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Soaring Over the Rainbow

" Wicked: For Good completes the faithful adaptation of a Broadway masterpiece. The Broadway musical Wicked first hit movie theate..." - Mark Grannis Read the Review

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Wicked: For Good

The Power and the Glory – A Review

"Have you ever read a book that inspired in you a soul-crushing desire to eat fried chicken, shed undefinable tears through a mouthful of Spr..." - Joseph Bissex Read the Review

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The Power and the Glory

How It’s Done, Done, Done: K-Pop Demon Hunters

"A true musical that doesn't make its plot into a mere vessel for “messaging"—yet is ultimately compatible with a Christian sense of sin,..." - Joe Breslin Read the Review

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K-Pop Demon Hunters

All Tracks Converge: A Review of The Lincoln Highway

"After a stint in a Nebraska prison over an accidental killing, Emmett Watson prepares to start fresh in California with his wide-eyed eight-..." - Joe Breslin Read the Review

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Lincoln Highway

In Search of Sacrifice: The Drama of the Family in Godzilla Minus One

"2023’s Japanese film Godzilla Minus One is more than a monster flick—it’s a true family movie. Not to be confused with CGI-heavy Ameri..." - Joe Breslin Read the Review

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Godzilla Minus One

Testosterone Tropes: A Review of F1: The Movie

"If the social media “manosphere” became incarnate as a movie, that movie would be F1. Not so much a story as a series of “manly” tro..." - Joe Breslin Read the Review

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F1

Look Up: Why I Believe in Superman (2025)

"Superman (2025) is a fun and wholesome movie that’s best enjoyed on the big screen. Despite some issues with pacing and a few unfortunate ..." - Tom Cox Read the Review

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Superman (2025)

Cutting Edge, but Get to the Point

"Fantasy authors have a league of their own. They play for various intramural teams, such as The Snarky Sendups (Terry Pratchett’s Discworl..." - Joseph Bissex Read the Review

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Assassin's Apprentice

Melancholy, Minnesotan Medicine

"In a post-progress Midwest, beside that omnipotent and mercurial god, Lake Superior, Rainy and his wife Lark have the closest thing to happi..." - Joe Breslin Read the Review

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I Cheerfully Refuse

Escaping the Void: A Review of Thunderbolts*

"The Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t done itself any favors since Endgame (2019). Between emasculating beloved male characters, inserting ..." - Joe Breslin Read the Review

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Thunderbolts*

A Sublime Comedy: Joe Versus the Volcano at 35

"Friday, March 9, 1990, was a pivotal day in my life, because it’s the day I picked up the phone and called the young woman who would, eigh..." - Mark Grannis Read the Review

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Joe Versus the Volcano

Pure Murder: A Review of Gladiator II

"I never want to see this movie again. Granted, this might sound a bit harsh coming from a Classics undergrad who spent most of his Classics ..." - Conn Mehigan Read the Review

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Gladiator II

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