Squid Game: Yes, It's as Good as They Say
What are you willing to do to get out of debt? This is one of the questions posed by Hwang Dong-hyuk’s international phenomenon Squid...
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Joey Maqueda
Jul 11, 20215 min read
The Case for War Against All Puerto Ricans (TV series)
I am not, and I cannot stress this enough, calling for armed conflict against the people of Puerto Rico. Those are the words of Elisha F....
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Apr 6, 20213 min read
iCarly is Wayne's World for Kids
Have you ever noticed how much Nickelodeon's iCarly starring Miranda Cosgrove and Jenette McCurdy resembles Wayne's World ? While...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Nov 29, 20201 min read
PPC Presents: Behind the Scenes with Rooni Faye
Legit TV professional and cousin to yours truly, Rooni Faye, dishes on their experiences with American Horror Story’s Ryan Murphy,...
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Joey Maqueda
Oct 26, 20206 min read
"The Boys" is Perfect for Now
There is a degree of truth to the notion that the President of the United States, intentionally or unintentionally, affects the zeitgeist...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Oct 7, 20201 min read
PPC Presents: E6 The Boys Pt. 2
Joey and I continue our chat about Amazon Prime's The Boys. We discuss easter eggs in the show, characterization, the original comics,...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Oct 7, 20201 min read
PPC Presents: E5 The Boys Pt. 1
Let's get raw, raunchy, and risqué. Joey and I get down and dirty with Amazon Prime's The Boys. We lean into the web series, the comics...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Oct 4, 20206 min read
This is Ratched
Ryan Murphy hits hard yet again with the suspenseful drama series Ratched starring American Horror Story’s Sarah Paulson; the connection...
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Joey Maqueda
Aug 24, 20205 min read
Means of Production: Anti-Communism in Film and Television
As Black Lives Matter protests march on, we are again inundated with not only the nonstop news cycle, but a slew of accompanying...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Aug 23, 20201 min read
PPC Presents: Anti-Communism, Good/Bad Writing, and Timing
We're back! Watch us rant about our qualms and preferences when it comes to contemporary TV shows such as Girl Meets World, Lost,...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Jun 21, 20201 min read
PPC Presents: Love Death + Robots S1 E15 "Blindspot"
We watch, discuss . . . and occasionally forget words lol #lovedeathandrobots #netflix #tvseries #tvshow #animation #dark #heist...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Feb 25, 20204 min read
SPOILER ALERT: New Additions in Netflix’s Diablero: La serie regresa y no decepciona
My favorite thing about Diablero season 2 is the new characters we meet. Rarely, am I as enthusiastic about new characters; in Stranger...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Feb 3, 20204 min read
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Give it a Go
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is back and, judging by the end of the season three finale, it’s not over yet. Interestingly, I’ve had...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Jan 14, 20203 min read
SPOILER ALERT – Dracula: An Original Spin on an Overdone Classic
I was not terribly optimistic about BBC’s Dracula when it first began to be advertised. In fact, I have not been very impressed by most...
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Joey Maqueda
Jan 6, 20202 min read
The Mandalorian: A Review
After nearly two months, the debut season of Disney’s much-anticipated The Mandalorian has come to an end. It has struck a different...
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Joey Maqueda
Dec 23, 20193 min read
Netflix's The Witcher: PPC's Official Review
To the untrained eye, The Witcher seems like an unfettered mess of medieval fantasy cliches. Monsters, wizards, kings and queens,...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Nov 23, 20194 min read
WTF, American Horror Story?!
American Horror Story, wtf? I fully expected AHS: 1984 to be as glorious as the 80s theme it promised, but I must say I was pretty...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Oct 30, 20194 min read
Installation III. PPC Reviews The Terror (S1) and It Chapter Two
1) Joey's Pick: The Terror (season 1) In an effort to better relate to sociopaths, and because I’m tired of Liz calling me a wuss, I...
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Joey Maqueda
Oct 28, 20196 min read
Is "Woke Culture" Ruining Comedy? Spoiler Alert: No
As your self-described “asshole” friends on Facebook would tell you, the world of pop culture is a hellscape of roving Thought Police...
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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Sep 7, 20197 min read
Why Your Guilty Pleasures Should NOT Make You Feel Guilty
I don’t know about you, but I’m absolutely sick of people making me feel bad for the shows and films that I love. I must admit, I’ve been...
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