Fade to Lack

Review: "Marty Supreme" is as great as its hero believes himself to be

One of the year's best - and craziest - films

Dec 27 • Jonathan R. Lack

Review: "Avatar: Fire and Ash" is more of the same, but 'the same' is still spectacular

Come for the Tulkun, stay for Miles Quaritch's midlife crisis

Dec 19 • Jonathan R. Lack

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Metroid Prime 4, Super Robot Wars, Netflix/WB Merger, and Improving Christmas

Purely Academic #25

Dec 18 • Jonathan R. Lack

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The FRANKENSTEIN Episode – The Original Novel, The 1931 Film, and the 2025 Film

Purely Academic #24

Dec 2 • Jonathan R. Lack

November 2025

Review: "Wake Up Dead Man" finds Benoit Blanc asking the bigger questions

Rian Johnson's latest is a challenging, powerful swerve

Nov 26 • Jonathan R. Lack

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School Stories, Pokémon Legends Z-A, Ghost of Yōtei & Taylor Swift x Shakespeare Collabs

Purely Academic #23

Nov 14 • Jonathan R. Lack

Review: "Die My Love" is a harrowing career high-point for Jennifer Lawrence

Lynne Ramsay's latest is so far the great cinematic achievement of 2025

Nov 8 • Jonathan R. Lack

Reviewing "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants To Be Loved"

Another special episode of Japanimation Station's Kyoto Vacation

Nov 3 • Jonathan R. Lack

October 2025

Reviewing CITY: THE ANIMATION - Kyoto Animation's Latest Masterpiece

A special return for Japanimation Station's Kyoto Vacation

Oct 15 • Jonathan R. Lack

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Review: “Roofman” is affecting until it exchanges empathy for platitudes

When the 'moral of the story' feels like gaslighting

Oct 11 • Jonathan R. Lack

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Hades II, Ghost of Yōtei, Xbox Pricing Madness, and more!

Purely Academic #21

Oct 8 • Jonathan R. Lack

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September 2025

Review: "One Battle After Another" finds hope, humor, and solidarity in the struggle

PTA's latest is blisteringly intense and surprisingly sweet

Sep 28 • Jonathan R. Lack

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