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  • The Harbingers Review

    The Harbingers Review

    Going into this series — a Tribeca official selection from 2025 — after finding it on LinkedIn, I expected something like “The Prestige” book or movie. What I got was something far more nuanced, emotional and not a simple revenge story. Also no dead women. With season two starting in a couple of days, it’s…

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  • From Within: Letters to “The Last of Us”

  • Moose on a Highway: A Road Trip to Better Life

  • Grieving and Catharsis: A Gift from Matthew P. Woerner

    Calling this hour-long audio drama from Matthew P. Woerner titled “A Gift” a cathartic grieving process that tugs at your heartstrings would be accurate. In terms of a number rating, it’s easy to quantify, especially with the new rating system. The more qualitative aspects are harder to spot behind the teary eyes and whimpering sounds…

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  • Jack Kirby and Comic Books on Broadway?

    Jack Kirby and his Mythological Rise in Comics A crossing of styles that have, in the past, been on opposing sides like Jack Kirby and Stan Lee over comic book rights. Broadway and comic books didn’t mesh well in the 20th century or even the early 21st. At the very least there was a stigma…

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  • Starman: Mental Health and Cancel Culture?

    The movie “Joker” tried to shine a light on mental health. Ultimately, it fell back on a decades-old Hollywood trope on the subject. As Director David Fincher said in an interview with Robbie Collin of The Telegraph, he believed the film was “a betrayal of the mentally ill.” Ironic coming from the director of a…

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  • True Crime Spoofing and Social Justice on Wheels

    The team behind the hour-long audio drama “Wheels of Justice” foreshadows the controversy inherent in a story about wheelchair users with their name of “No Redeeming Qualities Productions.” That said, the conflicting commentary on social justice and inclusivity is something the writers perhaps didn’t intend. The (Social) Setup… Starting off as a spoof of true…

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  • Another Batman Audio Drama?

    During Los Angeles Comic-Con, actors Kevin Conroy and John Glover dropped the news that a Batman: The Animated Series (BTAS) audio drama was in the works. The story would be written by BTAS writer, Alan Burnett. Conroy and Glover will reprise their roles as Batman and Riddler respectively. Mark Hamil hasn’t been announced as returning…

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