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December 17, 2025

Evan McGarvey's take on Pluribus

I enjoyed Evan McGarvey's analysis of Pluribus , my favorite TV show of the moment.

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December 11, 2025

One note about the otherwise very good Jay Kelly

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November 30, 2025

Wickham Flannagan's "Parasite and the Ones Below"

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November 29, 2025

How to Make a Killing trailer

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November 12, 2025

Pluribus trailer

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November 12, 2025

The Devil Wears Prada 2 teaser

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November 02, 2025

How Marlon Brando Changed Acting by Nerdwriter1

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October 05, 2025

House of Guinness trailer

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October 05, 2025

Orwell: 2+2=5 trailer

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October 05, 2025

"The Fate of Ophelia" by Taylor Swift

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August 04, 2025

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale trailer

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