MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel talking "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom"

This live roundtable for the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel stood as the final gathering of “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” for 2023. The release of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom put a cap on the defunct DCEU and a pretty crappy overall year for comic book movies. Ian led a group of us to talk all about it and bury the dead. Watch Ian, myself, Mark Krawcyzk of Special Mark Productions, and new addition Cati Glidewell of The Blonde in Front on this stellar episode.

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How to Become A Sharper Sports Bettor

Sports betting is more than a mere game of chance; it is an acquired skill that can be nurtured to improve chances of success. No matter if you are an experienced or newcomer bettor, becoming an exceptional bettor requires knowledge, strategy, and discipline - three components we will explore further in this guide to elevate your sports betting game and increase overall proficiency.

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Exploring Automobile Insurance: Types and Media Portrayals

Auto insurance is an essential component of vehicle ownership, offering financial protection in the event of accidents, theft, and other unforeseen incidents. Understanding the different types of auto insurance and how they function is critical for both personal and business needs. Interestingly, the intricacies of auto insurance have occasionally been depicted in movies, providing a unique perspective on how insurance works in real-life scenarios.

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COLUMN: My 10 Best Movies of 2023

For me, 2023 was the embodiment of the Ferris Bueller quote: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Yup, that was my year as a husband, father, school teacher, podcaster, editor, and movie critic. The continuing stresses of my work-life balance occasionally morphed into joys where, when the flow was right, chasing movies didn’t matter. Normally, I would regret the blind spots, but this was a year where I didn’t completely.

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20 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE: The 10 Best Films of 2003

In an annual series, Every Movie Has a Lesson is going to look back twenty years to revisit, relearn, and reexamine a year of cinema history to share favorites, lists, and experiences from the films of that year. When measuring back as far as twenty years or more, I feel like “favorites” that have stood the test of time have aged to become some level of “best.” I feel like a bunch of those populate my reflective look back at the best of 2003.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Society of the Snow

Society of the Snow is what this writer calls a “thank your lucky stars” movie. It depicts the kind of true story experience that is frighteningly unfathomable to comprehend. You watch it constantly trying to determine what you would do in the characters’ places and reach an overwrought point where all you can do is, hence the nickname, “thank your lucky stars” you didn’t have to go through what you saw on-screen echoing history. The survival you watch fuels and trumps your own.

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Interconnecting Blockchains - The Critical Role of Crypto Bridges

As innovation on blockchain technology accelerates, an increasingly urgent challenge emerges - public chains have limited ability to communicate with each other. This severely restricts composability, exchange of value and functionality across isolated crypto networks built on fully decentralized infrastructure. Cryptographic bridges provide the missing link enabling frictionless interoperability. DefiWay builds highly advanced solutions to connect the fragmented world of blockchains.

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