Author: Tristan Jurkovich

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‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ Season 2 Review: A Thrilling Case of Déjà Vu

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a standout anime that launched on Netflix in 2022. It was a collaboration between CD Projekt Red, the developer of the video game Cyberpunk 2077, and Studio Trigger, one of the best anime studios. Slick animation, mature stories, gruesome deaths, and, by all accounts, a wonderful take on Night City. Four years later, Studio Trigger and CD Project

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‘The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XXXVII’ Review: Halloween Special Memorable Moments

The Simpsons Halloween specials were yearly traditions for me growing up. In syndication, there were always marathons of the collected episodes up to that point. I’ve probably watched the horror shorts in the first eight The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror episodes more than individual episodes. Even though I am a waning fan of The Simpsons, having stopped around season fifteen, I

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How Director Curry Barker’s YouTube Horror Shorts Paved the Way For ‘Obsession’

Back in May, Obsession, one of the highest-grossing films of 2026’s summer, released in theaters. It completely burst past expectations thanks to the artful directing and good use of its budget. If I could boast a little, I wasn’t that surprised, because I had been following the director, Curry Barker, for years on Instagram and YouTube with his comedic skits and

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‘Below’ Review: Netflix Series Makes Monster More Believable Than the Story Itself

In a post-Widow’s Bay world, is there enough room for another small town, bay-based TV show like Netflix’s Below? The two shows are quite different in terms of their premise and, most importantly, in their quality. While there are snippets of genuine surprise, Below is not a Netflix series you have to run and see. [Warning: some spoilers for the series

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