The graphic novel was somewhat informative but mostly disappointing, but I’m glad I read it because it’s shortcomings motivated me to revisit an excellent podcast
Category: Reviews
Losing the Message in the Metaphor
While remaining relevant and prophetic for decades after its first publication, “Amusing Ourselves to Death” by Neil Postman falls victim to some of the very indulgences it warns against.
Brevity, Lighting, and Torture in Star Trek: The Next Generation
A scene from a random episode I’d seen as a kid lingered with me for over 20 years. I was surprised to see that references to that scene are still in circulation today, and I finally went to the trouble to watch the episode in its entirety.
Iterations of Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo, Finding Nemo in Space, and Finding Nemo with Guns
BOOKS: Immunity, by William E Paul
Textbook, Autobiography, and a History of immunological research
Shows: Kobra Kai (Season 3)
Harder to Watch than a Speeding Punch to the Face
BOOKS AND MOVIES: POLLYANNA
It’s one of those books that will make you want to hug everybody you know. And the movie is quite pleasant, too
Shows: Cobra Kai (Season 1 and 2)
“Cobra Kai”: Good or Bad? It’s kind of like that course on Nicholas Cage in Community1 — it’s complicated.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens — so bad that the actors were trying to get their characters killed off so that they wouldn’t have to be in any more sequels
Some have suggested that Carrie Fisher employed more dramatic methods to avoid the next movie…
BAD MOVIES: Star Wars VII – The Force Awakens
This is one of those movies that you try really hard to enjoy because you want to enjoy it. And even if you left the theatre having had fun, you can’t help but admit to yourself that it was a terrible movie. It relies heavily on pleasing the viewer through Nostalgia from the original trilogy;…
Bird Box: a great opening scene, and lots to argue about
It also gave us a great reason to reminisce about how terrible “The Happening” was…
