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Tag: Review

  • Essay

The Nun, the Dud, the Horror

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on September 10, 2018September 10, 2018

Stay in and rent a classic horror film instead, and if you really need to leave the house give bowling a try before you consider seeing this.

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  • Essay

Crazy Rich Asians and the Question of What Wealth Means

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on August 20, 2018August 21, 2018

Hollywood can either welcome the new lady of the manor, or get the mop.

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  • Essay

Disenchantment Review

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on August 18, 2018August 18, 2018

Matt Groening Takes the Throne as a Legend of Animated TV Comedy

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  • Essay

The Dear Hunter – or – Concerts as a Time Machine

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 12, 2018March 12, 2018

My thoughts on The Dear Hunter at the Anaheim House of Blues on March 11, and other musings.

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  • Essay

Portlandia and Performative Liberalism

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 9, 2018March 9, 2018

On Portlandia and its incredible skewering of “performative liberalism” in America.

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  • On Writing

What is “Optional Irony?” – or – February’s a Wrap, What’s Up Now?

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 1, 2018March 1, 2018

A look back at February, PopLurker.com and what’s to come.

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  • Essay

Black Panther Review – Step Into the Spotlight

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 18, 2018February 23, 2019

The beauty and achievement of Black Panther, and why I cried like a baby at the end of it.

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  • Essay

The End of the F***ing World Review – Unsurprisingly Bleak

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on January 9, 2018February 23, 2019

Full review of Netflix’s The End of the F***ing World, not for everyone but still recommended.

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