Fantasy
It’s Magic Systems All The Way Down
Almost all “speculative” fiction is fantasy fiction. Horror is fantasy. Most science fiction is science fantasy or just fantasy with… Read More
Elemental: Adorable And Thematically Complex
Elemental marks Pixar’s first romance-focused story since Wall-E, and as a fan of romance stories—yes, most people also find that… Read More
It Came From The Archives! “The Storage Papers: As Scary As The Magnus Archives?”
Before listening to The Storage Papers, I never thought a podcast could scare me as much as The Magnus Archives.… Read More
The Legacy Saga: Generic Epic Fantasy
The Legacy Saga taught me an interesting lesson about tropes, genre conventions, and storytelling methods that I simply cannot enjoy.… Read More
The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Morality: A Myriad March Of Quality
The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Morality is, for one thing, the piece of media with the longest title… Read More
The Domestic Life of Anthony Todd: Slow-Burn Magical Mystery
The Domestic Life of Anthony Todd puts me in an interesting conundrum. The early episodes have a negative quality that,… Read More
Tyvar’s Elf Ball Keeps Rolling
Time for the second, much more powerful of the Historic Brawl decks I promised: Elf Ball. A deck that seeks… Read More
Luca: Another Great Pixar Movie
Luca serves as another reminder of why Pixar has the reputation it does. Yes, stuff like The Good Dinosaur and… Read More
Nimona: An Unexpectedly Emotional Story
Nimona hit the media landscape with such explosive power that avoiding spoilers was difficult. A stylized, bombastic, irreverent sci-fi fantasy… Read More
The Bureau of Magical Things: A Fun Suprise
Even after watching the first three episodes, The Bureau of Magical Things feels like a show that doesn’t exist. A… Read More