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  • What Star Wars Really Understands About Anger

    What Star Wars Really Understands About Anger

    Star Wars gets anger right in a way most stories miss. Here’s how the Jedi, the Sith, Anakin, and Seneca all point to the same…

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  • The Stranger Things Finale Is A Blockbuster Goodbye With A Lot On Its Mind

    The Stranger Things Finale Is A Blockbuster Goodbye With A Lot On Its Mind

    Stranger Things goes full blockbuster in the finale. I break down the spectacle, the emotions, and the shaky logic that still works.

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  • The Final Stranger Things Trailer Feels Like a Goodbye Tour with Teeth

    The Final Stranger Things Trailer Feels Like a Goodbye Tour with Teeth

    Stranger Things’ final trailer tees up Hawkins Lab, the tank, Vecna closing in, and a two front war. Plus why the Mind Flayer may return.

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  • Stranger Things Season 5 Reminds Us What A Real TV Event Actually Feels Like

    Stranger Things Season 5 Reminds Us What A Real TV Event Actually Feels Like

    Stranger Things is finally back in Hawkins, but can season 5 volume 1 carry all that baggage and still stick the landing? Here are my…

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  • Stranger Things 5 Finally Reveals What Vecna Really Did to Will Byers

    Stranger Things 5 Finally Reveals What Vecna Really Did to Will Byers

    Will Byers is done being the weak link. Stranger Things 5 turns him into Hawkins’ secret weapon, tapping Vecna’s own hive mind against him.

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  • Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein holds our hands through sorrow and leaves us softer

    Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein holds our hands through sorrow and leaves us softer

    Del Toro’s Frankenstein on Netflix surprises us with real tenderness and bold craft. A slow burn with a beating heart. Check out our review!

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  • Highlander Update: Crowe’s Ramirez, Cavill, and a Needed Reset

    Highlander Update: Crowe’s Ramirez, Cavill, and a Needed Reset

    Russell Crowe shares a year on empty, his Ramirez role in the Highlander reboot with Henry Cavill, and full circle story behind their reunion.

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  • Episode 3 Turns a Summer Deal Into the Key to Track Pennywise

    Episode 3 Turns a Summer Deal Into the Key to Track Pennywise

    Welcome to Derry episode 3 pulls a 1962 thread into a present day hunt for the clown. Here’s the full recap and ending explained.

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  • Predator: Badlands After-Credits Scene Breakdown

    Predator: Badlands After-Credits Scene Breakdown

    We break down the credits scene in Predator: Badlands, connect the dots, and suggest the most likely next steps for the franchise.

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  • Alien: Earth Season 2 Is Stuck in Limbo

    Alien: Earth Season 2 Is Stuck in Limbo

    Alien: Earth left us hanging. Will season 2 be renewed, or fade into more loose ends? Here’s why it matters and what’s causing the delay.

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