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Ragnarok and Roll, Too
Only one other trailer was as surprising and exciting to see out of SDCC besides Justice League: Thor-Ragnarok. What was exciting was how the trailer moved our understanding of the movie’s plot forward without giving too much away. Turns … Continue reading
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Closer to the Tower
We’re just at a week until the release of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. The movie clocks in at just over an hour-and-a-half, which is a little concerning to me until I remember that The Gunslinger, the first book in … Continue reading
The World after Exploding, Wind-Up Penguins
And then, finally, San Diego Comic-Con delivers.
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Are You Ready, Player One?
A couple of Decembers ago I found myself in the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport without a novel to read. I left the terminal bookstore with a copy of Cline’s Ready Player One (and this after at least a year of hearing … Continue reading
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Fireworks, Gandalf
Every year on the Fourth of July this comes to mind.
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Bruce Wayne’s Basement; Batman’s Attic
I finally got around to watching the LEGO Batman Movie (a la RedBox). It definitely kept some of the manic-but-meaningful edge of The LEGO Movie. I think it would probably have benefitted from a big-screen viewing (lesson learned). The introduction … Continue reading
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Our Arthurian Summer
We’re in the middle of an attempted summertime Arthurian renaissance. I say attempted because it hasn’t been going all that well. King Arthur and his knights are always swirling around somewhere in the creative, storytelling mix, which makes it interesting … Continue reading
