November 2023 Archives

Back in 2009, Michael Jai White wrote and starred in Black Dynamite, an homage/parody to blaxploita…

I hope I can critique Loki’s second season without sounding like one of those YouTube bros who post…

This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode provide a broad overview of Tor Lundvall’s shadowy musical world.

The film — which is already done and earned some early praise — has been shelved for a tax write-off.

Inspired by the biblical book of Daniel, The Mercy of Gods will be released next August.

The “man in suit” vs. “man in suit” action is pure tokusatsu joy.

The tentative agreement includes pay increases and protections against artificial intelligence.

I like having some idea of how Opus is doing. Tinylytics provides that in a simple, well-supported package.

Anchored by Alan Ritchson’s performance, the Amazon series is lean, mean, eminently enjoyable late-night popcorn fare.

Although I watched a few episodes of the cartoon series back in the ’90s, I don’t have any real str…

Inspired by a Tibetan folktale, Shuna’s Journey has many of the usual Hayao Miyazaki tropes (e.g., …

The Chicago shoegazers’ four-EP set, now featuring previously unreleased demos, is a shining example of shoegaze pop par excellence.

It may have won the Hugo Award for best novella, but I was surprisingly underwhelmed by All Systems…

Is Star Trek: Lower Decks finally growing up? While this latest season still contained (juvenile) j…

Ronnie Martin returns with another sleigh-load of synthesizer sounds for the Yuletide season.

The new single from nostalgist duo Ben Holton and Rob Glover has their customary moody beauty, but with a bit of an edge this time.

Vancouver’s finest darkwave/post-punk outfit reveals the first single from their upcoming album.

Whenever we venture up to Omaha, it’s basically assumed that, time permitting, we’re going to eat a…

A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.

Also, some reflections on the “attractive ugliness” of Portishead’s music.