Category: TV and Movies
Up the Creek
The show could resort to the expected obvious jokes when these characters meet the salt of the earth townsfolk of Schitt’s creek. But the surprise here is how the show manages to only skirt the cheap gags and predictable slapstick and reveals some heart beneath the trite veneer.
Stephen Hillenburg, Creator of Spongebob, has passed away
Spongebob is the character I needed but never had growing up.
Ordinary Sunday Brunch
Ordinary Sunday Brunch with Sunday Morning cultural links to stories about music, art, history, and food to read, share, and discuss.
Interlude: Where Are All The Good Submarine Movies?
There are no Air Force movies, nor will there ever be.
Spooky Season: The New Halloween Movie Is…Pretty Good(ish)
Michael Myers is back and basically the same.
Red Storm Rising in My Mind
Everyone has that favorite book they have played out as a movie in their imagination. Mine is Red Storm Rising. If done properly it would be not only an epic piece of storytelling, but timely as well.
“Annihilation” Movie Review
One of the best films of the first half of the year, a sci-fi/horror mashup, is now available on streaming and disc.
On Sympathies
So I’ve seen both Black Panther and Death Wish over the space of a couple of days. I came to the conclusion that, for different reasons, it wouldn’t be possible to talk about either one of these movies without talking about politics, politics, and more politics. So this, officially, despite the category label, is *NOT* a Mindless Diversions post. (That doesn’t mean that you don’t have to follow the regular site rules in comments, though.) Also, spoilers within.
Netflix Delivers – Altered Carbon Review
A brief review of Altered Carbon, Netflix’s new Sci-Fi series.
Let the past die – kill it if you have to
Warning: This post contains unmarked spoilers for The Last Jedi
Star Wars and the Failure of the Imagination
In any extended series the creators reach a decision point. They have said what there is to say given the series’ starting point. They have to choose: Do Something Different, or More of the Same.
The Problem With ‘The Gambit’ in Last Jedi
Let’s talk about the massive plot hole The Last Jedi introduced.
