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John DeQuadros (he/him) is a professional toy photographer and versatile freelance writer with a keen focus on popular culture. He contributes a weekly column to ToyTales.ca and his work regularly features on platforms like StarTrek.com and 8-Bit Pickle. Additionally, his articles frequently grace the pages of esteemed publications like Smarter Than Jack, Kaiju Ramen Magazine, ToyCollectr, The Toy Book and Retro Format Magazine. When not crafting compelling content, John enjoys immersing himself in retro video games, enhancing his diverse toy collection, taking leisurely walks with his dog, and cherishing moments with family and friends.

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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ 3×04 Recap: “A Space Adventure Hour”

Sean Anthony (he/him) is a gamer and animation enthusiast. He spends more of his free time thinking about writing instead of finishing that book he started years ago.

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Sean Anthony

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Video Games

Banana Slammin’! A Look at ‘Donkey Kong Bananza’

Matthew Jackson (he/him) is a writer, critic, podcaster, and nerd-for-hire who&#8217;s been writing about pop culture for more than 15 years. He lives in Austin, Texas, and when he&#8217;s not writing he&#8217;s usually counting the days until Christmas.

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Matthew Jackson

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Movies

‘Together’ Is One of the Best Horror Films You’ll See This Year

Sean T. Collins is a freelance TV critic for the New York Times, Vulture, Decider, and elsewhere. He is the author of Pain Don&#8217;t Hurt: Meditations on Road House, available at <a href="https://www.mutualskies.com/">mutualskies.com</a>. He and his wife, the cartoonist Julia Gfrörer, live with their children on Long Island.

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Sean T. Collins

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‘The Prisoner’ Episode 16 Recap: Face to Face

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Fantastic Plastic: The Best Toys of July 2025

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Fantasia Fest Review: ‘Mother of Flies’ Is a Stunning Dark Fairy Tale

Paul Montgomery (he/him) writes from Philadelphia.

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Paul Montgomery

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‘Murder, She Wrote’ Recap: “Joshua Peabody Died Here … Possibly”

Ethan Kaye (he/him) is a writer/editor/book hoarder. He is scared of the Loch Ness Monster.

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Ethan Kaye

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DREAM OF A RAREBIT FIEND – 1

Best Flicks and Bad Flops

Is This the Oldest Surviving Comic Movie?

Latonya &#8220;Penn&#8221; Pennington (they/them) is a prolific freelance pop culture critic who has written for publications such as Into More, Popverse, Comics XF, and more. They are also a poet and have been published in Videodame, The Daily Drunk, and Sage Cigarettes, to name a few.

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