TV: Extraordinary (Season 1)
The British live-action comedy-fantasy Extraordinary has an identical premise to the animated Disney film Encanto: what …
Film: How It Ends
Future media historians writing about film production from the COVID-19 pandemic will find a perfect …
TV: Undone (Season 2)
The fast and furious rush of new content is dying down finally, but there are …
TV: John from Cincinnati
Like most of the universe, I missed the train on John from Cincinnati, a one-season …
Novel: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
I missed the hullabaloo surrounding Susanna Clarke’s debut, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, which didn’t …
Novella: The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee
The Green Bone Saga is one of my favorite series, immersive, compelling, and straight-up entertaining. …
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Novel: Rabbits by Terry Miles
Terry Miles’ Rabbits (2021) is definitely my kind of book: a fast-paced, inventive adventure full …
TV: Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
If there’s a defining drawback to Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, it may be …
Film – Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
A loopy, cartoonish trailer lured me to Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013), …
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Film: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022) is one of …
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TV: The Good Fight (Season 6)
Can it be possible we’ve seen the last of Christine Baranski’s bravura turn as complex …
TV: Atlanta (Season 4)
It’s sad to say goodbye to Atlanta, a brilliant show that changed television, but it’s …
Film: Thor: Love and Thunder
After bemoaning my frustrating inability to connect with massively popular properties like The Sandman, here …
TV: What We Do in the Shadows (Season 4)
What We Do in the Shadows cooks along through its fourth season, and if the …
TV: The Sandman (Season 1)
Certain widely beloved properties and creators in the science fiction and fantasy genre have never …