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Damn the Man! Empire Records After 30 Years

Superhero Ethics by TruStory FM

May 26, 202664:41TV & Film

“Empire Records” bombed in 1995, got panned by critics, and spent the next thirty years becoming a cult classic — which tells you something about what reviews are actually measuring. Comics writer and Book Riot contribut...

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