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The Gwen Stacy Problem: the complicated, sad story of one perpetually dying woman

March 13, 2025 by Christopher ZF 4 Comments

Its time to let Gwen Stacy rest in peace.

Filed Under: Comics, Movies Tagged With: Gwen Stacy, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Spider-man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The 5 Worst Pop Culture Moments of 2014 (Chris ZF version)

December 22, 2024 by Christopher ZF 3 Comments

The Stake kicks off its contributorss annual Best and Worst of the Year in Pop Culture lists.

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: DC Cinematic Universe, Franchise, Game of Thrones, Hack, Jennifer Lawrence, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Simpsons, Sony, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Family Guy

The 10,000x better version of The Amazing Spider-man 2

September 25, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Turns out, it didn’t have to be awful

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: How it should have ended, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2

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