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Wonder Woman 1984
As my friend Matt posted, Wonder Woman 1984 was definitely a movie. No question about that. There is, however, a real question about how good it was. And that is a truly self-contradictory answer. So, to reexplain, I recently decided to rate movies based on one main...
Star Trek Discovery, Season 1: Better than Mediocre
I finally broke down and started watching Discovery. And...it's not great. There is a lot to pick apart, and a lot of...let's call them unforced errors. And finally, it suffers from a serious flaw - the creators and showrunners think they are far more clever than they...
Paranormal TV: An Increase in Weirdness?
This is an odd topic to look at - weirdness. What do I mean, and how do I come the the conclusion that it is 'increasing'? This was a question I started wondering about when I noticed the proliferation of paranormal shows. And while I am prone to mock them -...
The Dysfunctional Conspiracy: An Update
Back in 2017 I did a review for a memoir called The Dysfunctional Conspiracy. It was critical, and I had issues with several aspects of the story, especially as it conflicted with my own knowledge of how criminal cases can proceed. But that isn't the point of this new...
Blog Update – COVID-19
No, we aren't shutting down. We...lol. Anyway, I am not posting one of those inane 'COVID-19' messages where we reassure you that a purely online service takes your health seriously, and is going to make sure to clean more often/thoroughly. That's just nuts. Clean a...
Salvage Marines by Sean-Michael Argo
In the afterward to Vampire: The Masquerade, Mark Rein-Hagen famously wrote "creativity is hiding your sources". In Salvage Marines, Sean-Michael Argo did not hide his sources. He instead seemed to revel in them, and not in a good way. From the Warhammer 40K opening...
Body Positivity Is Nice, But…
At the end of the day, being overweight is unhealthy. Full, stop. There simply is no way around it. From joints to organs, fat makes you unhealthy.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
This was the finale of the Skywalker Saga, and I have to say, it was in a lot of ways the most Star Wars of the 9 movies. There is a lot of Star Wars in this…like more than you might expect. And that is a good thing.
Why Christmas? Why Isn’t Easter The Main Christian Holiday
Stripped of the religious trappings, Christmas is a birthday, Easter is…impossible to do without some level of religion.
Rim of the World
I wrote, some years back, that the lack of character development in Pacific Rim was acceptable, as the characters were all archetypes. From Eager Rookie to Shouty Leader, not one character in the movie was much more than a stock archetype - many from Japanese media....