Did House of the Dragon Succumb to the Sophomore Slump

House of the Dragon Season 2 starts off strong coming off of the critically acclaimed first season. Rhaenyra and Alicent are paralleled this season with major players changing rank. War for Westeros is upon us, but did the season live up to the hype?

5 Great Cartoon Dads

Father figures are tough to live up to in animation considering parents are either absent or dead most of the time. Through the effort of these five great men; Hugh Neutron, Tenzin, Solomon Saturday, Robert Hawkins, and master Splinter stand among the best.

Looking Toward Summer

Finding Positives in a Bleak News Churning World

So I turned 30…

The Next Step of My Life is Around the Corner

What I’ve Been Doing Between Emotional Meltdowns

The Quest for a Job Continues…

Drowning My Sorrows in Psych

I’ve Been Trying to Write this all Month

What I Learned from Working at a Movie Theater

And annoyances I’ll never forget

Eating Everything at AMC

Almost Everything

Tokyo S.O.S. A Perfect Godzilla Film

After the release of Godzilla: Final Wars in 2004, marking the 50th anniversary of the big-G, Toho took a break with the franchise and the Godzilla mythos were allowed a long needed nap. Since Godzilla's hiatus, Hollywood has been trying to play catch up with the kaiju (giant

Friday the 13th Ranked

The Friday the 13th franchise had been a slasher staple in the horror community for 40 years. Jason had evolved from scary killer to supernatural monster and left a trail of pop culture galore the size of the Grand Canyon. His influence may be vast, but his films only count

The Human Centipede: An Antithesis to Frankenstein

"The Human Centipede," a controversial horror film, shares similarities with Universal's classic monster movies. It depicts society's persecution of the unknown, much like "Frankenstein." The film's antagonist, Josef Heiter, parallels Dr. Frankenstein but lacks his redemption. This twisted reflectio

Why Studios Need Short Films

While big-budget blockbusters and cinematic universes were the main draw pre-2020 when it came to movie theaters, studios were still having a hard time getting people to come out to see and talk about their smaller budgeted movies. Now with the theater landscape reshaping to survive, like many other aspects