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Cinema Saturday, 2/8/25

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Year: 2013Runtime: 6h 40mRated: Not Rated Writers: Peter M. Bracke, Daniel FarrandsDirector: Daniel FarrandsStars: Corey Feldman Crystal Lake Memories is a mammoth documentary about the Friday the 13th franchise up to and including the unrelated TV series and the 2009 reboot. I am not really […]

Monday Miscellanea, 2/3/25

What Happened Last Week? Just chugging along and trying not be stressed/anxious/neurotic. A small thing that tanked my mood inordinately mid week: my character on FaleighCraft was somehow corrupted. She regens damage almost immediately and doesn’t get hungry. Which isn’t the way I want to play Minecraft. On top of that, I tried to recreate […]

Cinema Saturday, 2/1/25

The House of the Devil Year: 2009Runtime: 1h 35mRated: R Writer: Ti West Director: Ti WestStars: Jocelin Donahue, Greta Gerwig, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov Samantha wants to move into her own place, but she’s a poor college student. To earn a little cash, she takes a gig babysitting on the night of a lunar eclipse […]

Reading Notes, 1/29/25

Short Stories Deal Me In, wk 4: K♠️ “The Last of the Winnebagos” by Connie Willis For me, the world-building of “The Last of the Winnebagos” felt like a find-the-differences-between-two-pictures puzzle. This story was published in 1989 and set in the Phoenix metro area of 2008. I’ve lived in the Phoenix metro since 1999. Roadways […]

Monday Miscellanea, 1/27/25

What Happened Last Week? What happened last week? Oh, I don’t know. Certainly nothing that will have repercussions on my mental health and probably my physical well-being for the next four years at least. I usually don’t get political here, but it’s hard not to right now. See “Random Links” below. Should we talk about […]

Cinema Saturday, 1/25/25

Hold Your Breath Year: 2024Runtime: 1h 34mRated: R Writers: Karrie CrouseDirectors: Karrie Crouse, Will JoinesStars: Sarah Paulson, Amiah Miller, Annaleigh Ashford, Alona Jane Robbins, Ebon Moss-Bachrach Set in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl, a mother of two begins to believe that the malevolent Gray Man is haunting her family through the wind and dust. I […]

Project Fangoria: Issue 4

(Note: Starting this month I’ll be reviewing one issue a month, instead of following the original release schedule.) In the opening editorial of Issue 4, managing editor Bob Woods argues that “the fascination with science fiction has run out of steam.” Which is pretty much the exact opposite of Chris Nashawaty’s argument in The Future […]

Reading Notes, 1/22/25

Read Carter & Lovecraft by Jonathan L. Howard Policeman-turned-PI Daniel Carter gets wrapped up in mysterious goings-on after a professional tragedy and mysteriously inheriting a bookstore run by Emily Lovecraft, a descendant of author H. P. Lovecraft. I had added Carter & Lovecraft to my library wishlist but hadn’t followed through on reading it until […]

Monday Miscellanea, 1/20/25

What Happened Last Week? Not a lot, honestly. Still trying to get into a post-holiday groove. Been reading quite a bit. Played too much Minecraft as usual. I joined a second 2025 movie challenge, which probably isn’t a good idea, but I enjoy making lists. Generally, I enjoying making the list more than I like […]

Cinema Saturday, 1/18/25

Mayor of Kingstown, s2 Year: 2023Runtime: 10 episodesRated: TV-MA Created by: Taylor Sheridan & Hugh Dillon Stars: Jeremy Renner, Dianne Wiest, Hugh Dillon, Tobi Bamtefa, Taylor Handley, Emma Laird The second season of Mayor of Kingstown starts where the previous season leaves off. Kingstown, the prison, and most of our cast of characters are reeling […]