The Traverse
Travis ClarkTraversing the business of franchises and fandom.
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Masters of none
“Masters of the Universe” (Amazon MGM)
The Gist
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Amazon MGM and Mattel’s “Masters of the Universe” is looking bleak in early box-office projections.
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It raises questions about the kinds of big-budget gambles both companies wan...
More than the YouTube effect
Inde Navarrette in “Obsession.”
The Gist
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“Obsession” and “Backrooms” are both low-budget horror movie hits from YouTube filmmakers.
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But their success is about more than just the YouTube effect.
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They once again show ho...
What's a Star Wars movie now?
The Gist
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“The Mandalorian and Grogu” is a shockingly self-contained and low-stakes movie. Is that good enough for Star Wars?
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After years of TV shows and franchise mismanagement, it feels like a miracle that a Star Wars movie...
The Mandalorian episodes, ranked
Ahead of the new “Mandlorian and Grogu” movie, I rewatched all three seasons of “The Mandalorian” (as well as the last three episode of “The Book of Boba Fett”).
So naturally I needed to rank the episodes.
In cases where I didn’t have mu...
Nobody knows how to watch anything anymore
“Michael” (Lionsgate)
The Gist
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From the reaction to the new “Resident Evil” trailer to the hoopla over the “Mario” and “Michael” reviews, media literacy is dead.
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Fandom has become an engine of mass hysteria, which could set...
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