On That "Last of Us" Twist
“Oh god, here he goes, talking about freelancing" I used to recap new TV shows, mostly for The AV Club. It wasn’t my favorite gig in the world, mostly...
Lightning Round Catch-up: Yes, I Know It's Been Seven Weeks.
“Oh, so you say I’m behind schedule? Fuck you, how about that?” Hello, hello, sorry for the delay. As I feared, I got swamped by blu-ray supplement...
"Broken Rage"/Jelly Mario
You Can’t Imagine Sisyphus Happy, Stop Trying “Show me funny!” Hello, I have a couple of links for you before we get into today’s paid-only article. I...
"Sumala" (2024)
Just Another Indonesian Devil Baby...
"Hitman 2" (2025)
No, not that Hitman, the other Hitman...
"Presence" (2025)
Caaaan youuhuuu feeeel their hauuunting preeeeseeeence??
2024 Catch-Up, Lightning Round Part 1, Go!
Did you know it's my birthday today?
January Catch-Up
Hello! Hooray!
New Movie Roundup: AATTAM, CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER'S POINT and RAAYAN
That's all the new, non-review related stuff I saw this week, I swear!
November Catch-Up: All the Simon-Abrams-related News That's Fit to Promote
Don't you miss it? Don't you miss it? Some of you just about missed it...
Weekly Roundup: Two Reviews, a Playlist, and Some MYSTERY PRIZES
Always Busy, Never a Busymaid, hey, wait a minute...
The Disappointing, The Distracting, and the Imperfect in BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER
In the Substack's first paid-subscribers-only post, I obsess over two episodes of the popular new Prime Video Animated Series...
WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Beijing Review! DECODED! GOIN' SOUTH! Don Hertzfeldt! And more!!
All that CAPS LOCK is a bit much, but...
Weekly Roundup! Corey Yuen Remembered! CONSUMED reviewed! And an overdue playlist of new music faaaaaves
I'm so tired, you guys.
REBEL MOON! TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS! IT'S A REVIEW ROUNDUP.
Because I wrote two reviews in as many weeks, PLEASE CLAP.
Paid Subscribers Only: What Should I Watch First?
You Paid Me, So You Tell Me!
New Indian Cinema: Bramayugam, LSD 2, and Maharaja
Catching up with some new titles of note...
Streaming Recommendations for the Week of July 24th
Donnie Yen Travels Through Time While JCVD Gets Artsy-Woozy
Niche Niche Niche: A Place for Everything Else
Hi, Did Somebody Order Another Substack?
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