Issue #413: Stranger Things and Speedrunning

Reporting in from my seat in front of my TV watching AGDQ. Plus, a few words on Stranger Things.

Jan 6

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December 2025

Issue #412: Accidentally Wrote About Ten Records

Hardcore punk in review

Dec 30, 2025

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Issue #411: Dominant Strains of Thought, 2025's Cinematic Unconscious

All the things you wanted to know about 2025 film releases but were too afraid to ask.

Dec 23, 2025

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Issue #410: New Year's Evil in 2025 (Movie Marathon Soon)

Early newsletter drop, early-ish warning for the next in Paradox movie programming.

Dec 15, 2025

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Issue #409: The Smiles and Cries of Training Day

Writing about Training Day just this once might not be enough.

Dec 8, 2025

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Issue #408: Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys Elevate Streaming Drama

The Beast in Me, Strangers on a Train, and Jacques Lacan's anti-alcohol screed.

Dec 2, 2025

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November 2025

Issue #407: Paradox Newsletter Gift Guide 2025

Get your gift giving in order.

Nov 25, 2025

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Issue #406: One Bait After Another

This week, a review of Q-Up (2025), a quick note on Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), and a tribute to Tatsuya Nakadai.

Nov 18, 2025

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Issue #405: Art is Alive in Tallahassee, Florida

Reviews of new music from Toronto and Tallahassee.

Nov 11, 2025

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Issue #404: Bugonia and the Truth of Every Alien Conspiracy Theory You've Ever Heard

Songs that have complex narratives face a lot of challenges to being good songs.

Nov 4, 2025

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October 2025

Issue #403: Celebrate Halloween With Modern Horrors of Human Invention

Netflix released a nuclear fairytale just in time for you to trick or treat as a mushroom cloud.

Oct 27, 2025

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Issue #402: Optimistic Martial Arts Manga

Through this round of Music League, I’ve come to find out live albums are polarizing.

Oct 21, 2025

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