloveApril 12, 2011

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SPIDER-MAN
TURN OFF THE DARK
REVIEW

Traditionally, Broadway shows are not to be reviewed until officially opening. Since the opening for SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK continues to push into...

Todd SokoloveMarch 23, 2011

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Hail to Thee
Trapper Keeper

Ever have one of those crazy anxiety dreams where you’re back in Grade School, it’s the first day of classes and you can’t seem...

Todd SokoloveMarch 15, 2011

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IN DEFENSE OF
CHARLIE SHEEN

It should come as no surprise that the recent media coverage of Charlie Sheen’s breakdown is a golden ticket for ratings success. Everyone loves...

Todd SokoloveMarch 1, 2011

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And To Think That I Saw It On NETFLIX

I have this friend that periodically watches nothing but specific genres of movies he may have missed. Nothing goes unwatched, and everything gets explored...

Todd SokoloveFebruary 15, 2011

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IN DEFENSE OF
Pretty Little Liars

ACCUSATION: Teen Chick Drama DEFENSE: Twin Peaks Redux I’ve said this before, but I’m saying it again. ABC Family’s hit teen drama Pretty Little...

Todd SokoloveFebruary 1, 2011

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actually, the cloud killed
the radio star…

I was recently alarmed by one of these future-tech articles published over New Years that explained what trends in 2011 we can expect. In...

Todd SokoloveJanuary 18, 2011

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IN DEFENSE OF
2010’s UNFAIRLY UNLIKED MOVIES

Just a few thoughts on a few films that few cared for… SOLITARY MANI’m surprised this one wasn’t a bigger hit, since it’s another...

Todd SokoloveJanuary 4, 2011

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needful things…

I love visiting my family back in the Midwest, but secretly, I think I love getting to visit the house I grew up in. ...

Todd SokoloveDecember 21, 2010

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Snakebyte Wii® Premium Fitness Board (video game review)

Gamers love to have options, and although there are plenty of alternate models of balance boards compatible with the Wii, only one has the...

Todd SokoloveDecember 11, 2010

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IN DEFENSE OF
My faith in JOHN CARPENTER

ACCUSATION: Craptacular demise. DEFENSE: He’ll be back. Here’s the deal. I finally sat down to watch, for the first time ever, the last major...

Todd SokoloveNovember 30, 2010

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IN DEFENSE OF
I Love You, Phillip Morris

ACCUSATION: Unmarketable. DEFENSE: Unmissable. Go ahead and wiki Steven Jay Russell here. Or better yet, read the excellent Esquire article about his vida loca...

Todd SokoloveNovember 16, 2010

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When did TRON become cool?

There were two things I thought I would never see in my lifetime, let alone in the same year: 1) Pee Wee Herman on...

Todd SokoloveNovember 2, 2010

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IN DEFENSE OF
The Blob (1988)

ACCUSATION: The Blah. DEFENSE: Gory gobs of goodness. Unlike the violent re-imaginings introducing today’s generation to horror movie “classics,” the 70s/80s approach to remakes...

Todd SokoloveOctober 19, 2010

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Go Go Power Rangers.
Again.

Cannes was all a flutter last night with the return of those kids who have got the ability to morph, and to even up...

Todd SokoloveOctober 5, 2010

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Still Pretty…
Molly Ringwald Dishes the Dirt
on Pretty in Pink

When Molly Ringwald paid tribute to the late John Hughes in the pages of the New York Times, fans rejoiced not only at her...

Todd SokoloveSeptember 21, 2010

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NETFIX the best stuff you’re not watching on NETFLIX

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IN DEFENSE OF Delusional Celebs I Like, But Have Trouble Respecting

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SHOCK VALUE A Valuable Addition To Your Film Studies library…

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Return of the Muggles: A Goodbye Harry Potter

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IN DEFENSE OF THE ROCKETEER

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8 super homages from SUPER 8

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I Wanna Wait Around the Block(or, where the hell did mySummer movies go?)

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IN DEFENSE OF FLASHDANCE

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IN DEFENSE OFSCREAM 3

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SPIDER-MANTURN OFF THE DARKREVIEW

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Hail to TheeTrapper Keeper

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IN DEFENSE OF CHARLIE SHEEN

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And To Think That I Saw It On NETFLIX

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IN DEFENSE OFPretty Little Liars

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actually, the cloud killedthe radio star…

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IN DEFENSE OF2010’s UNFAIRLY UNLIKED MOVIES

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needful things…

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Snakebyte Wii® Premium Fitness Board (video game review)

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IN DEFENSE OFMy faith in JOHN CARPENTER

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IN DEFENSE OF I Love You, Phillip Morris

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When did TRON become cool?

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IN DEFENSE OF The Blob (1988)

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Go Go Power Rangers.Again.

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Still Pretty…Molly Ringwald Dishes the Dirton Pretty in Pink

NETFIX
the best stuff you’re
not watching on NETFLIX

IN DEFENSE OF
Delusional Celebs I Like,
But Have Trouble Respecting

SHOCK VALUE
A Valuable Addition
To Your Film Studies library…

IN DEFENSE OF
THE ROCKETEER

8 super homages from
SUPER 8

I Wanna Wait Around the Block
(or, where the hell did my
Summer movies go?)

IN DEFENSE OF
FLASHDANCE

IN DEFENSE OF
SCREAM 3

SPIDER-MAN
TURN OFF THE DARK
REVIEW

Hail to Thee
Trapper Keeper

IN DEFENSE OF
CHARLIE SHEEN

IN DEFENSE OF
Pretty Little Liars

actually, the cloud killed
the radio star…

IN DEFENSE OF
2010’s UNFAIRLY UNLIKED MOVIES

IN DEFENSE OF
My faith in JOHN CARPENTER

IN DEFENSE OF
I Love You, Phillip Morris

IN DEFENSE OF
The Blob (1988)

Go Go Power Rangers.
Again.

Still Pretty…
Molly Ringwald Dishes the Dirt
on Pretty in Pink