Soylo

Soylo

I've written at length about how Disney's Star Wars movies are nothing but hate mail to the franchise's core audience. After the precipitous second week box office drop suffered by The Last Jedi, I concluded that Solo would be the first Star Wars movie to fail outright. Professional comic book…
May 22, 20185 Comments
Ready Player One

Ready Player One

Join Daddy Warpig and Dorrinal for the latest episode of Geek Gab! This time, our intrepid hosts review Stephen Spielberg's self-referential adaptation of Ernest Cline's ode to nerd culture, Ready Player One. Have a listen: And if you need something to wash away the stale taste of on-the-nose pop culture…
April 10, 201810 Comments
Indiana Joan

Indiana Joan

In what can only be considered an advance warning to nerd culture paypigs, former A+ list director turned shady uncle Steven Spielberg has a special announcement for fans of the last Lucasfilm franchise Disney hasn't destroyed yet. Steven Spielberg is behind the idea that when Harrison Ford hangs up his…
April 5, 201820 Comments
Major League

Major League

Having finished editing a baseball story the other day, I got the urge to revisit the 1989 sports comedy Major League. It had been at least a decade since I'd last seen the movie, and this most recent viewing gave me some new insights. If you're unfamiliar with Major League, it's…
March 27, 201811 Comments

Pacific Rim Uprising

Join Daddy Warpig, Dorrinal, and best selling Galaxy's Edge author Jason Anspach for the latest installment of Geek Gab. Learn the secrets of the sci-fi indie pub champs. And in keeping with the #AGundamForUs theme, our hosts and their special guest also review Pacific Rim Uprising. This is sure to…
March 26, 2018

A Wrinkle in Time

Tune in for Geek Gab as Daddy Warpig and Dorrinal review the controversial new adaptation of beloved YA novel A Wrinkle in Time. Plus Slay the Spire and Hurricane Heist! God-slaying fun for all!
March 14, 20187 Comments
Casablanca’s Lessons for Writers

Casablanca’s Lessons for Writers

Over at Amatopia, the Daytime Renegade discovers the invaluable lessons that the classic film Casablanca has to teach writers. My wife and I watched the 1942 classic Casablanca few nights ago. It had been over a dozen years since I had seen it, and it was the first time for my wife.…
March 13, 20187 Comments
Black Panther Review

Black Panther Review

On the latest episode of Geek Gab, Daddy Warpig and Dorrinal talk Marvel's new movie Black Panther. Does the controversial film put politics ahead of story? Find out! Also, our hosts discuss heroism, the new counterculture, and the MPAA. Give this one a listen: The cast of Firefly overdose on…
February 19, 20186 Comments
Could Thrawn Have Saved Star Wars?

Could Thrawn Have Saved Star Wars?

Gamespot, of all places, just ran a story by Christopher Gates that made the same assertion I've been making since The Force Awakens came out, viz. that film adaptations of Timothy Zahn's legendary Thrawn Trilogy should have been the official Star Wars Episodes VII, VIII, and IX. It's hard to imagine…
February 8, 201825 Comments
Captain Blood and the Soul Cycle

Captain Blood and the Soul Cycle

My friend and editing client Alex, @DaytimeRenegade on Twitter, produced a fun little Periscope about the classic Errol Flynn movie Captain Blood and my Soul Cycle horror/adventure series.   Watch the Periscope here. Alex's observation of the differences in structure and pacing between pre and post-1980s movies is quite astute--especially his example…
February 2, 20185 Comments