Novel: Pennies from Heaven by James P. Blaylock
James P. Blaylock’s contemporary fantasies are such simple pleasures, it’s easy to overlook the superb
TV: Lanterns (Season 1)
When it comes to comic book adaptations, nothing from the DC universe has even remotely
Novella: Testament of Leaves by Carolyn Ives Gilman
A new book from Carolyn Ives Gilman is always cause for celebration. Her latest, Testament
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TV: The Old Man (Season 2)
Given the tough act it gave itself to follow after a sterling debut season, it’s
Novel: Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron
Having read all Mick Herron’s Slough House books in advance of seeing the fantastic TV
Film: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun made a striking impression with I Saw the TV Glow, a singular
Film: Black Christmas
Underwhelming by modern standards, Black Christmas (1974) still likely deserves credit for breaking ground in
Film: Run Lola Run
A fair number of memorable films came out of the cultural bankruptcy of the nineties,
Novel: Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim
Isabel J. Kim’s Sublimation (2026) possesses the kind of high-concept premise writers dream about, and
TV: Bodkin (Season 1)
Bodkin may be one of the more peculiar shows I’ve watched recently, a grimly comic
Film – Spider-Man: Brand New Day
It’s fitting the Marvel Cinematic Universe has spent the past ten years or so as
Collection: The Jaguar Hunter by Lucius Shepard
One activity that contributed to the weird, nostalgic mood of “Life Felt Bigger, Then” (which
TV: Interview with the Vampire – Part II
Bafflingly, almost three years have passed since I saw part one of Interview with the
Film: The Ugly Stepsister
Somewhere between the period artistry of Poor Things and the unsubtle bludgeoning of The Substance
TV: Sugar (Season 2)
For a show conceptually at the risk of being a one-season wonder, Sugar returns for
Film: Freak Jazz, Movie Madness, and Another Mothers
Frank Zappa is my ultimate problematic fave. His musical influence is powerful enough over me
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Novella: And Side by Side They Wander by Molly Tanzer
It’s a weird time for art, and it’s probably only going to get weirder. Molly
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TV: The Bear (Season 5)
For four seasons, The Bear has ebbed and flowed and soared and spiraled, always riveting,
Film: Panic in Year Zero!
There are multiple ways to interpret Panic in Year Zero! (1962): through the lens of