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City Primeval Wasn't Anything Like Justified, and That's Great Actually
Sep 21, 2023
Eric Pierce
7 min read
Star Wars
Ahsoka is a Microcosm of Everything Wrong With Modern Star Wars
Sep 12, 2023
Eric Pierce
8 min read
Gaming
Starfield is Unlike Any Game I Have Ever Played
Sep 07, 2023
Eric Pierce
7 min read
movies
Predator is Actually a Love Story for Manly Men
Sep 06, 2023
Eric Pierce
9 min read
Star Wars
The Mando-Verse Has Given New Life to Species Long Gone Stale
Aug 02, 2023
Eric Pierce
10 min read
TV
Apple TV's Secret Sauce? Prestige TV + The Hallmark Channel = Thoughtful Feel-Goods
Jul 21, 2023
Eric Pierce
8 min read
TV
Daniel LaRusso's Crane Kick Shattered the Space-Time Continuum and Doomed the Valley
Jul 11, 2023
Eric Pierce
6 min read
movies
I Watched Hitman Just to Spend Time With Timothy Olyphant
Jul 05, 2023
Eric Pierce
9 min read
movies
Point Break's FBI Agents Are Mormon, And Other Crazy Real-Life Inspirations
Jun 29, 2023
Eric Pierce
17 min read
movies
Rewatching Movies Has Gone the Way of the Dodo
Jun 22, 2023
Eric Pierce
10 min read
Star Wars
Return of the Jedi Was Made At the Height of Hollywood's Cocaine Era and It Shows
May 17, 2023
Eric Pierce
11 min read
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