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Drew Joseph Allen
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Zoos: Back in Action
It’s been a strange year and a half for many Oklahoma businesses, and the state’s two prominent zoos are no exception. As the country emerges...
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Variety Abounds
Oh no, it’s July in Oklahoma! That means it is currently ten billion degrees outside all the time, so it makes sense to hide out...
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Summer Cinema
Oops, half the year is already over! How did this happen? I don’t know, and you probably don’t either, but here we are, looking down...
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Hot Picks for May
We’ve almost hit the halfway point of 2021, which is weird to think about. The film industry as a whole is still suffering, but at...
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Exploring the Cinematic Sphere
The Pandemic’s Effect on Small Theaters COVID-19 has been raging since March of 2020, and the entertainment business as a whole took a large hit....
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Springtime Selections
As per usual, I can’t tell if films will be opening regularly or not this month … and I get exhausted and sad thinking about...
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March’s Best Bets
It looks like the movie train is ready to roll during the month of March, and I couldn’t be happier about it. The list is...
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The Month of Love
Are things back to normal? Are movies being released on the date they originally claimed? Who knows! I’m writing this in advance and I unfortunately...
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Karate, Crime and Marvel
Happy New Year! Unfortunately, January is the month where movies go to die. It’s cold, everyone is depressed because they’ve already failed their New Year’s...
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A Farewell to 2020
So movies are … back? Maybe? November proved to be a gigantic issue for bigger films, with more delays and shifts to digital platforms. Even...