This Week in Genre History

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This Week in Genre History: 'Kick-Ass' kicked superhero butt before the genre surpassed the violent parody
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This Week in Genre History: Galaxy Quest never gave up and never surrendered
Tim Grierson
Dec 23, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ended an age (not just the elves')
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Dec 16, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: Mars Attacks! might have wanted to destroy Earth a bit too much
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Dec 9, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: Edward Scissorhands cut right to the core of teenage isolation
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Dec 2, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: Alien: Resurrection did not, in fact, resurrect the franchise
Will Leitch
Nov 25, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: Twilight was the dawn of a new age and made vampires sparkle
Will Leitch
Nov 19, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: Interview with the Vampire makes for boring conversation
Tim Grierson
Nov 11, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: Starship Troopers was a bugged-out critique of fascism
Tim Grierson
Nov 4, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: Saw wanted to play a game
Will Leitch
Oct 28, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: We saw The Ring and J-Horror came alive in America
Tim Grierson
Oct 21, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: Let's talk about Fight Club
Tim Grierson
Oct 14, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre revved up slasher horror
Will Leitch
Oct 7, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: Serenity couldn't quite ignite Firefly on the big screen
Tim Grierson
Sep 30, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: Paranormal Activity slammed the door on torture porn to revive supernatural horror
Tim Grierson
Sep 23, 2020
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This Week in Genre History: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow was too ahead of its time
Will Leitch
Sep 16, 2020
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