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Everything is Groundhog Day

Everything is Groundhog Day

What does invented lore do to to our relationship with film and shows? What does it change in how understand and interpret a story?
John McStravick May 30, 2025
Revisiting, Actually is a Good Idea

Revisiting, Actually is a Good Idea

Love Actually is not a great movie. That may not be a common or popular take, but that is the truth.
John McStravick Feb 2, 2022
The End is just the Beginning

The End is just the Beginning

One of my favorite things about the end of the year is the ‘Best Of’ lists that pop up everywhere on the internet. They are inherently arbitrary. Inescapable. And I love them.
John McStravick Jan 13, 2022
Bringing It Home

Bringing It Home

I’ve just completed the second season of For All Mankind (FAMK) on AppleTV+. And Wow! NOW, BEFORE I GET INTO THE WHY, HERE IS YOUR SPOILER WARNING. PLOT DETAILS WILL BE DISCUSSED AND REVEALED THAT COULD SPOIL YOUR VIEWING EXPERIENCE IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE SHOW YET. The
John McStravick Nov 24, 2021
Peak Good

Peak Good

Mare of Easttown is good. With exceptional acting, an interesting, layered story, and a solid production, it’s a worth a watch. A focused story about a woman and her job, a town and its people, and the shared experience of struggle, there is a lot to like. But while
John McStravick Jul 9, 2021

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