The Dispatch by Jordan Acosta

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Film Review: Nosferatu (2024)
An atmospheric and slightly terrifying remake of a remake.
Film Review: A Real Pain
Modern Poland is woven into a deeply moving pilgrimage and character study.
Book Review: Conclave by Robert Harris
A tightly plotted thriller which overcomes its banal premise.
Book Review: A Bitter Taste by Josh Reynolds
A beloved Japan-inspired fantasy mystery series reaches a tipping point.
Book Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
A whimsical, brilliantly penned modern fairy tale.
Film Review: The Florida Project
An unexpectedly warm and deeply human narrative found on the periphery of the Disney experience.
Book Review: Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto
A brilliantly crafted primogenitor of the Japanese crime genre.
Book Review: Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi
An accomplished Machiavellian treatise in a fantasy setting.
Book Review: EXTREMOPHILE by Ian Green
Probably the most batshit book I've read since Into the Miso Soup.
Film Review: The Substance
A mystical critique of hyper-capitalism's body standards.
Book Review: The Escher Man by T.R Napper
The Australian Cyberpunk maestro returns with a cerebral crime thriller.
Book Review: A Reluctant Spy by David Goodman
A tightly paced debut with a fabulously original premise.
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