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I am reviewing all of Twin Peaks, the best television show ever made, for @popheist.com, starting with the pilot episode.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I am reviewing all of Twin Peaks, the best television show ever made, for @popheist.com, starting with the pilot episode.
More than a scene-stealer and modern horror mastermind, Dastmalchian's now broken into comics via 'Knights vs. Samurai' and 'Through.'
David Dastmalchian on Trauma, Comics, and Control
More than a scene-stealer and modern horror mastermind, Dastmalchian's now broken into comics via 'Knights vs. Samurai' and 'Through.'
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
More than a scene-stealer and modern horror mastermind, Dastmalchian's now broken into comics via 'Knights vs. Samurai' and 'Through.'
Hannibal is watching over all, wondering how to use every last drop of Will and Jack's suffering to his advantage.
'Hannibal' 1x05 Recap: Ethical Butchery - Pop Heist
Hannibal is watching over all, wondering how to use every last drop of Will and Jack's suffering to his advantage.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Hannibal is watching over all, wondering how to use every last drop of Will and Jack's suffering to his advantage.
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Sean's covering TWIN PEAKS. All of it. This is not something to miss.
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Sean's covering TWIN PEAKS. All of it. This is not something to miss.
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The lonesome foghorn blows.
'Twin Peaks' Series Premiere Recap: The Departed - Pop Heist
In these 94 minutes, the best pilot in TV history, Lynch and Frost create a world, a liminal place that is singular and inimitable.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The lonesome foghorn blows.
Can one figure salvage the reputation of a wrongly maligned movie, nearly 40 years after its release? Do not doubt Pythona's prowess.
Hasbro's Pythona Is the Perfect G.I. Joe Classified Figure
Can one figure salvage the reputation of a wrongly maligned movie, nearly 40 years after its release? Do not doubt Pythona's prowess.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Can one figure salvage the reputation of a wrongly maligned movie, nearly 40 years after its release? Do not doubt Pythona's prowess.
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@seantcollins.com's PRESTIGE PREHISTORY continues with recaps of TWIN PEAKS. 🍩
In these 94 minutes, Lynch and Frost create a world, a liminal place that is singular and inimitable. 🔥
New recaps drop Mondays at 12 AM ET for subscribers 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
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@seantcollins.com's PRESTIGE PREHISTORY continues with recaps of TWIN PEAKS. 🍩
In these 94 minutes, Lynch and Frost create a world, a liminal place that is singular and inimitable. 🔥
New recaps drop Mondays at 12 AM ET for subscribers 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
buff.ly/Jeh4NTm
'Twin Peaks' Series Premiere Recap: The Departed - Pop Heist
In these 94 minutes, the best pilot in TV history, Lynch and Frost create a world, a liminal place that is singular and inimitable.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🪵 ALERT 🪵
@seantcollins.com's PRESTIGE PREHISTORY continues with recaps of TWIN PEAKS. 🍩
In these 94 minutes, Lynch and Frost create a world, a liminal place that is singular and inimitable. 🔥
New recaps drop Mondays at 12 AM ET for subscribers 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
buff.ly/Jeh4NTm
@seantcollins.com's PRESTIGE PREHISTORY continues with recaps of TWIN PEAKS. 🍩
In these 94 minutes, Lynch and Frost create a world, a liminal place that is singular and inimitable. 🔥
New recaps drop Mondays at 12 AM ET for subscribers 🔓 $7/mo, $70/year ✉️
buff.ly/Jeh4NTm
Kelly Reichardt's latest is a slow-burn piloted by Josh O’Connor doing his absolute least as a criminal "mastermind" on the run.
'The Mastermind': A Bum-Numbing Pastiche of Better Heist Movies
Kelly Reichardt's latest is a slow-burn piloted by Josh O’Connor doing his absolute least as a criminal "mastermind" on the run.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Kelly Reichardt's latest is a slow-burn piloted by Josh O’Connor doing his absolute least as a criminal "mastermind" on the run.
Launching later today — get ready!
Starting tomorrow I'm reviewing the entirety of Twin Peaks — Season 1, Season 2, Fire Walk With Me, The Missing Pieces, The Return — for @popheist.com, a worker-owned site for algorithm-free pop-culture criticism. Subscribe for $7/mo or $70/y & enter a place both wonderful and strange popheist.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Launching later today — get ready!
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Finally, for @popheist.com, my Heist Guide to the Age of Apocalypse dropped, featuring a reading order, a discussion of the best series therein, and a look at all the various follow-ups of diminishing returns. #XMen #AgeOfApocalypse
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Heist Guide: Age of Apocalypse - Pop Heist
In 1995 the X-Men comics were rocked by the 'Age of Apocalypse' storyline. Here's how this massive event played out and why it still matters!
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November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Finally, for @popheist.com, my Heist Guide to the Age of Apocalypse dropped, featuring a reading order, a discussion of the best series therein, and a look at all the various follow-ups of diminishing returns. #XMen #AgeOfApocalypse
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For fans in 1995, 'Dark Forces' was a lifeline to a galaxy they thought had fallen silent.
A Larger World: Looking Back At 'Star Wars: Dark Forces' - Pop Heist
This first-person shooter kept Star Wars alive during a dormant period and proved it could thrive in games just as much as on the big screen.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
For fans in 1995, 'Dark Forces' was a lifeline to a galaxy they thought had fallen silent.
Frankly, both sleuths navigate the final act so clumsily, they're lucky to get out of this one alive.
