If you’ll forgive me a bit of self-indulgence I’m going to outline the process that went into making that tiny little bit of video. The reason I want to go through it is twofold: I learn a lot by reflecting on it and writing it all down, and there’s a chance that someone else might… Read More

From the joyless snobbery of Ratatouille’s Anton Ego to the unhappy, beleaguered Jay Sherman, star of “The Critic”, the truism that “nobody likes a critic” seems alive and well. It is strange, then, that there is so much surprise and heartbreak all over the Internet following the death of Roger Ebert. He was the ur-critic,… Read More

Spoilers for Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters

There can be no question – the new Lara Croft is a bad-ass of the highest order. But the reason why I believe there should be more heroes like her in future games isn’t her ability to stab, slice, shoot, or blow up a villain – it’s that she has actual feelings about making those… Read More

          I have mostly fond memories of my Freshman year of college; the dream Antonella (whom by this point we had dubbed ‘Nella) and I had set two years prior was now reality. My old buddy from the catacombs of the now-defunct FanFiction.net forums and I were now… roommates. I lived… Read More

When DC unveiled their grand relaunch in 2011, dubbed the New 52, they released (surprise!) 52 new #1 issues. Included in this endeavor were costume redesigns by divisive artist Jim Lee. While many conversations came up regarding those design changes (why is Superman’s costume armored again?), there was one in particular that stuck out, at… Read More

A comic series by Phil Bunny giving us a fair bit of insight of what goes on in his mind.                 Phil Bunny on DeviantArt Phil Bunny’s RedBubble Page

Part One | Part Two After the frenzy of stupidness that followed my first few months online, I cooled my heels on fan fiction for a while. Like Fifty Shades of Grey, my first contribution to the world of literature was my own gratuitous fantasy, a piece of my soul, and being a total neophyte to… Read More

Contains spoilers for the movie Oz the Great and Powerful   I’m already expecting your comments, gentle readers, that I never gave Oz the Great and Powerful a chance.  That my heart was cold as ice and I did not let him into my squeedlyspooch and open myself to him.  And yes, I didn’t go… Read More

I’m just going to leave this here. Let this set the tone. Let this song help you understand the emotions I go through when I think about this time in my life. After Angelina visited last weekend and we watched all those Phantom movies, we started getting wistful about our old days as sadsack lovelorn… Read More