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Kassie Duke

About Kassie Duke

Kassie is a writer who has dabbled in a bit of everything, but has spent most of her professional career in live entertainment. She loves a good story in any form and has written and produced works for the stage and her own book of poetry. She nerds out on Victorian Literature, Lord of the Rings, and BBC period dramas. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Leicester, UK.

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Mirror Mirror Updated the Snow White Story While Honoring the Original

Audiences looking for an alternative to Disney's upcoming live-action Snow White need not look much further than 2012's Mirror Mirror.

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TMNT: Mutant Mayhem's Best Sequence Was Inspired by an Iconic South Korean Movie

There are plenty of pop culture references in TMNT: Mutant Mayhem. One especially pulled inspiration from a famous (and beloved) South Korean movie.

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Barbie and 500 Days of Summer Received These Surprisingly Similar Critiques

Barbie and 500 Days of Summer may not seem to have that much in common. But their negative reviews from largely male audiences echo each other.

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Only Murders in the Building Season 3: Trailer, Release Date, Cast & News to Know

Only Murders in the Building will be returning soon to Hulu for another season, and audiences are ready for it. Here's the latest on Season 3.

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Before the Ring, Gollum Was a Unique Type of Hobbit

Fans of The Lord of the Rings films may not know much about Gollum's identity as a Stoor Hobbit, but Tolkien goes into great detail in his books.

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Ryan Gosling Played a Pop Culture Icon Long Before Ken

Long before acting in blockbuster movies like the recent hit Barbie, Ryan Gosling starred in a '90s prequel spinoff of a pop culture icon.

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Disney's First Animated African American Princess Had Controversial Beginnings

The Princess and the Frog is a beloved Disney classic today. But it had plenty of false starts, including the renaming of its heroine: Tiana.

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A Deleted Lord of the Rings Scene May Have Made the Cut if Released Today

Were the LOTR films made today, it's entirely possible Peter Jackson would have kept a deleted scene involving Arwen at the Battle of Helm's Deep.

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Rings of Power Is Giving Isildur's Origin Story the Anakin Skywalker Treatment

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power may be missing a golden opportunity to build a great character arc for Middle-earth's future fallen king.

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Harry Potter's Professor Sprout Has a Fitting First Name

Harry Potter's Professor Sprout received a first and last name that reflects her love for her chosen profession: a teacher of herbology.

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The Little Mermaid Needed One More Scene to Justify a Major Story Change

A major change to the climax of The Little Mermaid, which may have been justified with a plot tweak, shows Disney is getting lax in its writing.

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The Barbie Movie Trailer Reveals the Hidden Drama in Barbieland

The Barbie movie's latest trailer reveals more of the plot, including how Barbie's jump into the real world may affect the Kens and Barbieland.

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Rogue One Nearly Linked Jyn Erso to a Tragic Star Wars Event - And It Would've Ruled

Rogue One had closer ties to a Star Wars tragedy in its original drafts, and many elements in the film still lend themselves to that vision.

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Fans Have Questions About Gandalf's Love Life - But the Answer Is Complex

Since the release of The Hobbit films, Gandalf has become a subject of romantic speculation. But that doesn't appear to be Tolkien's own intent.

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Disney's Haunted Mansion Reboot Might Repeat a Mistake From the Original

Disney is making another Haunted Mansion film. But based on the trailer, it looks like it may be taking the same safe approach as the 2003 release.

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A Twilight Reboot Could Be Worthwhile - If It's Based on Life and Death

With Lionsgate announcing it will revisit Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Saga in a TV series, Life & Death may be their best bet for fresh material.

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The Barbie Movie May Have More In Common With Elf Than Just Will Ferrell

Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie looks like it will employ a favored and overused cinematic trope that appeared in the holiday classic Elf.

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What Is the Order of Disney's Tinker Bell Movies?

Since 2008, Disney has produced six feature-length Tinker Bell films and multiple shorts. Most of which are available to stream on Disney+.

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Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Is Epic - But Not According to Tolkien's Son

Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy remains popular to this day, but J.R.R. Tolkien's own son was vocally unimpressed with the films.

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Cobra Kai's Final Season Doesn't Need a Happy Ending

With Netflix's Cobra Kai coming to a close in Season 6, an ending where Johnny and Daniel remain rivals would be the most appropriate conclusion.

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