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Sit down, kids, and let your Uncle Grambo tell you a quick story about what life was like BEFORE STREAMING. (Gasp!) Back in my day, there used to only be TWO NFL games on Thanksgiving (gasp again!), and after everyone finished stuffing themselves with turkey and masheds, we'd gather round the television and turn the dial to CBS to watch The Wizard ...
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The new anime adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's hit Scott Pilgrim graphic novels is a whole lot of fun! O'Malley teamed up with BenDavid Grabinski to create the eight-episode season for Netflix, which follows Scott (Michael Cera) as he meets the "girl of his dreams" Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and begins to woo her. He quickly learns ...
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Full disclosure: I generally find Godzilla and other monster-related stuff fun, but not engrossing. It's mostly enjoyable for the big monster attacks, and the human story is what we all need to drudge through to get to the good stuff. Apple TV+'s canonical Monster-verse show Monarch: Legacy of Monsters flips the script, and is better for it....
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There's no doubt that Max's anime-inspired My Adventures With Superman is a great show. But a high watermark for the first season of the series has to be Episode 7, "Kiss Kiss Fall In A Portal." While Superman (Jack Quaid) prepares for his first date with Lois (Alice Lee), he gets waylaid by the fifth-dimensional imp Mr. Mxyzptlk; and Lois and...
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Producing an average stand-up special is deceptively difficult, but crafting a truly exceptional hour of comedy is damn near impossible. Beth Stelling has achieved that nearly impossible feat. The comedian's newest special, Beth Stelling: If You Didn't Want Me Then, is a rich 60 minutes of clever, hilarious comedy. A wildly entertaining mix of...
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NYAD, the new biopic now streaming on Netflix, hits on every feel-good, sports drama cliché you can think of, and yet I loved it anyhow. That's largely thanks to two powerhouse performances from Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, who star respectively as the real-life swimmer Diana Nyad and her coach, Bonnie Stoll. The movie tells the true story of...
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Did you know there's a Marvel TV series that is not in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe)? And it's great? Well, there is, and it's called Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. The animated series originally aired on Disney Channel, but is now streaming alongside Loki and WandaVision... And it's maybe better than both of them? Following the adventures ...
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