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When I first began the Hero Wisdom column around 10 years ago, things were different. I was different. But now This is the End. Welcome to it.
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‘Don’t Look Up,’ hyperobjects, and how to make people look up
[Editor’s Note: This is a transcript of this podcast episode produced through the help of an A.I.-po…
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REVIEW: ‘Don’t Look Up’ is the most terrifying film of the year
The biggest joke in 'Don't Look Up' is that the film is a comedy. It is not. It is a horror film. It…
December 16, 2021
REVIEW: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ gets Peter Parker right
If there is one thing that No Way Home gets absolutely right it is Peter Parker. Whether people know…
November 22, 2021
‘Foundation,’ Deep Adaptation, and the real-life Hari Seldons
Today on This is the End, we're talking about Foundation, AppleTV's, adaptation of the novel and ser…
November 15, 2021
‘Dune,’ water scarcity, and saving our planet Arrakis
Today, we're going to talk about DUNE, the new movie by Denis Villeneuve which adapts the 1965 book …
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Heroes change, evolve, die, and come back. Let it happen
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5 Science-Backed Benefits of Playing Tabletop RPGs During (and After) COVID-19
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Panther’s wisdom: Religion should inspire more compassion, not more prayer
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It always fits: Take a leap of faith and become Spider-Man
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The Light Side of the Dark Side: Sithism as a path for good
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REVIEW: ‘Don’t Look Up’ is the most terrifying film of the year
The biggest joke in 'Don't Look Up' is that the film is a comedy. It is not. It is a horror film. It is perhaps the most terrifying horror film of the last decade.
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REVIEW: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ gets Peter Parker right
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REVIEW: ‘Eternals’ is a big movie with big ideas
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REVIEW: ‘Dune’ is spectacular, immersive, visionary. See it in the theater.
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REVIEW: ‘No Time to Die’ is a conclusion worthy of the best Bond ever
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REVIEW: Erick Rickstad wants you to know, ‘I Am Not Who You Think I Am’
Beyond its expertly crafted entertainment value, 'I Am Not Who You Think I Am' contains the deep sadness and loss a teenager who, suffering from past trauma, is pulled down into a destructive spiral.
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REVIEW: ‘The Beast of the Stapletons’ is the perfect holiday gift for any Sherlock Holmes fan
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INTERVIEW: Jay Baruchel and Jimmy Palmiotti on ‘Random Acts of Violence’
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REVIEW: ‘The Living Dead’ is the ultimate George Romero zombie story
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REVIEW: Mythological foundations can’t hold up ‘The Nightjar’
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 05/05/2021
When I was a very young kid growing up in the United Kingdom, my parents …
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 04/28/2021
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 04/21/2021
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 04/14/2021
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 04/07/2021
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‘Don’t Look Up,’ hyperobjects, and how to make people look up
[Editor’s Note: This is a transcript of this podcast episode produced through the help of …
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‘Foundation,’ Deep Adaptation, and the real-life Hari Seldons
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‘Dune,’ water scarcity, and saving our planet Arrakis
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‘This is the End’ episode zero: Personal collapse & societal collapse
