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Venom Is Bland, Uninspired and Passable
Venom isn’t good. But if you are up for a short one-time watch that’s dated and barely interesting except for the dynamic between the titular symbiote and Eddy Brock, then you might just as well watch it in the theaters.…
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Maniac Deals with Grief, Hallucinations and Depressed Computers
Netflix’s Maniac, based on a Norwegian series of the same name and directed by Cary Fukunaga (True Detective Season One), stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill. It’s ten episodes of trippy, soulful exploration of minds, simulations and multiple worlds, weaved…
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Iron Fist Gets Better in Second Season, But is Still Not as Great as it Could Be
Danny Rand is the Iron Fist. If you don’t know it yet, he would have gladly told you so in his previous appearances in Iron Fist Season One and The Defenders. But now Danny Rand is a changed man: more…
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Bojack Horseman Gets Woke, Delivers Eulogies and Does Very Shitty Things in a Strong Fifth Season
Bojack Horseman doesn’t get a pass. He isn’t a good guy, he isn’t a bad guy. He is just a guy, who occasionally does very shitty things. This time, he went far enough, and pushed enough people away, to realize…
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Netflix’s Ghoul: Guilt, Tyranny and the Monsters among Men
Quietly released on 24th August, Ghoul is a sharply directed, enigmatically paced political allegory, with a dash of supernatural spices thrown in for good measure. The little ads and marketing you may have seen for the miniseries suggests the reverse…
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Mission Impossible- Fallout Blows all Competition Out of the Water
I can scarcely believe what I am saying, but Mission Impossible might just be the best action franchise of the last 20 years. While the jury may still be out on the former, it’s safe to say that Mission: Impossible- Fallout…
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Why Luke Skywalker And Harry Potter Must Leave Their Homes Behind
Heroes and ordinary people alike must embark on journeys throughout their lives. To embark on these journeys, however, we must first leave our own homes. This is captured in the classic three act narrative structure of the Hero’s Journey monomyth.…
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Small on Stakes, Big on Wholesome Fun
Ant-Man has always been the odd duckling of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not the ugly duckling. That would have to be Thor: Dark World or Iron Man 2. But it’s odd, because the first Ant-man was good, but fell well…
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Why The Legend of the Super Saiyan is a Timeless Parable
I have been trying to write Dragonball short stories lately. It's exciting and terrifying at the same time. I have written Superman and Captain America. But Goku is different. And so is Vegeta. The first time I watched DBZ was in…
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