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Whose Best Picture is Best?

February 23, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

A comparative analysis, of sorts, of Best Picture winners between the Oscars and the National Board of Review

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Academy Awards, Anna Josephson and Jeff Michler, National Board of Review, Oscars

Ranking the best films of the past 25 years

February 8, 2025 by thestakemag 2 Comments

Choosing the best film from each year, for the past 25 years, then ranking them. Lists are arbitrary.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Anna Josephson and Jeff Michler, Best of, Lists, movies

A conversational ranking and assessment of the last 25 Best Picture winners

January 27, 2025 by thestakemag 3 Comments

The landscape of American Movies, judged by 25 years of Best Picture winners

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Academy Awards, American Movies, Anna Josephson and Jeff Michler, Best Picture, Forrest Gump is terrible, Oscars

Review: The X-Files: Year Zero #4-5

February 24, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Jeff and Anna conclude their review of the X-Files miniseries

Filed Under: Comics, Reviews Tagged With: Anna Josephson and Jeff Michler, The X-Files, X-Files Year Zero

Review: The X-Files: Year Zero #3

October 16, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Including period dramas Mad Men and Masters of Sex, and questions of continuity, and where that X comes from

Filed Under: Comics, Reviews Tagged With: Anna Josephson and Jeff Michler, Comics, Costume Drama, IDW, Mad Men, Masters of Sex, The X-Files, X-Files Year Zero

Marvel’s new Thor is out and it has everything but the new God of Thunder

October 8, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Jeff and Anna discuss Thor #1, and the merits of Thor’s gender-swap strategy

Filed Under: Comics, Reviews Tagged With: Anna Josephson and Jeff Michler, Comics, Marvel, Thor

Review: Legendary Star-Lord 1 & 2

August 15, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Anna and Jeff read Legendary Star-Lord off the strength of Guardians of the Galaxy

Filed Under: Comics, Reviews Tagged With: Anna Josephson and Jeff Michler, Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Legendary Star Lord, Marvel, X-Men

Review: The X-Files: Year Zero #1

July 28, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Anna and Jeff are back to reviewing comics. They also happen to be major X-Files fans.

Filed Under: Comics, Reviews Tagged With: Anna Josephson and Jeff Michler, Comics, FBI, IDW, Mulder, Scully, The X-Files

Review: Pretty Deadly #4 and 5

April 8, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

Anna and Jeff close out the first arc of Pretty Deadly with much love for Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios’ work.

Filed Under: Comics, Reviews Tagged With: Anna Josephson and Jeff Michler, Comics, Emma Rios, Image Comics, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Pretty Deadly, Reviews

Playing Anyman: Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman

February 3, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead on Sunday in his New York Apartment. He was 46.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Anna Josephson and Jeff Michler, Philip Seymour Hoffman

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