Nick’s Flixmas: A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas is the quintessential Christmas movie. This animated short has inspired so many jokes, stories, and memories, it just wouldn’t ...
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Nick’s Flixmas: Twas’ the Night Before Flixmas
To bring Nick’s Flixmas to a near close, I decided to do something special for you all. It’s a gift for sticking these ...
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James Cameron talks about ‘Avatar’ sequels: a 1-act play
“James? You’ve got an interview with the Associated Press in about ten minutes, sir.” “Oh, thanks…Jon, was it? You’re the new intern?” “Uh, ...
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Nick’s Flixmas: Santa Buddies
The fact that a movie like Santa Buddies can exist still boggles my mind. What was originally just Air Bud, a movie a ...
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Nick’s Flixmas: Jingle All the Way
If you haven’t been paying attention to Nick’s Flixmas, it’s okay because that’s all going to change right now. I’m writing about a ...
Book Review: SCREENWRITING 101 By Film Crit Hulk!
I first heard about Film Crit Hulk about a year ago. I had written an article about why Tom Hooper should have been ...
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Nick’s Flixmas: The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Muppets have had a few Christmas specials over the years: It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, A Muppet Family Christmas, and ...
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Nick’s Flixmas: The Polar Express
Why is The Polar Express special? Is it the motion captured animation? Probably. It’s the first film I can remember that promoted itself ...
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FlixList: The Ten Best Modern Box Office Turkeys
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! To celebrate the carving of the bird, we here at Flixist decided to look into the recent past at box ...
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NRH’s Weekly Analysis: “Gatsby? What Gatsby?”, Part 2
[Many apologies for the delays. Personal business. Hospital visit. That sort of thing. Many sorries. We’re on Wednesdays now too!] Leonardo Dicaprio’s entrance ...
Nick’s Flixmas: The Little Drummer Boy
Day five of Nick’s Flixmas brings us to the first Rankin/Bass animated Christmas special, The Little Drummer Boy. As the company’s first, Drummer ...
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Nick’s Flixmas: The Year Without a Santa Claus
Day four of Nick’s Flixmas continues this little Santa kick I’m on with another Rankin/Bass special, The Year Without a Santa Claus. This ...