Music For When You’re Not Quite Done With Winter

Okay, so it’s April and it snowed here yesterday. Still, there’s something about this music that makes me long for wrapping myself up in a big cloak with a greatsword in my hand. Or for writing about such things. I believe I’ve mentioned Wardruna before (though I can’t find it in the archives); their music […]

Review: Freedom of the press means the freedom to criticize and oppose.

I saw The Post last weekend, and I’m glad I did, though it wasn’t my choice. It is a (sadly) timely film, depicting the (true) story of how the news exposed (through the Pentagon Papers) the United States government’s thirty-year conspiracy to dupe the nation into the Vietnam War. It is a slow burn of […]

Review: The best way to ruin a gothic ghost story is to try to make it be something else

While both The Woman in Black and Winchester are both gothic ghost stories, Winchester‘s lady in black doesn’t succeed as well as The Woman in Black due to trying to hit too many targets. (Sorry not sorry.) Both films feature a lot of great (and admittedly grey filmography), and both have some star power (through […]

When The Doctor is Completely Wrong, He’s Right – A review of “Twice Upon A Time” and Steven Moffat

Let’s talk about showrunners, writers, and season endcaps on Doctor Who, especially with “Twice Upon A Time” just under our belts. Spoilers, sweetie. First, a reminder: For all the good he did for the franchise, I hated Russell T. Davies’ season endcaps. Hated them…especially the end of Donna Noble’s time as a companion. And at […]