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  • 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, Spies

    Novel: 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, Television

    TV: 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, Writing

    Rainforest 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, Television

    TV: 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
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    Life, Website, Writing

    Long 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, Film

    Film: 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 Fiction

    Film: 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, Television

    TV: 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
  • Fiction

    Novel: 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, Television

    TV: 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 II

    Film: 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 Fiction

    Novel: 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, Film

    Film: 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, Thriller

    TV: 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
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