Josh Sarnecky

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Josh Sarnecky is one of Pop Break's staff writers and covers Voltron: Legendary Defender, Game of Thrones, and Stranger Things. His brother, Aaron, also writes for the website, but Josh is the family’s reigning Trivial Pursuit: Star Wars champion.

‘Dark Phoenix’ Review: All Flicker, and No Flame

Josh Sarnecky - June 8, 2019

Somewhere hidden in the ashes of Dark Phoenix, a good movie exists. But unlike the mythical bird that Jean Grey’s (Sophie Turner) alter ego...

Detective Pikachu Is Uneven But Often Electric

Josh Sarnecky - May 11, 2019

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu should not work. This film juggles more genres than a troop of amateur circus clowns, but the movie bobbles them far...

Avengers: Endgame and the Stages of Grief

Josh Sarnecky - May 8, 2019

“This was never going to work if they didn't have something to….” The dying words of Phil Coulson in 2012’s The Avengers capture an odd...

Game of Thrones Season 8 Premiere Review: ‘Winterfell’ Kicks Off the Final Season with a Family Reunion

Josh Sarnecky - April 15, 2019

Family reunions are often joyful occasions, though they have a penchant for becoming awkward. This is especially true when someone brings a new significant...

Why We Watch Game of Thrones

Josh Sarnecky - April 14, 2019

Game of Thrones is a series of contradictions. The show strives for a gritty sense of historical realism in its politics and warfare but...

The Future Is Female: 5 Ways Captain Marvel May Change the MCU

Josh Sarnecky - March 11, 2019

Sorry to all the trolls out there, but Captain Marvel is here and kicking the butt of everyone in her way (including the box...

Review: Deadly Class is a Nihilistic, Bloody Harry Potter Wannabe

Josh Sarnecky - January 7, 2019

Deadly Class Series Premiere, 'Reagan Youth' Plot Summary: Marcus Lopez Arguello (Benjamin Wadsworth), an orphan with a dark past, receives an invitation to join a...

Voltron Disappoints In Its Final Season

Josh Sarnecky - December 31, 2018

Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 8 Plot Summary: Having saved the Earth from a Galra invasion, the Voltron Paladins and the crew of the Atlas travel...

Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 Premiere: Four Seasons In & This Show May Have Finally Gone Too Far

Josh Sarnecky - October 24, 2018

Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 Premiere, ‘The Virgin Gary’ Plot Summary: With Mallus defeated, the Legends return to 2018 as heroes. However, the team soon...

Review: NBC’s Manifest Fails to Take Flight

Josh Sarnecky - September 25, 2018

Manifest Series Premiere, ‘Pilot’ Plot Summary: On a flight from Jamaica to New York, Montego Air Flight 828 experiences turbulence and power failure before safely...

Voltron Season 7 Review: More Personal, But Also More Generic

Josh Sarnecky - September 2, 2018

Voltron Season Seven Plot Summary: After their battle with Lotor, the Paladins of Voltron must travel back to Earth and replace the Castle of Lions....