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Star Trek: Discovery Affirms the Open-Hearted Approach of the Series and its Captain in "Face the Strange"
A time-hopping adventure turns into a referendum on whether Michael Burnham's looser but friendlier command style works.
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Andrew Bloom

January 2024

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "Duet" and What Justice Means in the Shadow of Atrocities
Star Trek asks about penance and forgiveness in a stunning Holocaust allegory.
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Andrew Bloom
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September 2023

"The Great Simpsina" and How to Grade The Simpsons After the Show Lost its Magic
A quality late-season episode featuring Martin Landau as an aging magician raises questions about how to regard the show after its glory years.
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Andrew Bloom
Star Trek Voyager’s “Tuvix” Is More Than Just a Thought Experiment: It’s a Human Story
The human element at play in the sci-fi tale of a combined being is just as important as its ethical quandary.
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Andrew Bloom

August 2023

The Two Key Moments that Explain Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer
A pair of foundational events account this story of a shifting psyche and its painful regrets.
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Andrew Bloom
Ahsoka Remains True to its Characters: For Now, That's Enough
The series premiere, entitled "Master and Apprentice", does justice to what came before, with interesting hints as to what comes next.
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Andrew Bloom
The Venture Bros: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart – When Failure Becomes Success
An incredible television show says goodbye with a film that honors where the series started and how far it, and its characters, have come
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Andrew Bloom
Greta Gerwig's Barbie: Who Is This Movie For?
What's specific and what's universal in one of 2023's signature releases
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Andrew Bloom

April 2022

The Simpsons: Why Fans Hate “That 90s Show” for All the Wrong Reasons
The episode fails for its story and humor, not for its retcons.
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Andrew Bloom
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