Fiction, Science Fiction, Television, Thriller
TV: The Peripheral (Season 1)
An odd takeaway from season one of The Peripheral: while recognizably based on a William Gibson novel, it doesn’t…
March 21, 2023
Fiction, Mystery, SpiesNovel: Spook Street by Mick Herron
Mick Herron’s superb Slough House novels are worthy enough in and of themselves, but now my enthusiasm is also…
March 18, 2023
Comedy, TelevisionTV: Oh Jerome, No
Mamoudou Athie made a distinct impression in the somber, surreal horror series Archive 81, and it made me curious…
March 18, 2023
Life, WritingRainforest Writers Retreat 2023
One late February weekend in 2020, as COVID-19 was just finding its legs, I was obliviously enjoying the Rainforest…
March 16, 2023
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, TelevisionTV: Poker Face (Season 1)
On one level, it’s surprising a show like Poker Face could succeed in the current TV landscape, but on…
March 16, 2023
Life, Website, WritingLong Live the Blog
Visitors exploring this site in recent weeks may have noticed missing photos and technical issues on old pages and…
March 13, 2023
Comedy, FilmFilm: Triangle of Sadness
If Force Majeure established Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund’s bona fides as a cinema provocateur, Triangle of Sadness (2022) etches…
March 13, 2023
Comics, Film, Science FictionFilm: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Nobody was happier than I was when Marvel started to conquer Hollywood, but it’s been losing its mojo for…
March 7, 2023
Drama, TelevisionTV: Fleishman is in Trouble
Voiceover narration can be a real turn-off, but Fleishman is in Trouble uses the device to good effect, giving…
March 7, 2023
FictionNovel: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
How should one categorize Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (2022)? A mainstream novel shot through with skiffy…
March 6, 2023
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, TelevisionTV: John from Cincinnati
Like most of the universe, I missed the train on John from Cincinnati, a one-season failure from co-creators Kem…
February 25, 2023
Drama, Film, History, Spies, Thriller, World War IIFilm: Narvik
While my interest World War II has cooled in recent years, I’m still intrigued by the era, especially when…
February 20, 2023
Fantasy, Fiction, Science FictionNovel: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
I missed the hullabaloo surrounding Susanna Clarke’s debut, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, which didn’t seem like my kind…
February 18, 2023
Comedy, Drama, FilmFilm: Somebody I Used to Know
Dave Franco’s second directorial effort, Somebody I Used to Know (2023), isn’t quite as memorable as his first (The…
February 14, 2023
Drama, Television, ThrillerTV: The Head (Season 2)
We can add a new motivation to my list for figuring out what to watch next: will the streaming…
February 11, 2023