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Author: Brie Garcia

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Dreamworks Has Done it Again with ‘How To Train Your Dragon 2’

June 15, 2014June 14, 2014 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

It’s always interesting to see how films tackle a sequel. There’s also the issue where they might take the formula of the original and simply add a new story to …

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‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Isn’t All That Amazing

May 2, 2014May 2, 2014 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

Seeing The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was like watching one of the original Spider Man trilogy films. In that, unlike the realistic comic book movies that have been made (like by …

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‘Transcendence’ Doesn’t Manage to Transcend Expectations

April 18, 2014April 18, 2014 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

This review contains little to no spoilers.  The one positive aspect of this film is that Johnny Depp doesn’t play the typical Jack Sparrow character that he’s been playing for …

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The Avenging Continues in ‘Captain America: The Winter Solider’

April 4, 2014April 3, 2014 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

This review contains no spoilers.  Captain America has always been, to me, the Superman of the Marvel heroes. Compared to all the other Marvel films, watching Captain America in action is …

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Why You Should Watch Arrow

March 31, 2014March 31, 2014 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

Not every show on the CW Network is as awful as one may imagine. You may ask yourself, why would anyone ever willingly watch a show that does air on …

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‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Doesn’t Rise to the Challenge

March 7, 2014March 6, 2014 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

This review contains light spoilers.  Were you a fan of the film 300? You know the one – with the dramatic gory shots, muscular men, and creator of ever popular phrases …

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These Vampires Don’t Bite – Vampire Academy Review

February 13, 2014February 13, 2014 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

This review contains little to no spoilers. What’s your favorite book that’s been adapted into a movie? Is it one of the Harry Potter films? Part of The Lord of …

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Everything is Awesome! – The Lego Movie Review

February 6, 2014February 12, 2014 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

This review contains little to no spoilers. To anyone feeling even the slightly bit skeptical about seeing a movie about Legos, I will be the first to admit that I …

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The Importance of Diverse, Women-Led Shows

February 3, 2014October 25, 2014 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

Do you happen to remember watching The Proud Family when you were growing up? Maybe you even caught a glimpse of That’s So Raven? I know when both shows came …

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The Horsemen Will Ride Again: Sleepy Hollow Season One Review

January 24, 2014January 24, 2014 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

There are little to no spoilers in this review. I will always remember some advice a professor told me. No matter how great a story is, the ending is what …

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Here There Be Dragons—The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Review

December 13, 2013December 13, 2013 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

This review has little to no spoilers.  When fellow Quad writer wrote about upcoming Holiday Movies, he made sure to include the recent installment of The Hobbit Trilogy, and for good reason. …

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Review: Out of the Furnace

December 10, 2013December 10, 2013 - by Brie Garcia - Leave a Comment

This review is spoiler-light. When a movie calls itself a thriller, I expect to be, to put it lightly, thrilled. That’s not to say movies that are called thrillers must …

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