Author: Chuck
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One Thing I Love About The Mandalorian
The first Star Wars live-action TV series gets so much right that it’d be a shame not to notice its amazing soundtrack.
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Magpie Murders
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz is a murder mystery nested within a murder mystery nested within a defense of murder mysteries as a literary genre
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Won’t Someone Think of the Phoenicians?!
Or, “If We Can Dream It, Then We Can Complain About It.” I am a middle-aged man who has strong opinions about Epcot.
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10% Chance of Soft Rains
Reading The Martian Chronicles in 2019 feels wonderfully transgressive and optimistic, and is the best example of Ray Bradbury’s genius that I’ve read so far.
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Una cosa que me encanta de Los Espookys
Los Espookys on HBO is weird and brilliant and I already miss it, even though it’s not over yet
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No Toy Left Hanging
Toy Story 4 is my favorite in the series, a perfect farewell to the characters and the more satisfying conclusion I didn’t know I needed.
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One Thing I Love About Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run
The new Millennium Falcon ride at Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland reminded me a lot of the source of all dark side evil on Dagobah, but in a good way.
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One Thing I Love About “Stories of Your Life and Others”
I think Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang is a work of genius that dispels my assumptions about science fiction vs science fantasy
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Pride* and Prejudices
Thinking about the meanings of “pride” and “queer” and the problem with living your life according to someone else’s standards.
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Avengers: No Homo
Want to call for better representation in media, but without making disingenuous or simple-minded arguments that accomplish nothing? It’s a snap!
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Them (One Thing I Almost Didn’t Like About Get Out)
I finally worked up the nerve to watch Get Out, and I really liked it. It was a close call, apparently.