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.
When I Was a Child, I Made Fun of Childish Things
Getting defensive over a sneering op-ed about what Adults should be reading
