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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Peacemaker Season 2

Created by James Gunn, Peacemaker Season 2 follows Christopher Smith, aka Peacemaker (John Cena), who has been struggling with his former life as a killer and attempting to be a hero, until he discovers an alternate world through his father’s pocket dimension room where life is everything he wishes it could be. But this discovery

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: The Hymn to Dionysus

I’ll tell you about rage, and a complicated man. Another big family vacation, another novel by Natasha Pulley to enjoy! Regular readers of my reviews will know that I love a good retold myth. So a story about the Greek god of wine and madness is right in my wheelhouse. Although it was also a

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Good boy review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Good Boy

Directed by Ben Leonberg, Good Boy follows a dog named Indy and his owner Todd (Shane Jensen) who relocate to an old rural farmhouse following the death of a family member. Although the house is rumored to be haunted, Todd ignores the warnings and goes to stay in the house anyway. However, Indy begins to

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Binary System Podcast
Kathryn Adams

Binary System Podcast #475 – WTNV #274 “The HOA”

There’s a new Homeowners’ Association trying to muscle its way into Night Vale, and the residents of the Desert Grove neighborhood have a lot of questions. Will the new HOA have rules against owning more than 36 iguanas? Are abandoned cruise ships on the front lawn still allowed? And for crying out loud, what are

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Science and Tech
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SAG-AFTRA releases statement on Synthetic Performer

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 30, 2025) — SAG-AFTRA has released the following statement on the announcement of “Tilly Norwood,” an A.I.-generated “actor” that is reportedly seeking representation:  “SAG-AFTRA believes creativity is, and should remain, human-centered. The union is opposed to the replacement of human performers by synthetics.  “To be clear, “Tilly Norwood” is not an actor, it’s

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Marvel-Zombies Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Marvel Zombies Season 1

Created by Bryan Andrews and Zeb Wells, Marvel Zombies is set in the alternate timeline introduced in the What If…? episode “What If… Zombies?!”, where a virus has turned most of the world’s population, including the Avengers, into zombies. The story follows a group of survivors as they discover a potential key to ending the

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Binary System Podcast
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Binary System Podcast #474 – Robert Redford and “The Sting.”

It’s a travel edition this week, featuring the return of special guest Hannah Wallace! Listen in as we discuss (accompanied by tree frogs and crickets) the life and work of Robert Redford, specifically The Sting since we all sat down to watch it in his memory. Of course we also wander off into some tangents,

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TheSmashingMachine Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Smashing Machine

Directed by Benny Safdie, The Smashing Machine follows the true story of former amateur wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson), who fought his way to the top of the world of wrestling and MMA fighting in the 1990s while battling drug addiction and trying to hold onto his relationship with his girlfriend, Dawn

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