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"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar:" or "Why Wes Anderson should direct more Roald Dahl Books"
In my last review, published far too long ago, I raked popular auteur director, Wes Anderson, over the coals for his self-indulgent and...
Oct 22, 20236 min read
Style and Substance in Anderson's "Asteroid City"
The use of the phrase “style over substance” is at its very core a sophomoric criticism. Style is substance, as much a fundamental...
Aug 23, 20239 min read
"Hide:" A Labyrinth with no halls
Horror writers have always drunk greedily from the well of mythology, and with good reason. From cannibalistic wendigos to child-eating...
Mar 26, 202311 min read
‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once:’ a multiverse of meaning
Movie Review From April 29, 2022: From “Rick and Morty” and “Into the Spider-Verse” to upcoming blockbusters like “Multiverse of Madness”...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
The bloodless husk that is ‘Morbius’
Movie Review From April 8, 2022: In the face of the masterfully designed entertainment domination conspiracy known as the Marvel...
Aug 4, 20225 min read
Thoughts on a ‘Bioshock’ movie: all the light has gone out of my life
An Angry Opinion Piece From March 25, 2022: Caring about things is the gateway drug to disappointment. I have been burned by this simple...
Aug 4, 20225 min read
The frivolous follies of ‘The Cuphead Show!’
TV Show Review From March 4, 2022: I can say, with absolute certainty, that there is no currently popular IP that more readily lends...
Aug 4, 20225 min read
‘Ozark’ season four part two: A good enough end to a good enough series
TV Show Review From May 6, 2022: To say ‘endings are hard’ is probably the greatest understatement in all of writing. A story IS its...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
‘Ozark’ Season 4 Part 1: same stress, different day
TV Show Review From February 4, 2022: Despite having long languished in its comparisons to Breaking Bad, “Ozark” has always been and...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
The mesmerizing mayhem of ‘The Blacktongue Thief’
Book Review From January 28, 2022: The ability to imbue a narrative with a personality, a definite taste to the text and world the author...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
‘Army of Thieves’ stole my time
Movie Review From December 3, 2021: The very existence of this movie feels like a joke. In a wasteland of endless remakes, spin offs,...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
‘Inside Job’ shouldn’t stay a secret
TV Show Review From November 19, 2021: It is a tired cliche at this point to say that any new adult animated series is like “Rick and...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
‘The Last Duel’ doesn’t quite finish the fight
Movie Review From October 22, 2021: A good story told badly is an infuriating waste of time, but a great story told only adequately is in...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
‘No Time to Die’ leaves you shaken, but sadly not stirred
Movie Review From October 15, 2021: Among the many movie franchises that have strung about through cinematic history, the James Bond...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
‘Midnight Mass’: The horrors of self-righteous faith
TV Show Review From October 1, 2021: What is the purpose of faith? What are we supposed to receive from our dedication to a higher power?...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
Hilarious horror in James Wan’s ‘Malignant’
Movie Review From September 24, 2021: Whatever credit James Wan is receiving for being the standard bearer of modern horror, I can safely...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
‘Reminiscence:’ Memorably Forgettable
Movie Review From September 17, 2021: Remember “Inception?” Over a decade ago, Christopher Nolan’s science fiction masterpiece surged...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
Acceptance, Aspiration and the Dream-like Fantasy of “The Green Knight”
Movie Review From August 20, 2021: Of all the sweeping epics of Arthurian legend, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” has always stood tall...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
‘Infinity Train’ season four is the end of the line
TV Show Review From April 23, 2021: “Infinity Train” was an animated anthology series created by Owen Dennis, which aired on Cartoon...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
‘Kill 6 Billion Demons’ is worldbuilding insanity
Online Comic Recommendation From April 9, 2021: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. An unassuming commoner is revealed to be the...
Aug 4, 20224 min read
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