Gavin McInnes: “Rogue One is going to flop.”

Gavin McInnes of Rebel Media shares my foreboding of Star Wars: Rogue One. Dear Hollywood: Please stop shoving social justice "homework" into movies and TV.  The forced diversity in every new show and film is just fake. Women don't fantasize about being "badass," and casting token black guys is just…
Star Wars: Rogue One – The Facade Cracks

Star Wars: Rogue One – The Facade Cracks

Image courtesy of Douglas Cootey [Insert standard disclaimer about it being poor form to say "I told you so", but...] Regular readers may remember how I warned Hollywood that moviegoers can only stomach so much cynical propaganda disguised as entertainment before a backlash sets in. The main impetus for that…
Hollywood’s Hate Mail to Its Own Audience

Hollywood’s Hate Mail to Its Own Audience

This intriguing article over at A.V. Club draws attention to the strange fact that James Cameron's 2009 opus Avatar, despite being the highest-grossing film ever made, has failed to leave a lasting mark on popular culture. That article is itself sourced from a Forbes piece by Scott Mendelson, the self-admitted "only…
Nethereal Suggested for Sad Puppies 4 and Praise for Daddy Warpig

Nethereal Suggested for Sad Puppies 4 and Praise for Daddy Warpig

We're five days into the Christmas season, and my regular social media haunts are brimming with encouraging; you might even say humbling, developments. Distant Hugo Rumblings It was recently brought to my attention that my debut novel Nethereal has been recommended for inclusion on the Sad Puppies 4 reading list. For…
The Right Movies for Star Wars Saga Titles

The Right Movies for Star Wars Saga Titles

A few of us were kicking the ol' peanut around yesterday on Twitter, and as is the wont of geekish gab sessions, Star Wars came up. I started contemplating the titles of the films in the main series, and the germ of an idea took root. Late last night, that idea matured…