Monthly Archives - June 2022

RE:View The Black Hole

I recently watched The Black Hole on the same day that I saw Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. When I got home from the theater my kids were watching it and I sat down with them intending to make fun. I couldn’t do it. Having just watched Doctor Strange 2, The Black Hole appeared to be a masterpiece of subtly layered meta contexts and deeply structured storytelling.  I decided, wisely, to put off doing a RE:View of it until the trauma...

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First Impressions: Stranger Things -Season 4 

Well, it’s good.That’s in a nutshell.I’ve finished episode 4. I spent half of the first episode waiting for either the Woke or the Suck to arrive.  And it didn’t. Still, I’ve seen single good first episodes before.  Moon Knight comes to mind.  However, by the time I reached the end of episode 3 of season 4, it was time to accept the reality of the situation.  Stranger Things is good again.This is easily the best work this show has done since the first season.  The second...

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Joe Quesada Is Out at Marvel Comics

About time. No one in comics will miss you Joe.A while back I had noted that when Geoff Morrell left Disney, and everyone was (for some silly ass reason) declaring that he got fired. Only I and WDWPro were saying that he quit. We were saying that for the same reason.His departing statement didn't look anything like what you would expect to see from someone getting fired from Disney. Getting fired from Disney if you are...

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