Author: Chuck
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One Thing I Love About Poker Face: “The Game is a Foot”
The season two opener of Poker Face is an unapologetically goofy celebration of everything the series is about
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Literacy 2025: Book 15: Dark Matter
Blake Crouch’s novel about a man trapped in the multiverse and trying to get back home.
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Skin Deep, or, In Space No One Can See You Step On A Rake With A Bucket On Your Head
Early impressions of the brilliant first person stealth slapstick game by Blendo Games
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Bucky With the Bad Hair (One Thing I Like About Thunderbolts*)
Thunderbolts* manages to be a strong counterpoint to superhero fatigue, by being even more like a comic book (no spoilers)
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One Thing I Guess I Like About Bodies Bodies Bodies
Sometimes a movie is not made for me and that’s a good thing. Lots of spoilers.
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Literacy 2025: Book 14: 20th Century Ghosts
Joe Hill’s short story collection shows off his considerable talent and range
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One Thing I Like About Until Dawn
Until Dawn is a collection of b-movie horror moments loosely structured around a video game, and it’s at its strongest when it leans into that. (Some spoilers after a warning)
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One Thing I Like About The Ballad of Wallis Island
Tom Basden and Tim Key’s story of lost loves and forced reunions manages to charm its way through in the end
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Pick Poor Robin Clean (One More Thing I Love About Sinners)
There’s one scene in Sinners that seems to be played for a laugh, but it’s packed with meaning that ripples throughout the entire movie. Long post with lots of spoilers.
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One Thing I Like About Drop
Drop places itself in the long history of high-concept suspense thrillers, then makes a reasonably convincing argument that it belongs there
