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Freelance Journalist • Rotten Tomatoes Approved Critic • Bylines: Polygon | RogerEbert.com | Paste | and more. @BOFCA @itsthepicpod

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Disney+ Returns to the Classic World of X-Men '97 | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

Disney+ Returns to the Classic World of X-Men '97 | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

X-Men '97 picks up where the animated series left off, clearing the high bar set by fans of the original.

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ICYMI: Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai Is a Beautifully-Animated, Revenge-Driven Triumph

ICYMI: Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai Is a Beautifully-Animated, Revenge-Driven Triumph

With so many different streaming platforms, even the very best to hit Netflix sometimes fly under the radar. …

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'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Review: Bryan Lee O'Malley's Series Levels Up with Exciting New Adventu...

'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Review: Bryan Lee O'Malley's Series Levels Up with Exciting New Adventu...

'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' is a refreshing new take on familiar material, but it may be too formulaic for view…

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David Tennant, Michael Sheen Continue to Elevate Quality of Good Omens 2 | TV/Streaming | Roger E...

David Tennant, Michael Sheen Continue to Elevate Quality of Good Omens 2 | TV/Streaming | Roger E...

A TV review of Good Omens 2, which premieres on Prime Video on July 28th.

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The Bear Season 2 Spotlights Richie in a Cathartic and Inspiring Episode

The Bear Season 2 Spotlights Richie in a Cathartic and Inspiring Episode

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, …

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You can finally watch Gunbuster, one of the most influential anime ever made

You can finally watch Gunbuster, one of the most influential anime ever made

The Neon Genesis Evangelion anime wouldn't exist without the studio's early hit, Gunbuster, now available to …

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It's the Pictures Winter Anime Preview 2026

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| It's the Pictures (Podcast)
The last time I did this, the preview was posted on Paste Magazine. Since then, Paste has dissolved most of its coverage of anime and moved it to its sister site, The A.V. Club. So instead of not covering anime anymore (something I never even considered), I'm going to pick up the preview and share it here. I know this is the first time I've shared anime coverage here on the Ghost version of this newsletter, so let me know what you think. Do you find anime previews interesting?
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The Quiet Sadness of Playing Lego Voyagers With a Five-Year-Old

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By Max Covill Verified
| crossplay.news
I first saw the trailer for LEGO Voyagers during Summer Game Fest 2025, an annual quasi-marketing event of watching video game trailers. Not only was it a nice change of pace from everything else—buffered on the other side by Nicktoons & the Dice of Destiny before transitioning back to Lies of P— but it also represented an opportunity to play a game with my daughter. I was charmed by the delightful art style and deceptively simple gameplay that was shown in the trailer.
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It's the Pictures has Moved

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| It's the Pictures
It’s the Pictures has moved; you should have received a note from it. If you didn’t, check your spam filter and make sure that this new address [its-the-pictures@ghost.io] is whitelisted. What if I prefer to access the newsletter through my browser? Where do I go now?
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I worked at this place called Filmoria. Good experience of being an editor and working with writers all over the world.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No I have never.

How is social media changing news?

No need for RSS or newspapers. News comes fast and crazy on the internet.
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