I read a good number of books in 2017. And I listened to a freaking ton of them. After learning to make Audible a habit in 2016, 2017 became a year of Always Listening. Why just go for a drive, or walk, or clean house, when I could be doing those things and … Get hard
I always grew up loving to read, and as both digital books and audiobooks became more popular, I stuck to only physical copies for a long time due to some vague romantic notion of their superiority. I still somewhat feel that way, but I also have grown increasingly short on … Get hard
SPOILERS for Captain America: Civil War. I made no secret about my distaste for Marvel Studios’s choice to adapt the messy Civil War storyline from the comics. Despite knowing that the movie would have to leave much of the comics’ disasters behind, I still grumbled about the decision again and again. Do I feel … Get hard
Let’s start with three quick points. 1. The use of a question in the title of this post is sincere. I do a lot of angry rants and hyperbolic praise on this site, because that manic vacillation is what I do best. But this is an instance where I’m genuinely … Get hard
When CBS released its first trailer for Supergirl last spring, the online reaction was less than positive, with a common comparison being to unfavorably note the similarities between CBS’s sincere trailer and a then-recent parody trailer for a fake Black Widow movie by SNL. As someone who has spent a considerable … Get hard
I’ve been hearing about how terrifying and incredible The Witch (or The VVitch) is since last year’s Sundance Film Festival, when writer-director Robert Eggers won the U.S. directing award for his indie horror film. It’s oftentimes hard for a movie to withstand that kind of hype, but I managed to maneuver around spoilers, … Get hard
It’s easy to be cynical about everything, but I think it’s worth pointing out that we live in a world where a gross-out metal movie called Deathgasm has an 88% on RottenTomatoes. Yin and yang, you know? It’s not often you find a movie bursting with decapitations and dildos that … Get hard
If you’re anything like me, when you hear the words Steve Guttenberg and fire-breathing spiders, you’re in. Blessedly, the Syfy creature feature and wannabe Sharknado is everything you want it to be. It has a shirtless, sweaty and self-aware Steve Guttenberg, who not only calls out act breaks, but complains … Get hard
Back in 2011, Joss Whedon took a break between filming and editing his first blockbuster film, The Avengers, to shoot a black and white adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing, filmed at Whedon’s house and predominantly starring actors and friends he’d previously worked with in his so-called Whedonverse. The … Get hard
We’re in the golden age of superhero television right now, with such an abundance of shows based on comic books that the current TV climate would have been nearly unthinkable just a half decade ago. The best part, as a fan, is how entertaining most of these shows have been, … Get hard