The Terrornauts, or, Worst Contact
The charmingly old-school, low-budget British sci-fi movie I’d been hoping to see… is nowhere to be found in The Terrornauts
The Haunting, or, Some Adaptations Are Born Bad
Revisited the revered 1963 haunted house movie and verified that I don’t like it
Mārama, or, Walking Backwards Into The Future
A Victorian gothic horror/revenge movie about the horrors of colonization of Aotearoa and appropriation of Māori culture. (General spoilers)
Phantasm III, or, The Idea Of Rocky
My official launch of Spooktober 2026 is my farewell to the Phantasm series
One Thing I Love About You Had To Be There
The documentary about the legendary Toronto production of Godspell focuses on the brilliant cast of friends
One Thing I Love About Resident Evil
Zach Cregger’s take on Resident Evil is more proof that affectionate parodies can make for the most faithful adaptations. (Very mild spoilers for the opening).
Steam Frame: A Place For Weirdos
An update with some more reserved optimism for the VR headset, now that its price and capabilities have become clear
My Favorite Games: No Man’s Sky
Just because I believe procedural generation is a dead-end for video games doesn’t mean I won’t still spend hundreds of hours playing it
