As the body count rises, Inspector Jack Phatudi is drawn into a dangerous manhunt to unmask the vigilante.
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Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
Amid mounting pressure from both vigilante violence and municipal manipulation, Dearing settled the condemnation lawsuit and moved his family to 7th Street in West Oakland.
Montgomery has barely been in the big leagues for two months but has already put his name alongside a couple of franchise icons (and another hard-core punisher of baseballs).
Craig Robinson is Reggie’s nemesis, as the aforementioned Jerry Basmati, a rival player (and cynical Christian), who inherited the post-gridiron media career Reggie imagined for himself.
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
There are fun villains; Reggie’s nemesis is a sneakily vicious NFL alum (Craig Robinson) with the splendid name Jerry Basmati.
For instance, multilayer plastic bags — those that hold snack chips, candy and coffee beans — are the scourge of municipal garbage haulers because they cannot be recycled, and if put in the blue bins, can damage mechanical sorting machines.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
Now my hometown in Minnesota is experiencing the scourge of occupation in a way nobody should ever have to.
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