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Stephen Barker

About Stephen Barker

Currently splitting his time between Madrid and Chicago, Stephen Barker has been a staff writer at Screen Rant since 2020. Since graduating from Manchester Metropolitan University with a bachelor's degree in Film, Television, and Cultural Studies in 2014, he has written for numerous movie and music websites. Visit Stephen's personal blog, Quaranste, where he writes about guilty pleasure movies, his latest musical discoveries, and how he stays creative during global pandemics.

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The Most Popular Halloween Movies Are All So Old, And That's A Problem

The has been an obvious decline in thrilling and over-the-top Halloween movies in recent years, and that has become a major Hollywood problem.

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The Matrix 5's Blueprint Was Revealed 20 Years Ago, And It'd Help Avoid Matrix 4's $159M Bomb

The Matrix Resurrections was a franchise-killing bomb, but there are still ways to make Matrix 5 successful, and the blueprint was laid 20 years ago.

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The Super Mario Bros Movie Proved 1993's Live-Action $39 Million Disaster Did 1 Thing Right

The Super Mario Bros. Movie has become a phenomenal hit, but it still fails in an area where the absolutely hated 1993 movie actually excels

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What Goes Wrong With So Many Dracula Movies

With both Renfield and The Last Voyage of the Demeter both bombing at the box office, where does Hollywood keep going wrong with Dracula?

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Donnie Darko Explained: Timeline & Ending

Donnie Darko isn't simply explained one way, and its confusing timeline and ending have continued to vex audiences more than two decades later.

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Zootopia 2: Release Date Prediction, Confirmation & Everything We Know

Disney has confirmed the long-awaited sequel to Zootopia, the studio's Oscar-winning animated feature from 2016 about a bunny cop and a crooked fox.

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Toy Story 5 Can't Ignore Lightyear If Pixar Wants To Save The Spinoff Franchise

After Lightyear, Toy Story 5 is crucial to fix the series, but to save the spinoff, the Pixar sequel must acknowledge the 2022 box office bomb.

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The Office (2005)
1 Cut Story In The Office Season 9 Explains A Major Kevin Mystery After He Was Fired

In The Office finale, Kevin was fired but went on to become a bar owner, which created a massive Kevin Mystery, but a cutscene explains everything.

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Every Adam Sandler & Drew Barrymore Movie, Ranked From Worst To Best

Comedy icon Adam Sandler has teamed up with Drew Barrymore three times to star in romantic comedies, and here's how they rank, worst to best.

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Breaking Bad (2008)
A Gus Fring Spinoff Could Explain 1 Breaking Bad Mystery

Better Call Saul tied up many of Breaking Bad's loose ends, but one still remains. However, it would be perfect for a Gus Fring spinoff.

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What’s REALLY In The Pulp Fiction Briefcase?

What's really in the Pulp Fiction briefcase? Fans have speculated for years, but over three decades after Pulp Fiction's release it's still a mystery.

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Fear The Walking Dead (2015)
Why Fear The Walking Dead Killed Travis In Season 3

Here's why Fear The Walking Dead killed lead character Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis). The character's shocking exit happened in season 3.

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What No-Face Represents In Spirited Away

No-Face is a significant part of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, and his character traits help to explain the higher themes of the animated movie.

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How All The Cloverfield Movies Connect

What is The Cloverfield Paradox and how does it connect to the 2008 original and 2016's 10 Cloverfield Lane? We explain the franchise's timeline.

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Knives Out Real Killer & Ending Explained (In Detail)

Knives Out is a twisted web of a murder mystery. We break down the ending, the clues along the way, and who killed Harlan Thrombey.

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Parabellum: How John Wick 3's Ending Setup Chapter 4 & Spin-Offs

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum sets up both John Wick: Chapter 4 and The Continental spin-off series.

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The Walking Dead (2010)
Even The Walking Dead Realized It Was Too Late For A Rick Grimes Movie

Andrew Lincoln left The Walking Dead, but the Rick Grimes movies aren't happening. Here's why Rick Grimes is returning in a TWD spin-off show instead.

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Mr Nobody In John Wick 4 Explained

Mr. Nobody is an assassin introduced in John Wick: Chapter 4, with his largely mysterious background and motivations making him extremely interesting.

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The Card Counter Ending & Final Scene Explained

The ending of Paul Schrader's The Card Counter is typically ambiguous; here's the ending of the movie and the final scene in prison explained.

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Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
20 Best Episodes Of Malcolm In The Middle

The beloved sitcom Malcolm in the Middle gave fans 151 enjoyable episodes over its seven-season run but these 15 episodes ranked above the rest.

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