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Midweek Update: A Steady Oscars in a Tumultuous Hollywood
Sunday's ceremony was a nice counterbalance to an industry in transition.
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2023 Oscar Predictions
Annual predictions from a guy who only guesses correctly about 75% of the time.
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Midweek Update: What the Oscars Do
They don't tell us about the best movies; they tell us about Hollywood.
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Brittle Comedians
Veteran comedians are in a defensive crouch about their profession.
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Midweek Update: The Refreshing Realism of 'Cocaine Bear'
The bear is fake. The joy is real.
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Midweek Update: Social Extortion
"Nice social media account you got there. Would be a shame if anything happened to it..."
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Notes on 'Ragnarök'
The video game about the muscular man who clobbers mythical creatures made me tear up.
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Midweek Update: A Non-Existent Debate Over Sex in Movies
Arguing over a battle that's already been fought.
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J.K. Rowling and the Questionable Purchase
What does it mean to buy a 'Harry Potter' video game in 2023?
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Midweek Update: Substack, One Year Later
My experience of using Substack for one year.
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Midweek Update: Love and 'The Last of Us'
How Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann cracked the video game adaptation.
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What Kevin Feige Doesn't Understand
The genres may change, but the superhero tropes remain the same.