“The Outsider” is Disturbing, Exciting, and a Decent Entry into Stephen King’s Fiction

Arresting Terry Maitland at the Estelle Barga Ballfield had been the first domino, the one that started a chain reaction … More

Solo: A Halfway Decent Star Wars Story

One of the most vague, fascinating, and headache-inducing franchise tentpoles of all time has finally stopped being built up to … More

Clint’s Top Ten Films of 2017

This was a strange year for film. We had a lot that worked, a lot that didn’t, and a lot … More

Rian Johnson has Legitimately Delivered the Most Fascinating Entry in the Star Wars Series

Welp, all that just happened. So we’re forty years into the existence of Star Wars and this is the latest … More

Aronofsky’s “Pi” Began my Obsession with Obsession

Whether you’re in the mood for wrestlers and ballerinas or just looking to indulge in gratuitous obsession, Aronofsky has a … More

A.D. After Death and the Art of Ambiguity

A key piece of Scott Snyder’s storytelling has always been ambiguity, carefully coupled with facts that seem trivial until the … More

“War for the Planet of the Apes” Brings to a Close the Greatest Moses Story We’ve Gotten in Decades

Spoilers for all 3 Apes films ahead. I warn you, the article is gobbeldygook and a nightmare if you haven’t … More

Vandermeer’s “Borne” Struggles to Hold the Weight of Its Own Plot

Cards on the table…this is my first Vandermeer novel. I know that removes some of my weird fic/sci-fi street cred, … More

Black Mad Wheel will Leave You Jumping at Every Sound You Hear

I grew interested in Bird Box back in 2014 when I saw the cover in a bookstore. It was eerie, … More

Bong Joon-Ho’s Okja Plays with Tone and Emotions in a Powerful Way

Bong Joon-Ho came onto my radar in 2006 with The Host. I had a friend, he worked at Blockbuster, and … More