Like the real life people of city he helped destroy, Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' carries a warning of what should never ever happen again.
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REVIEW: ‘Oppenheimer’ is a strong message told in a flawed way
Like the real life people of city he helped destroy, Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' carries a warning of what…
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ is an experience unlike any other
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‘The Flash’ is an unearned victory lap
The Flash can use his powers of super speed and super annoyance to make a two-and-a-half hour move f…
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,’ a glorious farewell to Gunn and his Guardians
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' culminates in emotion payoffs so satisfying that once the end credi…
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‘Tetris’ doesn’t put its pieces together
A more refined version of 'Tetris' could have been as great as the game was on Gameboy. This version…
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Heroes change, evolve, die, and come back. Let it happen
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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Panther’s wisdom: Religion should inspire more compassion, not more prayer
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The Light Side of the Dark Side: Sithism as a path for good
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REVIEW: ‘Imaginable’ is the most important book you’ll read this year
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REVIEW: ‘The Living Dead’ is the ultimate George Romero zombie story
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 05/05/2021
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‘Don’t Look Up,’ hyperobjects, and how to make people look up
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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