The cruellest way to reject someone
You’re welcome to break up with Reece Goodall - but do it properly
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Reece Goodall
Rick and Morty – ‘The Wedding Squanchers’
A wedding completely upends the Smiths’ life in the Rick and Morty series finale. ‘The Wedding Squanchers’ goes big, delivering lots of laughs and serious character work in one of the show’s most important episodes yet. The family are enjoying breakfast together when they receive an invitation from an intergalactic...
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Rick and Morty – ‘Look Who’s Purging Now’
It’s an unusually simple instalment of Rick and Morty this week, parodying a major film franchise and being very open about it. Although mainly of the plot beats are quite apparent from the off, ‘Look Who’s Purging Now’ benefits from building on Morty’s character trajectory and tight plot. After a...
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Rick and Morty – ‘Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate’
It’s a little heretical to say this as a Rick and Morty fan, but I didn’t really like the interdimensional cable episode. ‘Rixty Minutes’ was an interesting instalment, boasting a very well-written family plot that actually explored the concept of split timelines, but the improv bits were… well, off. Some...
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A retrospective on Steven Spielberg’s first feature film, ‘Duel’
You may not be familiar with Duel, but you’ve probably seen it parodised once or twice. This 1971 film is frequently cited as one of the best movies ever made for the television, and that is a statement that it would be hard to disagree with – its sheer simplicity...
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Rick and Morty – ‘Big Trouble in Little Sanchez’
On the heels of the series highlight last week, we’re back with a strangely weak one yet again. It finally works out how to take Beth and Jerry on an entertaining and emotional adventure that shines new light on their partnership, but balances it with a mediocre Rick plot. Summer...
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Rick and Morty – ‘The Ricks Must Be Crazy’
Few shows could make a story about powering up a car battery compelling stuff – but few shows are like Rick and Morty. ‘The Ricks Must Be Crazy’ is a layered episode without a weak moment, and it’s hard to see how the season will top this one. Rick, Morty...
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Rick and Morty – ‘Get Schwifty’
We’re getting musical in this week’s Rick and Morty, but the song it sings isn’t an overly impressive one. ‘Get Schwifty’ is the weakest episode of this second season, although it still boasts some great jokes and an interesting B-plot. A giant head appears in the orbit of Earth, and...
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Rick and Morty – ‘Total Rickall’
Rick and Morty is always charting new ground, but can it breathe new life into the clip show format? The answer, of course, is yes, and it results in another classic episode that showcases the show in its most visually inventive. There’s lots to love in ‘Total Rickall’. The family...
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Rick and Morty – ‘Auto Erotic Assimilation’
Rick and Morty returns with an instalment concerned with relationships and the way that they sour. ‘Auto Erotic Assimilation’ is far from the funniest outing, but it nails its characters perfectly and produces something highly poignant as a result. Rick, Morty and Summer respond to a distress call on an...
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A reflection on Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure
In a gaming world governed by who has the most realistic graphics and whose games are the hardest, Nintendo increasingly feels like the best kind of outlier. It absolutely corners the market on games that are charming and full of character, and I’m part of the silent portion of the...
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Rick and Morty – ‘Mortynight Run’
Morty tries to do the right thing on an intergalactic scale, in an episode that is equal parts action and character study. ‘Mortynight Run’ is a solid episode, a more standard return to fare after the experimental weirdness of last week, and it works well (even if the end point...
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Course reading: enjoyable?
How many of us actually enjoy reading the required material for our degrees? Warwick students reveal their true attitudes towards course reading
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