Today in Movie Culture: The Problem With Modern Action Blockbusters, R-Rated 'Mary Poppins' and More

By Christopher Campbell

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:

Video Essay of the Day:

This Rossatron video essay explores what’s wrong with the action of most modern blockbusters:

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Reworked Movie of the Day:

What if Mary Poppins was rated R? This animated video from FBE offers a violent and crass version of the Disney classic:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of Disney classics, here’s a cosplayer who has no reason to be shy since she looks perfect as the title character from Moana:

My name is Tisha and cosplay has been my life for 7 years. I’m shy about uploading my stuff, but my love for being my favorite characters is too much for me to hide. Moana is the one cosplay I feel the most confident in. #BlackCosplayerHere #CosplayAnyWay pic.twitter.com/eUK3V2GfKw

— tired princess ??????? ?? AX/SDCC (@tisheriffic) June 26, 2018

Movie Food of the Day:

And more for the Disney lovers, the latest edition of Binging with Babish shows us how to make congee from Mulan:

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Recreated Movies of the Day:

Take a tour of the settings of Hayao Miyazaki animated features as created in Minecraft (via Geekologie):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Peter Lorre, who was born on this day in 1904, wears a fur coat on the set of Alfred Hitchcock’s first version of The Man Who Knew Too Much from 1934:

Filmmaker in Focus:

For Fandor, Q.V. Hough showcases the work of French filmmaker Claude Chabrol in this video essay:

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Double Feature of the Day:

Honest Trailers shows why Tomb Raider and Pacific Rim: Uprising are the 2018 movies that go together best:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Speaking of movies going together, Dimitri Bitu compares scenes depicting the evacuation of Dunkirk from Atonement, The Darkest Hour and Dunkirk:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight. Watch the original trailer for the classic crime film below.

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