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The Great Debate: what type of sci-fi movie aliens would be in that Pentagon footage?

By westcoaststrange

The Pentagon has recently released three videos of UFOs, and the Internet has become momentarily distracted by the slight possibility of aliens flying in our skies. It’s good to have a bit of a break from our new norm, and currently this is one of my favourite conversation topics going around that doesn’t involve the Corona Virus, so any dialogue about it is great to hear. As the different news sites and experts discuss whether or not the videos are

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The Fourth Wall Is Meant to Be Broken: From Deadpool to The Dead Don’t Die

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Breaking the fourth wall is an interesting storytelling technique that first began in theater, and then later made its way to television and film. The term refers to when a character speaks directly to the audience, and are aware of the fictional nature of the medium they are in. It’s somewhat of a rarity in film and television due to the fact it takes the audience out of what they are watching, but occasionally it can been used creatively (and

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Deep Sea to Deep Space: A look at Modern Monsters

By westcoaststrange

The battle of man vs. monster has been prevalent in our stories and myths since the dawn of time, and the creativity of the human mind has always given us some excellent nightmare fuel from the very beginning. Modern horror and sci-fi filmmakers are always working to shock and scare us with their content, which means coming up with new monsters can be challenging when trying to get the attention of fans who have already seen so much in the

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Friends vs. Monsters, Aliens, Robots, and other Sci-Fi scenarios

By westcoaststrange

Friendships in science fiction are often more interesting than your standard love interests, mainly because the ride or die partner(s) come in many forms. From new unlikely mismatches to an ensemble group of separately skilled pals, friends forced into death defying situations make for some of the best films in the genre, and remind us why we love our own real life group of weirdos… Even if sometimes they can drive us insane along the journey. One thing is for

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The 90 Day Horror Film Binge

By westcoaststrange

Due to the pandemic, some medical experts are predicting that social distancing may be our new normal for at least the next two months or, even longer. Which could mean (among other things), that eventually we’ll run out of things to watch during our extended couch binges while we wait for the streaming services to give us a new hit series or movie. Not to worry though, if you’re a horror or science fiction fan looking for new or old

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