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Eric Pierce
Writer, gamer, pop culture nerd. Probably thinking about Star Wars.
Michigan
20 posts
movies
'Bye Bye Barry' Evades the Only Question Worth Asking
Nov 29, 2023
Eric Pierce
6 min read
movies
White Men Can't Jump is a Basketball Movie That's Not About Basketball
Nov 17, 2023
Eric Pierce
15 min read
News
Investors? Possibly You! Limited-Time Pricing on Annual Subscriptions
Nov 16, 2023
Eric Pierce
2 min read
movies
O Captain, My Captain: 'Master and Commander' 20 Years On
Nov 12, 2023
Eric Pierce
5 min read
Star Wars
Why Baylan Skoll is One of the Most Interesting Star Wars Characters
Oct 18, 2023
Eric Pierce
11 min read
Gaming
Starfield, a Science Fiction Video Game, is Strangely Anti-Science
Oct 05, 2023
Eric Pierce
6 min read
TV
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
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