Author: Chuck
One Thing I Like About Skeleton Crew
How the “least essential” Star Wars series helped remind us why Star Wars is essential
One Thing I Like About Alien: Romulus
The best sequence in the movie also serves as an illustration of how Alien movies are best when they keep the lore and world-building in service of the cinematic moments. (Spoilers for Romulus and potentially the entire Alien franchise).
Literacy 2024: Book 7: The Bullet That Missed
BookThe Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman SeriesBook 3 in the Thursday Murder Club series SynopsisThe gang of retiree cold-case investigators is asked by a local news caster to investigate the death 16 years ago of his good friend, a woman who worked at the station. Meanwhile, an elusive money-laundering tech wizard known only as…
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Dance Like Globey’s Watching
Two tunes to have yourself a queery little Christmas
A Sense of Like a Dozen Endings
What We Do In The Shadows had a satisfying end to the series, and then a whole bunch more. Spoilers for the Finale and final season.
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Six or Eight Thousand Years Ago
Two tunes with misunderstood lyrics about the cradle of civilization
Literacy 2024: Book 6: Poirot Investigates
A collection of short stories featuring Agatha Christie’s most famous detective.
Agatha the Irredeemable
Final (for now) thoughts on Agatha All Along. Spoilers for the entire series.
Pedal to the Metal, Late to the Party
Here’s why the board game Heat: Pedal to the Metal is my new obsession
