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Star Wars Visions S2: The Bildungsroman of Star Wars?
The second anthology of animated shorts reflects the frustrations and hopes of a younger generation.
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Jen Sopchockchai Bankard
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; or, The Modern Prometheus
How a devastating backstory cements a trilogy in the MCU hall of fame.
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Jen Sopchockchai Bankard
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review
Listen now (117 min) | Colby Mead, P.T. McNiff, and I discuss the final chapter of James Gunn's MCU trilogy.
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Jen Sopchockchai Bankard
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P.T. McNiff
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Colby Mead
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In Ch. 23, the song of The Mandalorian is not yet written.
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The Mandalorian Ch. 18 reminds us that Mandalore isn’t a place; it’s an idea.
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Ch. 22 of The Mandalorian is the strangest, most polarizing episode yet.
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We’re all together now in The Mandalorian S3 finale.
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The Bad Batch S2 Finale deals a crushing blow.
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May the Fourth Be With You 2023
Listen now (110 min) | P.T., Greg, and I celebrate Star Wars Day by discussing Return of the Jedi's 40th and The "Mando-Verse."
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Jen Sopchockchai Bankard
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P.T. McNiff
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Greg
CinemaCon 2023 Hype Meter
Listen now (99 min) | P.T. and I react to news coming out of the movie theater trade show.
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Jen Sopchockchai Bankard
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P.T. McNiff
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We’re all together now in The Mandalorian S3 finale.
Does it mark the next phase of Star Wars’ MCU-ification?
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Jen Sopchockchai Bankard
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Most Anticipated Movies of 2023
Listen now (124 min) | What already has Oscar buzz? And what are we looking forward to the most?
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P.T. McNiff
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Jen Sopchockchai Bankard
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In Ch. 23, the song of The Mandalorian is not yet written.
Who the Mandalorians are and what they mean to each other hang in the balance.
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Jen Sopchockchai Bankard
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Air Review
Listen now (84 min) | Greg Cass and I discuss how Ben Affleck and Matt Damon tell the story of a shoe.
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Jen Sopchockchai Bankard
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Greg
Ch. 22 of The Mandalorian is the strangest, most polarizing episode yet.
I try to make sense of it all.
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Jen Sopchockchai Bankard
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The Long Take
Film and television reviews of Star Wars, Marvel, other pop franchises, and Oscar contenders.
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