• Forty-One

    Oh, right, I’m totally old now.

  • Survival of the Meekest

    After Obama’s statement about same-sex marriage, I’m going back into the closet to bring out my wet blanket. You say “landmark moment in the history of gay rights,” I say “damage control.”

  • Roughage: A Novel

    A somewhat interesting question arises from an uninteresting debate: can books be both cinematic and literary? How much can we expect to get from a work of art, if artists deliver everything to us in an easily digestible manner?

  • Some Assembly Required

    On how awesome The Avengers is, and a definitive answer as to why the Marvel movies are better than DC’s.

  • A Thousand Points of Light

    Distraction-free entertainment is totally L7 to the max, Daddy-o! The kidz are all about the texting these days and you just have to get on board with the program!

  • Knowing is Half the Battle

    I can’t stop myself from writing about The Cabin in the Woods. Some validation and a question after a second viewing. Still includes tons of unmarked spoilers, so see it already.

  • Slutty Until Proven Innocent

    Or, “Five Characters In Search Of A Little Human Empathy.” Copious unmarked spoilers for The Cabin in the Woods, discussing how it mocks not just horror movies’ stereotypes, but the audience’s own.

  • Eerie Tales of the House of Mystery

    Today on Late to the Party Theater: Chuck discovers that Locke & Key is a terrific horror comic that calls back to the “classics” without feeling like a self-conscious reinterpretation.

  • Lawful Evil Dead

    The Cabin in the Woods is the best horror movie I’ve seen in years.

  • When I Was a Child, I Made Fun of Childish Things

    Getting defensive over a sneering op-ed about what Adults should be reading

  • Non-Gelatinous Cubes

    A mini-review of Lords of Waterdeep, the new barely-D&D-themed board game, and an attempt to explain what it is that’s re-ignited my interest in board games in general.

  • Being Katniss Everdeen

    If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention! The internet’s preeminent Hunger Games fan and the bold battle against real racism.