Graham Piro

Graham Piro is a former editor-in-chief of the Voice. He isn't sure why the rest of the staff let him stick around. Follow him on Twitter @graham_piro.


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The 250: The Dark Knight Rises

Welcome to the 250! The 250 is a weekly podcast where Halftime staffers watch a movie on IMDb’s Top 250 list and discuss their thoughts on the work. This week... Read more

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The Reel Pulpit: High Hopes for Doctor Strange

There’s no denying that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has changed Hollywood. The release of Iron Man in 2008 jumpstarted an unprecedented set of interconnected films that were more than... Read more

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The 250: The Dark Knight

Welcome to the 250! The 250 is a weekly podcast where Halftime staffers watch a movie on IMDb’s Top 250 list and discuss their thoughts on the work. This week... Read more

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A Pleasant Derivative: The Magnificent Seven Evokes Happy Nostalgia

After an undoubtedly underwhelming summer at the cinemas, The Magnificent Seven rides into theaters to allay the summer blues. Antoine Fuqua’s remake of the 1960 Western classic starring Yul Brynner... Read more

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The Reel Pulpit: How to do Horror Right

It has practically become cliché at this point to say that jump scares are ruining horror movies. A litany of recent films, from Annabelle to The Woman in Black 2... Read more

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The 250: Batman Begins

Welcome to the 250! The 250 is a weekly podcast where Halftime staffers watch a movie on IMDb’s Top 250 list and discuss their thoughts on the work. This week... Read more

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The Reel Pulpit: Why Ben Affleck is the Best Batman

If you had told me right after the Dark Knight Rises that I would be writing an article about Ben Affleck being the best Batman, I would have laughed you... Read more

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The Reel Pulpit: Boldly Going for 50 Years

Cinema has depicted many legendary showdowns: Batman vs. Superman, Alien vs. Predator, Freddy vs. Jason, Iron Man vs. Captain America. However, in an age when cinema-goers clamor for the next... Read more

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The Reel Pulpit: How Stranger Things Won The Summer

The best film of the summer was eight hours long, was not released in theaters, and only starred one notable actress. It did not contain any huge action set-pieces, or... Read more

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The Voice Summer Reading List

“Dark Matter” by Blake Crouch — Graham Piro Multiverse theories and quantum physics typically make for dry, scholarly writing. In the hands of Blake Crouch, however, these topics make for... Read more