Novel: Simultaneous by Eric Heisserer
Eric Heisserer is best known as the screenwriter who adapted Ted Chiang’s brilliant novella “Story […]
Film: The Great Flood
It’s not so much that The Great Flood (2025) is generally disappointing, but that it
Video Game: Helldivers II
These are stressful times. What better way to blow off steam than a third-person co-op
Film: The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The trappings are dated and the science is totally sus, but there’s nonetheless something prescient
Novel: Luminous by Silvia Park
My last read of the year comes from a new author, who makes a striking
Film: One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson made an indelible mark back in the day with Boogie Nights and
TV: Pluribus (Season 1)
Full disclosure: I couldn’t have been more predisposed toward Pluribus, Vince Gilligan’s first new project
TV: Pantheon (Seasons 1 & 2)
AMC’s Pantheon is a classy, unusual project that brings prestige TV pacing to smart, animated
Film: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Is this really the end? Not long ago Tom Cruise was reportedly planning to do
The Collapse of Western Civilization by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
Not exactly a beach read, this one, but at least it’s short enough to finish
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TV: Alice in Borderland (Season 3)
I fell down the rabbit hole hard while binging the first two seasons of Alice
Novel: Metallic Realms by Lincoln Michel
Early on, Lincoln Michel’s Metallic Realms (2025) threatens to be one of those by-writers, for-writers
TV: Peacemaker (Season 2)
Having no emotional stake in the DC Extended Universe, I wasn’t expecting much from James
Novel: Farthing by Jo Walton
There was nothing intentional about the timing of this read, but Jo Walton’s Farthing (2006)
TV: Common Side Effects (Season 1)
With a grungy animated aesthetic that fuses King of the Hill with Scavengers Reign, Common
Novel: Bios by Robert Charles Wilson
When in doubt, reach for the tried and true: I’ve had a copy of Robert
Film: Fantastic Four: First Steps
After the encouraging signs of Thunderbolts*, I had hopes that Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
Novel: Dealbreaker by L.X. Beckett
L.X. Beckett’s Gamechanger presented a richly designed middle future that posited what life on Earth