Category: Arts & Entertainment
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Everyone Knows The Water Is Warm Enough
Two barely tangentially-related tunes in honor of Wendy Melvoin
Literacy 2025: Book 16: The Twisted Ones
T Kingfisher’s folk horror novel about a woman discovering the ancient things that live in the woods around her grandmother’s house
Magic What We Do (Rewatching Sinners)
More thoughts about Sinners after a second viewing, including plenty of stuff I missed. Lots of spoilers.
One Thing I Love About Poker Face: “The Game is a Foot”
The season two opener of Poker Face is an unapologetically goofy celebration of everything the series is about
Literacy 2025: Book 15: Dark Matter
Blake Crouch’s novel about a man trapped in the multiverse and trying to get back home.
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.
