Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (2021)
There’s a lot to like about Gideon Falls, right up until the final page. Jeff Lemire’s storyline bl…
March 2023 Archives
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Really Early, Really Late by The Declining Winter (Review)
The Declining Winter’s latest album is their finest yet, a stark-yet-lush affair filled with haunting arrangements and lyrics.
Review Roundup: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Critics respond to the latest adaptation of the world’s most popular role-playing game.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by Steven Spielberg (1984)
The mine cart chase sequence is an action movie classic and Ke Huy Quan is a delight as the plucky,…
“E. G. Shining” by Cranes
The beloved goth/dream-pop band is slowly resurfacing after a long silence.
The Sandman, Volume 10: The Wake by Neil Gaiman (1996)
Neil Gaiman brings the story of Morpheus, King of Dreams, to an end following the events of Volume …
Coming Soon from 88 Films: Jackie Chan’s Police Story 3: Supercop in 4K
The remastered Jackie Chan classic starring Michelle Yeoh will be released this April.
Thanks to Netflix, It’s Morphin Time Again
I’m actually kinda sorta maybe interested in Netflix’s 30th anniversary celebration of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Zeiram 2 by Keita Amemiya (1994)
I liked this one better than the original Zeiram. It still has all of the original’s flaws — namely…
Review Roundup: Chad Stahelski’s John Wick: Chapter 4
Critics respond to Keanu Reeves’ final action-packed, blood-soaked outing as John Wick.
Magnificent Warriors by David Chung (1987)
I started watching this thinking it was 1986’s Royal Warriors, a “modern” police action film that a…
The Sandman, Volume 9: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman (1996)
The most ambitious Sandman volume to date, with Neil Gaiman wrapping up several storylines from pre…
The Sandman, Volume 8: Worlds’ End by Neil Gaiman (1994)
I was a bit cool on this volume at first, with its disjointed stories told by a group of travelers …
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark by Steven Spielberg (1981)
There’s not a lot to be said about Raiders of the Lost Ark that hasn’t been said before, and by peo…
Japanese Folklore Meets Samurai Action in the Stop-Motion Hidari
The five-minute short, featuring hand-carved puppets and anime-inspired combat, is a pilot for a potential feature-length movie.
The Sandman, Volume 7: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman (1994)
My least favorite Sandman volume so far. It possesses some cool ideas and concepts (e.g., the famil…
32 of the Best Comics Currently Available on Hoopla
And all you need to read them is a valid library card.
RRR by S. S. Rajamouli (2022)
I was inspired to re-watch RRR after “Naatu Naatu” won the Oscar for “Best Original Song” (and dese…
New Subscriber Playlist: “Straight Outta West Yorkshire”
Subscribers can listen to a collection of songs culled from the catalog of Richard Adams (The Declining Winter, Western Edges, Hood).
The Princess and the Pilot by Jun Shishido (Review)
Thanks to detailed artwork and solid animation, The Princess and the Pilot isn’t a bad movie. But it had the potential to be much more.