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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 1d

Sunrise of the Reaping by Suzanne Collins Review

#SunriseoftheReaping #SuzanneCollins #HungerGames #TheHungerGames #scifi #scifibooks #dystopia #YAfiction #book #bookreview #booksky

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Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

Haymitch Abernathy attempts to humiliate The Capitol after being forced to compete in the Second Quarter Quell.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 4d

Tron: Ares Review

#Tron #TronAres #Tron3 #JaredLeto #scifi #scifimovie #actionmovie #film #filmreview #filmsky #movies #moviereview #moviesky

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Tron: Ares Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

A program designed to be the perfect expendable weapon develops self-awareness and empathy in the third Tron film

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 6d

Good Boy Review

#GoodBoy #horrormovie #horror #dog #film #filmreview #filmsky #movies #moviesky #moviereview

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Good Boy Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

A dog moves into a haunted house with his sick owner in the indie horror film Good Boy

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 7d

Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars Review

#KnifeEdge #KnifeEdgeChasingMichelinStars #ChasingMichelinStars #documentary #cooking #food #tv #tvreview

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Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

If it weren't for its intrusive host, Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars would be one heck of a docudrama from Apple.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 8d

The Last Frontier Review

#TheLastFrontier #thriller #drama #Alaska #tv #tvreview

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The Last Frontier Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

The Last Frontier has a heck of a cast but cannot overcome the dull story that rehashes several better thrillers.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 11d

The Smashing Machine Review

#TheSmashingMachine #DwayneJohnson #EmilyBlunt #RyanBader #BasRutten #BennySafdie #drama #sportsmovie #MMA #biopic #film #filmreview

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The Smashing Machine Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

Dwayne Johnson plays Mark Kerr in the sports biopic The Smashing Machine.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 11d

One Battle After Another Review

#OneBattleAfterAnother #warnerbros #PaulThomasAnderson #LeonardoDiCaprio #SeanPenn #BenicodelToro #ChaseInfiniti #politicalfilm #film #filmreview #filmsky #movies #moviereview #moviesky

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One Battle After Another Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

A former revolutionary and his daughter get separated when a rogue military officer takes over the city they're hiding in.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 11d

Anemone Review

#Anemone #drama #DanielDayLewis #SeanBean #SamanthaMorton #film #filmreview #filmsky #movies #moviereview #moviesky

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Anemone Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

Jem seeks out his hermit brother after twenty years, attempting to bring him back to the world to face his troubles and relate to his son.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 11d

Play Dirty Review

#PlayDirty #heistmovie #actionmovie #Parker #film #filmreview #filmsky #movies #moviesky #moviereview

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Play Dirty Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

After a robbery, Parker and his crew are betrayed by one of their own. The only survivor, Parker hunts the one who killed his friends, and inadvertently stumbles into another job. But it means once ag...

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 17d

The "Lumberjanes" Animated Series That Never Was

#Lumberjanes #animation #comicbook #ShannonWatters #NDStevenson #GraceEllis #GusAllen #HBOMax #WarnerBrosDiscovery #BoomStudios #LGBTQ #Transgender

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The "Lumberjanes" Animated Series That Never Was - Pop Culture Maniacs

In this post I'll talk about the Lumberjanes animated series that never happened, the implications of this news, and what's next.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 18d

15 More Successful Hollyoaks Actors

#Hollyoaks #BritishTV #TV #RhiannonClements #SairaChoudry #DylanLlewellyn #KassiusNelson #MandipGill #WallisDay #CarleyStenson #KarenHassen #NicoMirallegro #LaurenMcQueen #BronaghWaugh #HannahTointon #TosinCole

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15 More Successful Hollyoaks Actors - Pop Culture Maniacs

To celebrate Hollyoaks' 30th Anniversary, Kieran Freemantle highlights 15 successful actors from the Channel 4 soap.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 19d

I Swear Review

#ISwear @studiocanal.com #KirkJones #RobertAramayo #MaxinePeake #PeterMullan #ShirleyHenderson #ScottEllisWatson #comedydrama #Britishfilm #Scottishfilm #film #filmreview

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I Swear Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

John Davidson struggles with Tourette’s Syndrome and his campaign to raise awareness are explored in the comedy-drama I Swear.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 25d

Knights of Guinevere "Pilot" Review

#KnightsofGuinevere #YouTube #adultanimation #DanaTerrace #ZachMarcus #JohnBaileyOwen #psychologicalthriller #scifi #animatedseries #tv #tvreview

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Knights of Guinevere "Pilot" Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

On September 19, Knights of Guinevere, an indie animated mature sci-fi psychological thriller, with body horror, premiered on YouTube.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 26d

