A milepost for the stories that have articulated the love I have for both stories and storytelling. One that will most certainly change and evolve but will forever remain a landmark for the storyteller who once lived here. — Stories are creatures, living things that breathe, age, and occasionally reproduce. They may dwell in the thinnest of shells, or the widest of frames. They may graze between the walls of a rainy afternoon. They may brush past those unassuming, only to induce their curiosity into a frenzy of immersion…

A review for Disney Plus’ Obi-Wan Kenobi series and an admission of my discovery that maybe I don’t love Star Wars. — I can remember being nine or ten years old and waltzing into the local Cinemark and watching George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith. I can recall my grandmother and her tall, spiky white hair guiding me to the concession stand. I grabbed my bag of…

I’m just trying to make sense as to why I feel this way right now — I find myself aching with numbness to these nightmares. I’m not sure why I am writing this. Perhaps it is simply a means of venting; writing is a therapeutic exercise that allows us to give structure to thoughts that feel as if they collage together into a uniform voice of…

How one comic book fan sees the hierarchy of the 45 current, canon entries of the filmmaking juggernaut. — It seemed like a good idea at the temporary lull we’re in of Marvel Studios releases to strap in and provide an updated ranking of my personal favorites. From Iron Man to Doctor Strange and The Multiverse of Madness, those rankings have shifted and swayed and will continue to do…

A review for Marvel Studios’ chaotic venture into the madness of multiverses. — You break the rules and become a hero. I do it and I become the enemy. That doesn’t seem fair. — Wanda to Doctor Strange For me, there is undoubtedly a flicker of fatigue frothing atop my fandom for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I think I am almost relishing the…

A review for Marvel Studios’ bifurcating adaptation of an unraveling character. — “I survived because I knew I wasn’t alone. You were always there, alive, full of hope.” — Marc Spector to Steven Grant Marvel studios’ television endeavor continues to tread water for me. WandaVision allows it to keep its head above the rising tides, but so much of what has continued…

A review for the Daniels’ endearing, exhilarating, and insane exploration of too much in a world demanding too little. — “Every rejection, every disappointment has led you here to this moment. Don’t let anything distract you from it.” — Waymond Wang It will be a fascinating point of comparison to see the different structural components utilized in the constructing of multiverses over the next month with Marvel’s (Sam Raimi &…

A review for David Jenkins’ lovely, queer pirate comedy. — “It’s Just F*****g Hard Sometimes, You Know? You Ever Feel Trapped, Like You’re Just Treading Water, Waiting To Drown?” — Blackbeard to Stede There is too much to watch and too little time to see it at any given time. As a lover of stories, I am consistently berated with…

A review for Douglas Wolk’s mammoth venture into the deep caverns of Marvel comics. — “The Marvel story is a mountain….There is no clear pathway into the mountain from the outside. Parts of it are abandoned and chokes with cobwebs. Other parts are tedious, gruesome, ludicrous, infuriating. And yet people emerge from it all the time, gasping and cheering, telling one another about the marvel…