The Man Who Just Didn't Get It

A movie critic is no more likely to ask for mercy than he is to dish it out. And his first rule is: never plead ignorance. But this time a confession and a request are in order.

Know this, Pokemoniacs: your world is alien and barren to me. I have never so much as held a Game Boy--though in my role as uncle, I have held boys who were playing the game. I don't know the Pokemon toys, cards or comic books. I once watched 10 minutes of the Pokemon TV show, and that particular episode must have been the antidote...

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