Zack Snyder's Movies Ranked

#ZackSnyder #DawnoftheDead #300movie #Watchmen #LegendoftheGuardiansTheOwlsofGaHoole #SuckerPunch #ManofSteel #BatmanvSupermanDawnofJustice #ZackSnydersJusticeLeague #ArmyoftheDead #RebelMoon #films #movies #filmsky #moviesky

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Zack Snyder's Movies Ranked - Pop Culture Maniacs

Zack Snyder's filmography from Dawn of the Dead to Rebel Moon is by Pop Culture Maniacs.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 28d

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Review

#DowntonAbbey #DowntonAbbeyTheGrandFinale #costumedrama #perioddrama #historicaldrama #film #filmreview #filmsky #movies #moviereview #moviesky

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

A new generation prepare to take over the running of Downton Abbey in the final entry in the Downton Abbey series.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · 29d

Slow Horses Season Five Review

#SlowHorses #SlowHorsesSeason5 #AppleTV #spythriller #garyoldman #jacklowden #kristinscottthomas #AimeeFfionEdwards #spythriller #tv #tvreview #tvsky

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Slow Horses Season Five Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

Slow Horses is back for a fifth season and better than ever with a story that involves the whole team trying to save Britain.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · Sep 16

Gen V Season Two Review

#GenV #GenVSeason2 #superhero #superheroshow #comicbookshow #satire #tv #tvreview #tvsky

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Gen V Season Two Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

Gen V is back for a second season that follows closely on the heels of season four of The Boys, for good and for ill.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · Sep 15

The Conjuring: Last Rites Review

#TheConjuring #TheConjuringLastRites #VeraFarmiga #PatrickWilson #MiaTomlinson #BenHardy #horror #horrormovie #film #filmreview #filmsky #movies #moviereview #moviesky

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The Conjuring: Last Rites Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

The Conjuring: Last Rites shows the Warrens' last case, involving a family in Pennsylvania and their daughter

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · Sep 15

Rabbit Trap Review

#RabbitTrap #horror #horrormovie #folkhorror #Britishfilm #film #filmreview #filmsky #movies #moviereview #moviesky

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Rabbit Trap Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

No sooner have Darcy and Daphne moved to the Welsh countryside than a local child becomes fixated on ingratiating himself into their new life.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · Sep 14

MechWest Episode 1-3 Review

#MechWest #animation #independentanimation #steampunk #western #youtube #DaveGallagher #tv #tvreview #tvsky

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MechWest Episodes 1-3 Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

A robot/mech witnessing the death of its two compatriots. Pearl West, a spunky teenage girl from a nearby town, soon finds this mech.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · Sep 11

Strange New World - New Life and New Civilizations Review

#StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #StarTrekStrangeNewWorldsSeason3 #NewLifeandNewCivilizations #scifi #scifitv #tv #tvreview #tvsky

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Strange New World - New Life and New Civilizations Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

Strange New Worlds' third season comes to a close with the loss of a beloved supporting character and a disappointing return.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · Sep 9

Alien: Earth "Metamorphosis" and "Observation" Review

#Alien #AlienEarth #FX #hulu #DisneyPlusUK #NoahHawley #SydneyChandler #AlexLawther #TimothyOlyphant #BabouCeesay #SamuelBlenkin #scifi #scifitv #tv #tvreview #tvsky

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Alien: Earth - “Metamorphosis” and “Observation” Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

Prodigy have retrieved Weyland-Yutani's samples from a crash site in New Siam, but opens up a can of chestbursters in the third and fourth episodes of Alien: Earth.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · Sep 9

Only Murders in the Building Season Five Review

#OnlyMurdersintheBuilding #OnlyMurdersintheBuildngSeason5 #murdermystery #comedydrama #SteveMartin #MartinShort #SelenaGomez #tv #tvreview

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Only Murders in the Building Season Five Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

Only Murders in the Building in back and the mystery of just how the doorman, Lester, found his way into the Arconia fountain is afoot.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · Sep 9

Female friendship and queerness across girl-centered anime

#anime #LGBT #Them #WitchyPrettyCure #SoaringSkyPrettyCure #BirdieWing #SorairoUtility #FlowerandAsura #LycorisRecoil #tv

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Female friendship and queerness across girl-centered anime - Pop Culture Maniacs

This article examines recent examples of female friendship across anime, like in Anne Shirley, which sometimes also feature queer characters.

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Pop Culture Maniacs @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social · Sep 4

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Terrarium Review

#StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #StarTrekStrangeNewWorldsSeason3 #StrangeNewWorlds #Terrarium #scifi #scifitv #tv #tvreview #tvreview

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Strange New Worlds - Terrarium Review - Pop Culture Maniacs

After nearly three seasons, we finally get the Ortegas spotlight episode the show has been needing - giving Melissa Navia a chance to shine.

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