Author: Chuck
Literacy 2025: Book 15: Dark Matter
Blake Crouch’s novel about a man trapped in the multiverse and trying to get back home.
Skin Deep, or, In Space No One Can See You Step On A Rake With A Bucket On Your Head
Early impressions of the brilliant first person stealth slapstick game by Blendo Games
Bucky With the Bad Hair (One Thing I Like About Thunderbolts*)
Thunderbolts* manages to be a strong counterpoint to superhero fatigue, by being even more like a comic book (no spoilers)
One Thing I Guess I Like About Bodies Bodies Bodies
Sometimes a movie is not made for me and that’s a good thing. Lots of spoilers.
Literacy 2025: Book 14: 20th Century Ghosts
Joe Hill’s short story collection shows off his considerable talent and range
One Thing I Like About Until Dawn
Until Dawn is a collection of b-movie horror moments loosely structured around a video game, and it’s at its strongest when it leans into that. (Some spoilers after a warning)
One Thing I Like About The Ballad of Wallis Island
Tom Basden and Tim Key’s story of lost loves and forced reunions manages to charm its way through in the end
Pick Poor Robin Clean (One More Thing I Love About Sinners)
There’s one scene in Sinners that seems to be played for a laugh, but it’s packed with meaning that ripples throughout the entire movie. Long post with lots of spoilers.
One Thing I Like About Drop
Drop places itself in the long history of high-concept suspense thrillers, then makes a reasonably convincing argument that it belongs there
One Thing I Love About Sinners
The experience of watching Ryan Coogler’s Sinners in IMAX is why cinema exists in the first place
