Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Red Letter Media's retrospective on Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and its sequel, occasioned by the recent release of the series' long-awaited third film, put me in a mood to revisit the first movie. If you want a case study in how much Hollywood has changed in the last thirty…
September 1, 202030 Comments
Terra Incognita

Terra Incognita

Like a lot of people, I've been on a nostalgia trip lately. The accelerating societal collapse seems to be the catalyst for this phenomenon, so it makes sense that much of today's nostalgia revolves around the High 90s--when most entertainment media sang their swan songs prior to hitting cultural ground zero. For…
July 23, 202035 Comments
Loving Escalation

Loving Escalation

A common pitfall among sci fi and fantasy authors is series creep, wherein each installment becomes longer and less eventful than the last. It's a trap I strive to avoid. As the rave reviews for Combat Frame XSeed: CY 40 Second Coming suggest, my XSeed series has surpassed even the…
January 8, 202010 Comments

The Clown from INCEL

Is the new Joker movie from Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix a call for incels to rise up? Is it a troll by Hollywood to make the dissident Right push Antifa agitprop? Or is it just another cape movie with a drawn out origin story bogged down by try-hard realism? You…
October 7, 20192 Comments
High Noon

High Noon

If you want sterling example of top-down social engineering, look no further than the death of the western. The western genre dominated novels, magazines, comics, and movies for decades. Contrary to common misconceptions, westerns never faded in popularity. One day, the word came down that westerns were over. These days,…
August 7, 201921 Comments
Is Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Superversive?

Is Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Superversive?

It's been a while since we did one of these. I can think of no better occasion than the release of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the latest movie from Hollywood's last auteur director. Tarantino has called this film a love letter to Hollywood. That's an apt description. Specifically,…
July 31, 201913 Comments
Worth it Just for Wright’s Story

Worth it Just for Wright’s Story

Professional philosopher Dr. Eve Keneinan recently tweeted her review of Forbidden Thoughts from Superversive Press. Here are some selected highlights. Eve dispenses gracious praise and fair criticism. What more could a prospective reader ask for? On a personal note, it was a total blast and a career highlight to work alongside…
June 27, 20199 Comments
Victory Defeated Liberalism

Victory Defeated Liberalism

It's always salutary to periodically look back and reflect on one's opinions from a distance after some time has elapsed. Here's a repost of an article from last spring on why Liberalism has hit a dead end. According to Notre Dame Professor Patrick J. Deneen's book, reviewed by The American…
May 16, 20197 Comments
PulpRev Mega Review Post

PulpRev Mega Review Post

Author JD Cowan unleashed a mega review post featuring a plethora of #PulpRev and adjacent books, including the final book in my award-winning Soul Cycle, The Ophian Rising. In many ways this book is an epilogue to the first three as the third entry wrapped up a lot of character…
May 2, 201913 Comments
Catholic Reads Reviews Strange Matter

Catholic Reads Reviews Strange Matter

Eric Postma recently reviewed my short fiction anthology Strange Matter for Catholic Reads. Ready for the end of the world, battle mechs, and body swaps? This collection of short stories has it all. Strange Matter is a collection of short stories from one of my favorite contemporary authors. Niemeier has a…
February 20, 20192 Comments