[The following review contains MAJOR SPOILERS; you have been warned!] Well, to quote the late Orson Krennic: “We were on the verge of...

My initial review of Tora-san was already a bit too bloated and unfocused for my standards, but I simply had to rectify my failure to...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Looper is a great science fiction film because it uses time travel as a prop rather than...

As I stated in my review, One Cut of the Dead is a whole bucket of fun… but it also spoke to me on an extremely personal level. Since it...

[The following essay contains MAJOR SPOILERS for both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Continue reading at your own risk.]...

[SPOILERS for all seasons of Game of Thrones below. You have been warned.] It’s an undeniable fact that Game of Thrones has changed after...

In the spirit of constructive criticism, I would like to propose a scenario that would address several of the concerns I raised in my...

I saw Captain Marvel last Saturday, but it’s taken me a few days to completely digest the experience. After much deliberation, I’ve...

The central conflict of Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra has been anything but black-and-white. In “The Revelation,” series antagonist...

Recently, I wrote about the ten movies that have most significantly influenced my cinematic tastes. As you can probably imagine,...

Between Mass Effect 3 and The Legend of Korra, I’ve found myself reflecting on endings quite a bit recently. What makes a good ending?...

Stories are driven by conflict. The protagonist wants/needs something—to become a gigolo in New York, to produce the worst show in the...

Paragon or Renegade? Deal or Payback? Doug or Carley? Video games like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Telltale’s The Walking Dead...

The other day, I finished reading Usagi Yojimbo vol. 21: The Mother of Mountains. As always, Stan Sakai crafts his tale with superb...

Last night, I had a dream. A dream in which I slipped into a dark, quiet theater to watch Rian Johnson’s Looper for the third time. But...

Borden: He came in to demand an answer and I told him the truth. That I have fought with myself over that night, one half of me swearing...

One of the reasons I love Scorsese is that his films so gracefully express his faith without ever preaching at the viewer. This is what...

[The following essay contains many spoilers. If you haven't seen The Haunting of Hill House, Drag Me to Hell, A Quiet Place, and/or...

I won’t be writing one of my usual reviews for Avengers: Infinity War. I have two big reasons for this: I am incredibly biased when it...

Last night, I watched the Joss Whedon-scripted Alien: Resurrection for the first time in a long time (thanks, SyFy), and I realized...