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About Joshua Kristian McCoy
Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros. player, and the proud owner of a Bachelor's in Psychology. He has contributed more than 1,000 pieces to The Best War Games in his three-year career at the digital publication.
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Favorite Movies
Alien
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
The Silence of the Lambs
Pan's Labrynth
Godzilla Minus One
Favorite TV Shows
Taskmaster
Andor
Community
Midnight Mass
Castlevania
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5 Strange Lessons That Video Game Movies Had To Learn The Hard Way
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The Final Girl Trope In Horror, Explained
One of the best-known concepts in horror cinema has its roots in years of the slasher formula, but how has it evolved?
The Secret Robot Trope In Science Fiction, Explained
One of the classic big twists of sci-fi is that a character the audience believed to be human was actually a machine the whole time.
The 'Blank' Trope In Horror, Explained
What could be scarier to a species hard-wired to see faces in everything than a person with a completely bare visage?
LOTR: Rings Of Power Episode 3 Review
The third episode of the Lord of the Rings prequel series continues to astound with classic high fantasy adventures and journeys to new lands.
She-Hulk: How Does The Shorter Runtime Affect The Pacing?
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The Artificial Love Interest Trope in Sci-fi Explained
Science fiction characters have an awful habit of falling head over heels for holograms, machines, or artificial intelligence.
The Director Of John Wick Is Taking On One Of The Weirdest Books Ever Written
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Body Horror: The Key Elements That Define The Genre
One of the most viscerally unnerving subgenres of horror cinema is having something of a resurgence right now. What gives body horror its unique feel?
5 Horror Movies Set In The Desert
The balmy dunes are inhospitable enough without demons, monsters, or wayward spirits haunting the region.
5 Underrated Japanese Sci-Fi Films
Japan is one of the most unique cultural voices in the world of sci-fi, but not every unique piece from the nation gets the recognition it deserves.
Rings of Power Premiere Review
Amazon's return to Middle Earth has received fire from all sides, but it's got the magic that made fans fall in love with Tolkien's epic fantasy tale.
This Stellar Underrated Action Comedy Just Dropped On Netflix
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In a franchise with so much history, some reoccurring concepts get lost in the shuffle. Who is this robot dog and what happened to him?
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New fans of Neil Gaiman's unique mythology might have been a bit lost in the adaptation of one of the comic book's most important scenes.