You’ll Believe a Man Can Believe
Thoughts about a second viewing of Superman and how “childish” idealism is the new punk rock. Lots of spoilers.
One Thing I Love About Superman
Superman is the superhero comic book movie that best captures the weird, nonsensical joy of comic books. No major spoilers.
F1 The Movie The Review
A blurb-friendly review of a car racing movie I haven’t seen. No, not the original one, the formula one.
Jurassic World Rebirth Rebirth
Imagining an alternate reality version of a seventh Jurassic Park movie that would actually seem necessary?
Rude Boy
Quick programming note that I’ve missed a lot of the comments on this blog
Literacy 2025: Book 22: The Last Devil To Die
Richard Osman’s culmination of the cozy mystery series The Thursday Murder Club
One Thing I Love (Yeah, I Said It) About M3GAN 2.0
M3GAN 2.0 is corny AF and has all kinds of pacing issues, but its best moments are sublime in a way the original only hinted at. (Minor spoilers)
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: After Pride
Pride month is over, and we all know what comes next!
One Thing I Thought Was Weird About Jurassic World: Rebirth
Rebirth keeps to an action movie template that’s been through so many generations that its characters and motivations are purely symbolic. (Major spoilers after a warning)
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Summer of Not Pulling Your Love Out
Two completely innocent tunes from June of 1971
One Thing I Like About 28 Years Later
28 Years Later is full of unconventional flourishes that give it an energy you wouldn’t expect from a story about the post-apocalypse. (No significant spoilers)
Literacy 2025: Book 21: William
Mason Coile’s short novel about a haunted smart house and the possibly possessed robot living in its attic