Unleash the Basilisk
Thoughts about old computers, emulators, and the difference between idealized memory and practical reality
Glass Onion and the Post-Whodunnit Detective Story
Glass Onion is fantastic, a thoroughly contemporary satirical comedy that also feels like a comfortable, old-fashioned murder mystery
Black Adam, or, Welcome To The Rock
Black Adam seems like what you would get if you made a movie out of The Rock
Four Things I Like About Midnight Mass
Mike Flanagan’s horror series for Netflix are so thoughtful and ambitious that even the ones that don’t work for me are still fascinating. Spoilers for the entire series.
Literacy 2022: Book 12: Raising Steam
The last “grown-up” Discworld novel affectionately leaves its characters with comfortable lives in a world that’s changing for the better
One Thing I Love About the She-Hulk Finale
She-Hulk literally delivers its mission statement directly to the camera, but still manages to leave all of its implications for the audience to figure out. Lots of spoilers for the series.
One Thing I Like About Werewolf By Night
Werewolf By Night wasn’t quite as bold as I’d been hoping for, but it pushed the limits of what you can do within the MCU
I, Too, Am An Adult With Very Strong Opinions About Mario Mario
Lazy dunking on casting Chris Pratt has revealed something I never fully appreciated about the franchise
Haven’t Got Time for Immortality
Immortality is both a masterwork and a frustrating example of the limitations of interactive storytelling. Spoilers within.
A Few More Things I Like About Barbarian
Still thinking about a horror movie that probably wasn’t intended to be quite as thoughtful as I made it sound. Minor spoilers.
One Thing I Like About Barbarian
Barbarian doesn’t just mock “Don’t open that door!” moments in horror movies, but explains why you would open that door. (No significant spoilers)
I Don’t Know How I Feel About Dreamlight Valley
Disney’s new “kind of free-to-play but also not really” game is confusing the heck out of me and I can’t stop playing it