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Cinema Bums is a gag-a-day webcomic by Matthew Domville. It updates on Mondays and Thursdays and can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028215126/http://www.cinemabums.com/ here]. It features a comedic look at movies, classic and new, splitting strips evenly between those featuring a regular cast of characters and standalone gag-a-day style jokes.
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=== This webcomic features examples of: ===
* [[Amulet of Dependency]]: An evil Halloween wig appears in [https://web.archive.org/web/20111120070655/http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=164 these] [https://web.archive.org/web/20111120070700/http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=166 strips], which Doug continues to wear after the holiday is over. Fortunately, he's [[Genre Savvy]] enough to remove it before it completely takes over.
* [[Caustic Critic]]: Features [[Statler and Waldorf]] in a meta-example, providing caustic criticism to caustic critics in [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306201611/http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=180 this] comic.
* [[Easter Egg]]: Referenced in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130916182553/http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=307 this] strip, released on Easter Monday. The comic's title also serves as a reference to [[Doctor Who/Recap/S29/E10 Blink|another story]] where Easter Eggs play an important role.
* [[Garage Sale]]: Features one in [https://web.archive.org/web/20111120070705/http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=167 this] strip, where Mindy needs to raise funds for a walk-on role in [[Joss Whedon]]'s latest film.
* [[Male Gaze]]: Addressed in [https://web.archive.org/web/20131216111008/http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=157 this strip] in reference to the portrayal of Catwoman in ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]''
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: Illustrates this for Hawkeye in the [[The Avengers|Avengers]] movie in [https://web.archive.org/web/20120517034434/http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=152 this] strip.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Mocked in [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055951/http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=191 this] comic related to Robert Downey Jr.'s many disguises in ''[[Sherlock Holmes (film)|Sherlock Holmes]]''.
* [[Revenge]]. Serves as the catalyst for a multi-strip series beginning [https://web.archive.org/web/20111003093721/http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=79 here].
* [[Schedule Slip]]: Averted. Usually updates at 12:01AM on Mondays and Thursdays, rarely later.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Mindy and Del, it could be argued.
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