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The Mandalorian, Chapter 3: The Sin

I'm in love with this show's expansion of the Mandalorian mythos, from the armor's creation to the enclave's many helmeted denizens having conflicting opinions on our pro…

The Mandalorian, Chapter 2: The Child

It's a strange choice, with only eight episodes, to spend an entire one segregated from the larger narrative to go on a fetch quest. And with the episodes so surprisingly short, I ca…

The Mandalorian - Chapter One

Let's get down to brass tacks right out the gate: as first episodes go, this one is solid. It establishes a lot without a big info-dump, and it begs viewers to tune in on Friday fo…

Letterboxd Review: Let it Snow (2019)

It's a Christmas romance movie. Based on a John Green book. I am not. The target audience. For this. But Netflix decided I just had to see every laugh line of the movie in one super…

Letterboxd Review: The Wolf Man (1941)

Released two days after the Pearl Harbor attack, The Wolf Man easily could have been rejected as an inappropriate diversion and ignored in favor of more optimistic, light options. It'…

Comic Book POW! - Oct. 30

Halloween always has me rushing somewhere to get something at the last minute. I guess I reveal my true self in working on a costume: I show a lot of promise for someone as disorganized and…

Letterboxd Review: Dead of Night (1945)

Anthology horror films are, I think, the greatest format possible for the genre. You can pack a feature film with such a variety of tone and aesthetic that just can't be accomplished…

Comic Book POW! - Oct. 23

Here's a comic book question for you: does every single character need their own series? I'm not talking about the odd Rocket Raccoon solo arc. No, that makes perfect sense. But thi…

Letterboxd Review: The Terror (1963)

I have an unhealthy appreciation for Roger Corman's films. While it's true that the man makes more commercial product than transcendent art, there's an honesty to it. Corman …

Sandwich Board: October, 2019

It's becoming exponentially difficult to scare me when I live in such times. Back in the long, long ago, I remember the most terrifying thing imaginable was the Crypt Keeper puppet…

Comic Book POW! - Oct. 9

I have very little to say on the subject of the Joker movie. Really didn't care. I hear Joaquin Phoenix did a terrific job, and that's great! Too bad we can't see him do a terr…

Comic Book POW! - Oct. 2

These days, almost every comic property depends on its ability to be adapted into at least one season of television. Chris was the person who handed me Volume 1 of Dynamite's The Boys ,…

Letterboxd Review: Them! (1954)

You cannot throw a rock without hitting someone's thesis about how creature-horror such as this film "slid into self-parody" at some point. Why? Because the monsters looked…

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