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Graduation and Professor of Thrones—November 2017 Update

Posted on November 13, 2017July 6, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

I hope the fall has been treating you all well. I want to tackle the elephant in the room right away before diving into anything else. Yes, I haven’t posted on this site for roughly four months. A combination of having an immensely busy final semester schedule (that’s right, I’m graduating in December) and temporarily

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Game of Thrones: S7 E1- Review

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Joshua Klafter

Mediocrity was not something I expected from the season 7 premiere of Game of Thrones. Can HBO afford a mostly filler episode with only 12 left in the show? Regardless, I can’t say the episode was bad. After all, there hasn’t ever been a bad episode of Game of Thrones. Some, like this one, just

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Game of Thrones Explained: What Will Happen in Season 7

Posted on July 16, 2017January 4, 2018 by Joshua Klafter

After a between-season hiatus nearly three months longer than usual, the penultimate season of Game of Thrones is finally upon us. The cultural zeitgeist was particularly infuriating this time around. Usually, I would bask in a social media explosion centered around the return of one of my all-time favorite shows. Something about the excruciatingly forced

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Romance Dawn: The Grand Re-read

Posted on July 4, 2017July 6, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

And thus, our journey begins with the short, but sweet Romance Dawn arc. Named for the one-shot manga that would serve as the catalyst for the development of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda starts off his massively ambitious series with a perfect microcosm of the narrative to come. A substantial chunk of the major themes of

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Baby Driver—Rapid Reviews

Posted on July 2, 2017July 6, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

Going into 2017, my most anticipated film of the year (aside from The Last Jedi, obviously) was Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver. Being responsible for both the genius Cornetto Trilogy, and one of my favorite movies, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Wright has positioned himself as one of my all-time favorite filmmakers. Having such a profound

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Announcing One Piece: The Grand Re-read

Posted on June 29, 2017July 6, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

I’m proud to announce a brand-new series, One Piece: The Grand Re-Read. Join me, Josh Klafter, Captain of the Josh E. Pirates, as I take a gonzo voyage back through the Grand Line. Just as Gol D. Roger left notes on poneglyphs across his route to Raftel, I will be dropping a blog post for

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One Piece: Chapter 868- Review

Posted on June 14, 2017June 21, 2017 by Joshua Klafter

Of course they failed! In all honesty, I feel like somewhat of an idiot for believing that Oda was done addressing Big Mom’s backstory for the time being. The way he intertwined her continuing past narrative with the current action was outstanding. Although this chapter wasn’t quite as potent as its predecessor, there is still

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One Piece- An Analytical Dive Into Big Mom’s Backstory

Posted on June 9, 2017January 4, 2018 by Joshua Klafter

One thing we often forget while following the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates is that the world of One Piece is a very dark place. A government oozing with corruption, a class of nobles that is above all laws, and political conspiracies at every turn are just a few of the harsh elements that

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Wonder Woman—Rapid Reviews

Posted on June 5, 2017July 6, 2019 by Joshua Klafter

Wonder Woman serves as the latest installment in the infamous DC Cinematic Universe, a franchise that, up until this point, was yet to produce a good movie. With contemporaries such as Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad in its wake, I was very pessimistic going in. The explosive critical and audience reception, combined with my

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An Analytical Breakdown of the Game of Thrones Season 7 Trailer

Posted on May 29, 2017January 4, 2018 by Joshua Klafter

After a lengthier than usual hiatus, the penultimate season of Game of Thrones is finally nearing. As if I wasn’t impatient enough already, a fantastic trailer dropped this past week. I would have had this post up earlier if I wasn’t at MegaCon all weekend, but I’m sick of apologizing to a non-existent audience. Enough

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