The Pale Blue Eye
I’m not even sure what to say about Scott Cooper’s newest film other than that he is definitely - literally without fail - one of the most consistently fantastic directors currently working.
The Menu
No single film has ever made me want a cheeseburger more than this one.
The Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Since it’s been a bit since I’ve done one of these, I want to point out that I don’t really do reviews. I just kind of geek out at shit. I’m not even going to pretend that the anticipation for this movie didn’t almost kill me through most of 2022. I loved Knives Out. Like, really, really. I’ve watched it probably a dozen times in three years.
Long Tunnel Out of Hell
It’s been a long last few years of batshit crazy bullshit…
GoT: The Iron Throne (Spoilers)
Oof… this didn’t age well at all. Holy shit. In hindsight I can see how stoked I was but after traveling a bit further down the road, I can see the giant pile of waste that was this finale blotting out the horizon.
GoT: The Bells (Spoilers)
This also didn’t age well in hindsight.
GoT: The Last of the Starks (Spoilers)
This one will be quick. I'm going to talk about my issues with the episode first and end in an attempt at defending it because conflicted is my middle name.
GoT: The Long Night (Spoilers)
However, I would like to say, fuck Melisandre. Not that she didn’t serve her purpose but, I’m good with that. In Shireen Baratheon’s name, we pray.
GoT: Winterfell & A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Spoilers)
Part of the reason for this is because these two episodes felt like they were about 40% catch up for those that were pulled in by the hype and just started watching, 10% reminder for the rest of us, and another 48% was calm before the storm. That last 2% I’m reserving for the nightmare pin-wheel Fire-child because holy shit that was just insane.
Borderlands 3 Reveal Trailer
The hype is reeeaaalarbarglearrrrrr! [dead]
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
As I can honestly say this has been one of the greatest, most enjoyable reading experiences of my life, I’ve had a really hard time figuring out where to start. I’ve had this book in just about every want-to-read list imaginable for years. It’s been in the back of my mind for so long that every now and then something would make it come forward and I’d think upon how I have yet to read it and then put it back where it came from.
Dear Stephen Hillenburg,
Thank you for this weird little sponge with his weird little pants. No matter how chaotic and loud his world became, he always saw the best in everyone and everything. No matter how mean things could be, how stupid, how dark, or how dangerous, he always found something of value in all of it. Thank you for all the awkwardness, the laughs, and the love your creation put into the world.
Original 1910 Frankenstein Restoration
The Library of Congress blog has announced that they have finally resored the original Frankenstein after 108 years. This is a pretty huge moment in early film history.
Love & Skyrim
Love is finding someone who looks at you as lovingly as Lydia the Housecarl looks at Uruk gro-Khar the Exiled.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
It is a beautiful, life affirming experience that everyone who plays games at all should try at least once. And always keep in mind that we don’t all see the world as it is. Love each other and be as understanding as you can to those who may not. Their every moment is a nightmare, and yet, they persist.
There's an old adage...
It says something about how things always happen for a reason.
No Posts This Week
Lots of life happening this week and I'm already behind on my weekly goal. The wheel didn't just happen, it took a great deal of trial and error, a monkey, a Prometheus, and a Bob.
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Sunday Night Craziness! July, 30th: Queens, Mothers, and a Spaghetti Death [Spoilers]
I know a lot of people, old fans and newcomers alike, are feeling a bit frustrated with this show at times. I think part the misunderstanding lies in the belief that The Return was about us, as viewers, returning to Twin Peaks. I believe that, in reality, The Return refers to Cooper. This is about his return to the world. Twenty-five years trapped in the Black Lodge was not going to end by walking through a door.
War for the Planet of the Apes (Spoiler Free)
It's a bleak world, with some hard truths about where we've been and where we're going but it never becomes didactic and is not without hope. There are a lot of historical parallels drawn throughout, as well as current ones, and a few very endearing moments of levity that speak to the humorist that, hopefully, resides in all of us. It asks a lot of questions that it expects us to take on our way out because the answers aren't in the narrative. They're not for Caesar or The Colonel but for us.