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Weekend at Dragon Con

Saturday begins with a trip to moonbase Alpha. Space 1999 is one of those things I feel never gets enough love. The show’s  look and premise, especially in the first season, was something a lot of later shows took from and built on. I enjoy a fascinating discussion of the

Dragon Con Begins

Thursday at Dragon Con is a liminal space, a time of in between. It begins in harsh reality, sweating through a maze of ticket lines at the Sheraton, but igniting in the evening, morphing into a colorful dreamscape of leather, fur and feathers. The crackle and buzz of potential fills

Is Dragon Con Essential to Survival?

Fandom isn’t a box of groceries left on an old woman’s doorstep. It isn’t a thick blanket gifted to a child on a frigid night, and won’t keep the rain off your head. Yet to so many it is as necessary and natural as breathing. Why? If survival is dependent

TV review: ‘The Sandman’ offers bold, ambitious storytelling

Have you ever finished a film, TV series, or book and thought, “Wow, that was an excellent story…but I’m not sure if I enjoyed it”?  I recently finished watching Netflix’s big-budget adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s epic DC Comics series, The Sandman, and to be honest, I’m still working through my

Book review: ‘Shadow of the Sith’ is a cinematic Star Wars read

If you’ve listened to me chat about Star Wars for more than 30 seconds, then you’ve probably heard me talk about my love for the sequel trilogy.  I know they were (and still are) somewhat controversial, and not all fans agreed on how they turned out. And you know what?

Five important takeaways from Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’

Until a short time ago, I didn’t watch horror movies. They were too scary, too gory, and – quite frankly – too much for me to handle…or so I thought.  Then Jordan Peele’s Get Out blew my mind (in a good way), and I realized, “Hey – this is some

‘The Umbrella Academy’ season 3 not quite as fresh, but still lots of fun

I’ll never forget what it felt like to discover the first season of The Umbrella Academy. I was stuck at home too sick to go into work, and just kept watching episode after episode on Netflix, completely entranced.  The show was hilarious, wonderfully weird, and also deeply moving, and I

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ is, at times, both mighty and ‘meh’

I’ve been pondering over Thor: Love and Thunder ever since I walked out of the theater on Saturday night, trying to decide what I wanted to say in my review. And honestly, I’ve been having a little trouble organizing my thoughts into a cohesive opinion.  I feel like I’m in

TV review: ‘Ms. Marvel’ is simply marvelous

I’ve found it funny that since the MCU shows started releasing on Disney+, some of my favorites have been the ones I was initially less excited about.  My favorite MCU Disney+ series by far is WandaVision, even though I was somewhat hesitant about the concept. I don’t think I was

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