Fletcher Bailey-Contributor

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January, 2025
Bachelors in Communication
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About Fletcher Bailey

Fletcher swears he had something for this. 

Favorite TV Shows

Seinfeld, The Boondocks, Batman: The Animated Series

Favorite Movies

Pan's Labyrinth, Friday, The Big Lebowski

Favorite Games

The Witcher III, Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: Origins

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All-Star Superman
All Star Superman Inspired James Gunn's Superman, And Hopefully It Will Redeem The 2011 Animated Movie's Fatal Flaw

Fans say the animated film is a decent abridged retelling of Grant Morrison's great work, but sidesteps the best moment in the entire story.

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Everyone Is Already Talking About Ironheart's Finale, But The Conversation Highlights Marvel's Biggest TV Problem

Why is the most exciting thing about this show something that comes at the end of it? Is it worth it to watch five hours of so-so television?

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With Brad Bird Out From Incredibles 3, It's About Time Disney Let's Him Direct An MCU X-Men Film

It's time Bird redeemed his live-action filmography with X-Men, the perfect franchise for his eclectic tastes and strong character-building talents.

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Johnny Knoxville Hosting Fear Factor Means The Show Is In For Its Best Season Ever

With creative input from Johnny Knoxville and (fingers crossed) some inventive stunts, we could possibly be in for the best Fear Factor yet.

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X-Men MCU Reboot Director Jake Schreier's Best Work Helps Prove He Can Handle Dark, Visceral Action

As a primary music video guy, Jake Schreier displays a knack for emotional narratives and well-choreographed violence.

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F1 Reviews Support Damson Idris's Bid To Become The MCU's Next Black Panther

It seems like Idris's schedule might be open enough to make room for the highly anticipated Marvel threequel.

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Naked Gun Looks Hilarious, And That Shouldn't Be A Shock Given Its Surprisingly Perfect Director

The film's comedy is perfect for Naked Gun, and an absolute trademark of its budding director and SNL alumnus, Akiva Schaffer of The Lonely Island.

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It May Feel Unnecessary, But DCU's The Brave And The Bold Is A Critical Compliment To Matt Reeves' The Batman

In James Gunn's eyes, The Batman is the DCU's Batman's gritty real-world clone, and Prime Batman is merely waiting on his bat signal. 

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It's Great That The Russo Brothers Want To Finally Buck Disney's Live Action Remake Trend, But They Can't Start With Hercules

101 Dalmatians and Cinderella both got their live-action remakes before their villain spin-offs. Hercules, above all, deserves the same treatment.

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The New SpongeBob Movie Has Been Compared To The Spider-Verse Films (And That May Not Be As Crazy As It Sounds)

It may sound as farfetched as a hydro-dynamic spatula with port and starboard attachments (and turbo drive), but SpongeBob is ready, and can deliver.

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With Ridley Scott Hanging Up His Alien Hat, Neill Blomkamp Should Finally Toss In His Own

Now that Scott is washing his hands of Alien, Blomkamp could get his directorial career back on track with a fresh take on the franchise.

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James Cameron Is Ditching Sci-Fi For A Dark Middle-Ages Riff On Suicide Squad After Avatar 3

After Avatar: Fire and Ice, James Cameron will begin work on something decidedly less futuristic and nowhere near as family-friendly.

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Ryan Coogler's Animated Wakanda Series Can Copy Arcane, But Must Innovate To Save Marvel's Middling Streaming Slate

Eyes of Wakanda looks stunningly similar to Arcane, but not nearly as crafted. It's puzzling, as Disney is a titan and Black Panther is first-rate IP.

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The Super Mario Bros Movie 2 Needs To Embrace This Part Of Super Mario World

Including this insane secret area in The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 would be super fun, especially if the film's title is, in fact, Super Mario World.

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Shrek 5 Needs To Bring Back A Legacy Character (Or At Least A Different Version Of Them)

This tater-tot tyrant of a ruler wears a long, velvet cape while known by a thinly veiled insult of a name.

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A24's Elden Ring Movie Will Be Awesome - For Everyone Except Elden Ring Fans

The Elden Ring movie exists only to disappoint a fan base who have forged their identity through hundreds of hours of suffering.

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Spider-Man Noir Being Available To Stream In Color Is A Baffling And Unnecessary Choice

Spider-Man Noir's black-and-white palette is integral to his morally-gray foundation as an anti-hero with demons and a dark past.

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Predicting Alien: Earth's New Non-Xenomorph Species

Gathering lore from films, along with shadows and dialogue from series teasers, we can begin to guess what these new Alien species might look like.

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Who Is Memory Rick And Why Does He Matter In Rick And Morty Season 8?

Welcoming back Memory Rick would mark a return to some of the show's highest highs for a season anticipated to be among Rick And Morty's best.

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A Potential Sci-Fi John Wick Is Being Directed By A Stuntman Friend Of Chad Stahelski

In One Second After, the breakdown of post-EMP society is chronicled through the eyes of John Matherson, not to be confused with John Wick. 

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