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Everyone is wrong about Generation X

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Dec 5, 2025

Everyone is wrong about Generation X

Are we beloved slackers or obsolete losers? Cultural saviors or whiny ironists? Whatever: I'm bringing data AND vibes to the never-ending argument.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
Cartoons are better than people

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Oct 29, 2025

Cartoons are better than people

For me, live-action movies and TV will always be secondary.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
We all have a place on the Wheel of Fate

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May 27, 2025

We all have a place on the Wheel of Fate

A Q&A with 'Andor' writer Tom Bissell on narrative structure, quick deaths, and getting T-boned by Star Wars history.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
I went to a concert

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May 6, 2025

I went to a concert

This musician not only changed my life—she defined it.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
The emperor has no pose

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May 5, 2025

The emperor has no pose

Fascist autocracies are bad enough, and the worst have no ambition but eternal control.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
Do we still need superheroes?

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Apr 14, 2025

Do we still need superheroes?

Tales of the ultra-powerful may have run their course, leaving us to confront the challenge of surviving a multiverse we cannot transcend.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
All About 'All About Lily Chou-Chou'

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Mar 27, 2025

All About 'All About Lily Chou-Chou'

This Japanese movie from 2001 virtually vanished after its release, but now, finally, it's connecting with a brand-new audience.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
Is 'Daredevil: Born Again' the only TV show really taking on the Trump era?

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Mar 24, 2025

Is 'Daredevil: Born Again' the only TV show really taking on the Trump era?

Unless you're a dork like me, you're probably not watching it.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
The Sex Robot Murder Comedy

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Feb 7, 2025

The Sex Robot Murder Comedy

On falling in love with a tossed-off phrase, and what that says about writing—my own and everyone else's.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
Rewind, Kind Be

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Jan 23, 2025

Rewind, Kind Be

What does it mean when we consume culture—movies, TV, books—out of sequence?

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
Spoiler Alert: Ending Explained

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Jan 14, 2025

Spoiler Alert: Ending Explained

I'm addicted to finales—in life as well as art.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
3,617 Words About Luke Skywalker

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Nov 25, 2024

3,617 Words About Luke Skywalker

Who was the human being behind the legend?

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
The Way People Judge Things Is Bad and I Hate It

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Nov 21, 2024

The Way People Judge Things Is Bad and I Hate It

Surprise! I've got a better approach, just for you.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
Applecore: The TV Aesthetic That Captures the Vibes of Today

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Nov 17, 2024

Applecore: The TV Aesthetic That Captures the Vibes of Today

It touches on a very specific but meaningful vein of technological nostalgia.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross

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