[there be SPOILERS ahead, may it do ya fine] yesterday i finished sai Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series – entered the clearing at the end of that path it took me right around a year, all told; i think the longest extended narrative i’ve ever read by way of a mini-review: i dug it… [Read More]
The Ready Player One “Easter Egg” That Bypasses the Backlash
this quick post plays through three short stages the third contains the Easter egg all three potentially contain SPOILERS Stage One: “Microreview” if you haven’t seen Ready Player One (or read Cline’s book), you really should; particularly if you’re the target demo: a “nerd,” “geek,” pop culture afficionado of a certain stripe (70s-80s gaming, sci-fi, etc.)… [Read More]
The Impossible: Interview with Joyce Smith
Smith remembers telling God in a loud, demanding conversation, “You can’t take my son from me. We asked for him seventeen years ago.”
What IT Means (and How *Any* Good Story “Means”)
this thing you’re reading is going to have zero jump scares in three expedient little parts: 1. a micro-review of the 2017 movie IT 2. mini-musing on the meaning of IT 3. more mini-musing on how *any* good story “means” in a similar way so, here we go… IT Reviewed you know what IT was? super… [Read More]
See La La Land & Take Everybody Else With You
a while back (on another site), i wrote about how art begets art – in that case how love for the game Bloodborne led to a renewed dip into Lovecraft several whiles back (on a currently dead blog), i wrote about how faves lead to proselytizing – how when we love something (in that case, Bloodborne’s forebear, Dark Souls), we… [Read More]
Colossal Undertaking – An Interview with director Nacho Vigalondo
When it finally receives its wide release, Colossal will surprise everyone. Given that it will most likely be marketed based on its supernatural elements, the film may seem like a simple monster mash-up. But don’t tell that to the film’s writer and director, Nacho Vigalondo. “It’s a mix,” he explains. “50% comes from my love… [Read More]
you are (are not) your history
Straight Outta Compton was an opportunity for me to reflect on my identity, which includes: – being a huge NWA fan as a teen – now being 40 – feeling the need to purchase two cans of a particular brand of malt liquor to view the movie with, cuz, you know, 8-ball – only drinking one of those cans… [Read More]
