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16Oct 202117 Nov 2021
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Every Large Adult Son on Succession, Ranked

Who is Succession’s Number One Boy? My favorite current television show returns tomorrow: Succession. I don’t know that I realized…

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17May 202017 May 2020
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Regarding Mad Men and Gray Flannel Suits

Today is the fifth anniversary of the last episode of Mad Men. I’ve been working my way through a slow…

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9Nov 20198 Dec 2019
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Why Does Obi-Wan Kenobi Lie to Luke Skywalker So Much?

A new fan theory about an old question My favorite fan theories are those that seek to answer the unanswered…

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The Harry Potter Fan Theory That Explains Hogwarts’ Finances

8 Mar 201928 Sep 2019
Just another Fan Theory Friday I finished reading the Harry Potter novels at the age of thirty. I read the first four books as they were released, starting the first…
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What is Top 10 Games You Can Play In Your Head, By Yourself?

2 Mar 201916 Nov 2019
It's a book that is real. Over the last few weeks, I’ve found myself repeatedly fielding one particular question: “what’s the deal with this book?” This question has been presented…
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Is the MCU a Meta Narrative Within the On Cinema Universe?

22 Feb 201931 Oct 2021
Another installment of Fan Theory Fridays The film-within-a-film trope has existed for a long time. Since before film, truthfully. Examples of this narrative style—in which one fictional narrative exists nestled…
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Why Will Ferrell Should’ve Played George W. Bush in Vice

10 Feb 20199 Nov 2019
A sort of (but not really) film review Let’s get something out of the way: yes, Christian Bale is great in Vice. He crushes it. He destroys it. He is…
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Anyone else still thinking about that Black Mirror guinea pig?

18 Jan 201929 Sep 2019
A Black Mirror Fan Theory This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film, television series, book, or…
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The Departed Fan Theory: Mark Wahlberg’s Dignam Used to Be Nice

11 Jan 201912 Jan 2019
Another edition of Fan Theory Fridays This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film, television series, book,…
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Is John McClane in a Bad Mood Because He Loves Christmas?

31 Dec 20186 Dec 2020
A minor Die Hard fan theory This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film, television series, book,…
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Did Tony Stark Disparage Bloggers to Dissuade Peter Parker’s Vlogging?

21 Dec 20183 Dec 2019
A Fan Theory of the MCU This post is part of a new series called Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a…
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Home Alone is a Dickensian, Supernatural Test of the McCallisters

14 Dec 201831 Oct 2021
A Fan Theory About Home Alone's Old Man Marley & the Film's Christmas Carol Overtones This post is the first in a new series called Fan Theory Fridays, in which…
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Is Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” a Christmas Song?

8 Dec 20182 Dec 2019
Every year, a few conversations begin to occur simultaneously before, on, and after Thanksgiving and continue through the new year. There are things you can expect to talk about with…

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