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‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 15: “Worth”

 “Worth” was definitely worth watching, which is surprising to say.  Several plot points that had been left open for several episodes were  all wrapped up in a nice little bow this week. Despite that, it’s  evident that the writers were in a rush to clear up attention for the  season finale. Go ahead and watch this one. 


‘A Quiet Place’ silently disturbs viewers

 If you like small, self-contained movies, then 'A Quiet Place' is the  perfect film for you. The movie shines with its use of sound, and how  unsettling it can be. If you can look past underdeveloped relationships  and lack of context, this movie will thrill you and keep you in  suspense. It’s a nice break from some other dialogue heavy movies out  there. 



The Coven S4E9 - Toxic Fandoms

We're back witches, with another magical episode of the Coven Podcast. This week, we're looking at the toxic fandoms. Can a show be ruined by its fandom? The shows themselves are fairly unproblematic on their own... but then in comes the fandom... 



‘My Hero Academia’ Season 3, Episode 1: “Game Start”

 “Game Start” devoted a lot of time to fan-favorite characters, but  included too many flashbacks for the episode to be considered anything  but a filler. It teases at what is coming up in the season, but doesn’t  live up to the hype of this highly anticipated release.