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What Makes Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki So Singular?

By Jesse LabDecember 17, 2023

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Why I Never Cared About Attack on Titan

November 20, 2023

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Kang the Conqueror Is the Most Recastable Character in Comic Book Movie History

November 6, 2023

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Invincible Captures the Traumatic Reality of Superheroes

November 3, 2023

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The Streaming Wars Are Lost

November 1, 2023

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Wes Anderson Asteroid City Draws Attention to the Artists Behind the Art

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Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City Draws Attention to the Artists Behind the Art

By Darren MooneyJune 28, 2023

Warner Bros. DC chose The Flash over Batgirl movie for theaters theatrical release versus cancellation - this was a mistake

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Warner Bros. Chose The Flash Over Batgirl: This Was a Mistake

By Darren MooneyJune 26, 2023

The Flash Secret Invasion superhero existential crisis Marvel MCU DC imposed necessity of superheroes

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From The Flash to Secret Invasion, the Superhero Genre Is Having an Existential Crisis

By Darren MooneyJune 23, 2023

Netflix Black Mirror season 6 is not what if phones but too much but what if empathy but too little, as the audience invites suffering on the characters.

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Black Mirror Isn’t ‘What If Phones, but Too Much,’ It’s ‘What If Empathy, but Too Little’

By Darren MooneyJune 21, 2023

The Flash Movie Is a Reboot About the Cynicism of Rebooting in DCEU DC Extended Universe Studios

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The Flash Is a Reboot About the Cynicism of Rebooting

By Darren MooneyJune 19, 2023

The Demon Slayer anime still has incredible animation, but with familiar techniques & meandering pacing, it is wearing out its welcome.

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Demon Slayer Has Slowly but Surely Worn Out Its Welcome

By Jesse LabJune 16, 2023

The Flash is a $220 million shareholders memo--a notice of reboot of the DC Universe and a flashy expenditure of IP and cameo characters.

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The Flash Is a $220M Shareholders’ Memo

By Darren MooneyJune 16, 2023

TV shows like Succession, The Sopranos, and The Leftovers illustrate that the key to a great series finale & ending is trust in the audience.

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The Key to a Great Series Finale? The Audience

By Darren MooneyJune 14, 2023

Half movies like Fast X & Across the Spider-Verse are a new norm in movies, creating a new question of what a movie even is anymore. / Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One

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What Even Is a Movie These Days?

By Darren MooneyJune 12, 2023

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Why Do Blockbuster Climaxes Like Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Look So Bad?

By Darren MooneyJune 9, 2023

Chasing Master Kohga around the Depths for puzzle-building boss fights in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) was pure joy fun.

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Chasing Kohga Around the Depths in Tears of the Kingdom Was an Utter Joy

By Jacob LindenJune 8, 2023

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson season 3 Netflix sketch comedy feels created as perfect internet commentary on worst impulses main character people

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I Think You Should Leave Is the Perfect Internet Comedy

By Darren MooneyJune 7, 2023

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What Makes Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki So Singular?

Why I Never Cared About Attack on Titan

Kang the Conqueror Is the Most Recastable Character in Comic Book Movie History

Invincible Captures the Traumatic Reality of Superheroes

The Streaming Wars Are Lost

Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City Draws Attention to the Artists Behind the Art

Warner Bros. Chose The Flash Over Batgirl: This Was a Mistake

From The Flash to Secret Invasion, the Superhero Genre Is Having an Existential Crisis

Black Mirror Isn’t ‘What If Phones, but Too Much,’ It’s ‘What If Empathy, but Too Little’

The Flash Is a Reboot About the Cynicism of Rebooting

Demon Slayer Has Slowly but Surely Worn Out Its Welcome

The Flash Is a $220M Shareholders’ Memo

The Key to a Great Series Finale? The Audience

What Even Is a Movie These Days?

Why Do Blockbuster Climaxes Like Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Look So Bad?

Chasing Kohga Around the Depths in Tears of the Kingdom Was an Utter Joy

I Think You Should Leave Is the Perfect Internet Comedy

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