'Murder, She Wrote' Recap: "Magnum on Ice" - Pop Heist
In the conclusion to a two-part crossover with 'Magnum P.I.,' Angela Lansbury shows Tom Selleck how it's done.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Frankly, both sleuths navigate the final act so clumsily, they're lucky to get out of this one alive.
These aren't just modes of transportation — they're full-blown legends.
Fire 'Em Up: Ten Iconic Screen Machines That Defined Cool - Pop Heist
Here are the ten raddest, baddest, and most unforgettable cars in pop culture history — the ones that made generations love the open road.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
These aren't just modes of transportation — they're full-blown legends.
Even a story as vast as It has limits, and for all its ambition, 'Welcome to Derry' ultimately emerges as something of a mess.
'It: Welcome to Derry' Is a Fascinating Mess of a Horror Show - Pop Heist
Even a story as vast as It has limits, and for all its ambition, 'Welcome to Derry' ultimately emerges as something of a mess.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Even a story as vast as It has limits, and for all its ambition, 'Welcome to Derry' ultimately emerges as something of a mess.
The 1987 film about a time-travelling mannequin is a campy cult favorite, and queerness is the core of its plastic heart.
Mannequin Is Even Gayer Than You Thought - Pop Heist
The 1987 film about a time-travelling mannequin is a campy cult favorite, and queerness is the core of its plastic heart.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The 1987 film about a time-travelling mannequin is a campy cult favorite, and queerness is the core of its plastic heart.
Now that Hell has learned of Heaven's weakness, some of the most powerful Overlords are interested in accumulating power.
'Hazbin Hotel' Returns With One Hell of a Sophomore Season - Pop Heist
The unorthodox Prime Video animated series amps up the catchy musical numbers and expressive gothic imagery.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Now that Hell has learned of Heaven's weakness, some of the most powerful Overlords are interested in accumulating power.
Ravishing direction from Chloé Zhao and a spirited Jessie Buckley can’t pull 'Hamnet' from overwrought stupor.
BFI London Film Festival 2025: 'Hamnet' - Pop Heist
Ravishing direction from Chloé Zhao and a spirited Jessie Buckley can’t pull 'Hamnet' from overwrought stupor.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ravishing direction from Chloé Zhao and a spirited Jessie Buckley can’t pull 'Hamnet' from overwrought stupor.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In case you're just joining us: Pop Heist is a worker-owned pop culture news, commentary, and criticism website. We're funded by our readers—and you can help support our writers for as little as $7/mo.
If you haven't checked us out yet, come over and say hi!
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If you haven't checked us out yet, come over and say hi!
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Over the years, del Toro has excelled at showing us an exploded view of his brain. With FRANKENSTEIN, we get an exploded view of his soul. Read @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social's review of FRANKENSTEIN.
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Guillermo Del Toro's 'Frankenstein' Is a Cinematic Triumph - Pop Heist
Del Toro asks a crucial question: If you're lucky enough to get hold of that Promethean spark, what do you do next?
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November 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Over the years, del Toro has excelled at showing us an exploded view of his brain. With FRANKENSTEIN, we get an exploded view of his soul. Read @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social's review of FRANKENSTEIN.
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The one time our hero calling himself an "alpha" isn't exceptionally lame. @fuzzytypewriter.bsky.social hitches a ride with one underdog Yautja.
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'Predator: Badlands' Review: Leader of the Pack - Pop Heist
Trachtenberg ensure Dek's arc is unique for a Yautja. It's about time we had an entry in this franchise with no humans to speak of.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The one time our hero calling himself an "alpha" isn't exceptionally lame. @fuzzytypewriter.bsky.social hitches a ride with one underdog Yautja.
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What does it mean when one of cinema's greatest symbols of atomic destruction becomes a global brand ambassador?
Godzilla: From King of Monsters to King of Collabs
What does it mean when one of cinema's greatest symbols of atomic destruction becomes a global brand ambassador?
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November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What does it mean when one of cinema's greatest symbols of atomic destruction becomes a global brand ambassador?
The competition show offers LGBTQ+ players the chance to be complex, strategic, vulnerable, and victorious. Also: it's camp as hell.
Why Is Survivor So Queer? - Pop Heist
The competition show offers LGBTQ+ players the chance to be complex, strategic, vulnerable, and victorious. Also: it's camp as hell.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The competition show offers LGBTQ+ players the chance to be complex, strategic, vulnerable, and victorious. Also: it's camp as hell.
There's Energon, Cobra wants Energon, and a double-cross (and pair of handcuffs) leaves Duke and Cobra Commander on the run from a bunch of pissed off Dreadnoks while Destro stages a coup at home.
'G.I. Joe' #13 Review: "Dreadnok War" Part 1
Skybound's 'G.I. Joe' revival kicks off the event of 2025 — "Dreadnok War" — in explosive fashion with a dynamite opening salvo.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
There's Energon, Cobra wants Energon, and a double-cross (and pair of handcuffs) leaves Duke and Cobra Commander on the run from a bunch of pissed off Dreadnoks while Destro stages a coup at home.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine turned an ensemble of oddballs into a family fans rooted for week after week, and from network to network.
Noice! The 10 Best Episodes of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' - Pop Heist
Brooklyn Nine-Nine turned an ensemble of oddballs into a family fans rooted for week after week, and from network to network.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Brooklyn Nine-Nine turned an ensemble of oddballs into a family fans rooted for week after week, and from network to network.
Take a walk through one of the most consequential X-Men story arcs ever!
Heist Guide: Age of Apocalypse - Pop Heist
In 1995 the X-Men comics were rocked by the 'Age of Apocalypse' storyline. Here's how this massive event played out and why it still matters!
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November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Take a walk through one of the most consequential X-Men story arcs ever!