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Russian Doll: A Trope You’ve Experienced Before

By Brandon Scott on Feb 25th, 2019

Russian Doll Uses A Iconic Plot Device Russian Doll revolves around a familiar trope. Happy Death Day was perhaps the first thing recently to leverage the Groundhog Day loop into a horror comedy—and now Russian Doll is doing it with… Well, if I’m being honest, I’m not entirely sure what this show’s genre really is….

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Edge of Tomorrow: A Blast from Start to Finish

By D. Alexander on Jun 7th, 2014

WARNING: This review is spoiler-free. Okay, in spite of the title above, give me a moment to make it known that Edge of Tomorrow isn’t flawless. A few of the actors give somewhat hammy performances, and there’s one plot point that feels just a little contrived. With that said, these flaws are very easy to overlook when compared to overall…