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Masters of the Universe: Revelation Had the Power, But Lost It
Part 1 of Netflix’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation was better than it had any right to be. Billed as a sequel to an ‘80s cartoon that never had enough story to make a sequel feasible, Kevin Smith managed to pull off a minor miracle by staying true to the foundations of the franchise while…
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The Tick TV Show Doesn’t Give A Damn About Your Cynicism
Two years ago, a new version of The Tick premiered during Amazon’s Pilot Season promotion with a first episode that felt queasy, paranoid, and claustrophobic. It definitely wasn’t The Tick of years past. But, for the most part, any worries about Ben Edlund’s big, loveable crimefighter melted away as that first season spooled out in…