December 2022 Archives

Lean, mean French action movie about a former crook-turned-police mechanic who goes on the run afte…

Subscribers can listen to a selection of songs from Low, one of my favorite bands of all time. (In memory of Mimi Parker.)

A film about Santa Claus relying on his violent past to save a young girl from kidnappers? Seems li…

The first Knives Out was an instant classic here at Opus HQ. Glass Onion hits some of the same high…

A collection of stories about each of Dream’s Endless siblings (e.g., Death, Desire). Each story is…

You’re supposed to make your passwords super-long and super-random, but why?

I didn’t like season two as much as season one — I think it wasted too much time on the characters’…

Just a few of the video games that I’m looking forward to in 2023.

Critics respond to the latest whodunit from writer/director Rian Johnson, starring Daniel Craig.

Just a few of the books that I’m looking forward to in 2023.

Just a few of the TV shows that I’m looking forward to in 2023.

Just a few of the movies that I’m looking forward to in 2023.

Just a few of the musical releases that I’m looking forward to in 2023.

There’s much to like about Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of the classic tale: the stop motion ani…

It’s interesting to read this while watching the first season of Netflix’s Sandman series; the adap…

Who knew music inspired by Warhammer 40,000’s grimdark vision could be so… beautiful?

The focus here is mainly on Drax and Mantis’ exploits as they try to kidnap Kevin Bacon. The other …

This Amazon/BBC western mini-series tries to pack a lot of storyline into six episodes, maybe too m…

As witty and charming as you’d expect from Noah. He does a fun variation of his classic “Black Hitl…

Inspired by Navajo culture and spirituality, these six ambient pieces are filled with otherworldly drones recorded in the Utah desert.