Friday Fiction: Too Intriguing Not To Look
Curiosity is perhaps one of the strongest human traits. Deep in our bones, it sits, demanding we know more about everything.
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Turning Red: Pixar Succeeds Again
My reviewing of Turning Red has to, by the sheer presence of its theming, contain caveats. It’s a movie that has a heavy focus on periods and mother-daughter conflicts during adolescence. As an adult male reviewer, it’s not my place to speculate on how true to life this movie is. I’ve simply not grown up as a teenage girl.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Nostalgic, Thematically Overstuffed Horror
Given recent movie adaptation trends, Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark has a lot of comparisons. Even attempting to evaluate it outside of context is semi-impossible because of its similarities.
Friday Fiction: The Dark Beach Horizon (Part 3)
On the beach, you’ll see many strange sights. Messages scrawled in the sand. Birds flocking in artificial half-light with something caught in their bills.
Wilder Girls: A Strong Story Lacking Something
Wilder Girls is missing several things. The book has a lot of truly impressive aspects to it, and a heck of a hook—but doesn’t play with its toys nearly enough.
The Adam Project: Tropey and Deeply Emotional
I will not say The Adam Project is a unique movie. Barring a few moments of extreme narrative creativity, it’s got all the tropes you’d expect and runs through them with a blistering pace.
Friday Fiction: The Dark Beach Horizon (Part 2)
The strangest of events can interrupt a pleasant night. In part two, our unnamed beachgoer finds their calm turning ever more surreal.
It Came From The Archives! “Upload: Excellent Science Fiction, Satire, and Romance”
(With season two already out, I figured it was as good a time as any to bring back my original review of this complex and clever series. If you’ve not caught up, this might convince you.) Originally Published: June 8th, 2020 Upload Is Some Excellent Science Fiction Upload was on my watch list for months before…
What Was It Like At Clearwater Comic Con?
What’s cooler than a convention? How about a free-to-enter convention! On March 5th, The Clearwater Public Library System and Clearwater Parks & Recreation Department sponsored one in the Ross Norton Recreation Center.
Friday Fiction: The Dark Beach Horizon (Part 1)
Have you been to the beach at night? It’s unlike anything else in the world.
The Ending of The Magnus Archives
The Magnus Archives is a podcast—and after 200 episodes, I’ve listened to the whole thing. Twice before, I’ve spoken about the series and how it progressed, and now we can bring the talk home to roost.
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty: 6 First Impressions (Part 2 of 2)
Aggro decks with fast starts used to be all the rage. Azorius versus RDW is an age-old matchup. But, so far, most meta-aggro decks focus on growing creatures and overwhelming—but slower—board presences.
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