Author: Intrepid Reporter

Adding the Super to Superman

James Gunn and crew deliver in a fun, Silver Age Comics influenced start to the new DCU Credit: Warner Bros How do you make a movie that provides any sort of drama for a character who essentially is omnipotent? That's the struggle that modern comic and movie writers have been contending with for the last … Continue reading Adding the Super to Superman →

Thunderbolts* Surprises

Florence Pugh leads a surprisingly game cast in a fun, more intimate version of a Marvel blockbuster By now, Sebastian Stan knows the drill around being in a Marvel movie about as well as anyone. Serving as the always conflicted Bucky Barnes across 9 movies, Stan brings along the more grounded, military/spy portion of the … Continue reading Thunderbolts* Surprises →

Revisiting Deep Space Nine

The Not Ready For Prime Time Players... Pitched as a companion "Rifleman" analog to the "Wagon Train" comparison for The original series and Next Generation shows, Deep Space Nine had a seven year run that was equally celebrated and disliked when it aired. A lot of Trek fans did not like the show because it … Continue reading Revisiting Deep Space Nine →

The Audacity of Subjugation

Dateline: Washington DC This weekend I watched a man demonstrate courage. He walked into a room stacked with partisan fighters looking for him to bow down to their master. The clamored for him to bend his will to those of their leader. They peppered him with inane questions- why didn't you wear a suit? Have … Continue reading The Audacity of Subjugation →

I Don’t Get Any of This

I picked a hell of a time to go MIA. But I'm not back to talk politics. It's too depressing. Instead of absorbing the pain of the Sunday shows, I am watching Rugby. Scotland vs Ireland. It feels very weirdly UK'ish. About all I can make sense of is- there are two teams. There is … Continue reading I Don’t Get Any of This →

When You Lie with Pigs, You Get Dirty Too

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO September 30, 2024 I spent time over the last two days watching MR. McMAHON, the new 5 part documentary series on Netflix. I never liked wrastlin'. It's fake- and yes, every doc on wrestling tells you (wink wink), that everyone knows. And that those fellers are ath-a-leets. I myself have never said … Continue reading When You Lie with Pigs, You Get Dirty Too →

I rode bikes too, when I was like, 10: My Tour de France Wrap Up

MOUSEJAW, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA- Yeah yeah yeah. The tour ended a week plus ago. Listen bub. I've been prepping for a little movie that rhymes with Smedpool and Bluverine. I am a busy reporter. I have things to go, places to do. I watched this year's Tour de France really for the first time, with any … Continue reading I rode bikes too, when I was like, 10: My Tour de France Wrap Up →