Writer, Dabbler In Things
*Reporting Live From Fan Expo Canada 2025* After years of considering going to Fan Expo, we finally decided the time was right to do it. It’s one of the largest travelling conventions in the world for fandom of (sometimes overlapping) TV shows, movies of every stripe, comics, books, video games, table top games, and more. … Read more
*Warning: Here there be spoilers* My wife and I have always loved the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies. The writing, the acting, the visual quality… from Iron Man in 2008 to Avengers: Endgame in 2019, we liked some movies more than others, but all ranged from good to great. The MCU TV shows that started … Read more
As I’ve become more aware over the decades of not just art but the artists who make the art, I’ve noticed that there’s inherent baggage that comes with that knowledge that I can’t ignore. But what I find interesting is that I can separate the two with music more easily with than any other art. … Read more
As I’d written about back in earlier days of isolation, I’m trying out making some stop motion videos. It’s been a while since I took a crack at another one, in part because I wasn’t able to come up with more than a handful of ideas lo these many months, and in part because I … Read more
This morning I read with some happiness that various film publications are refusing to review Disney’s ‘New Mutants’ until they can do so safely. It seems that Disney hasn’t sent out the common “screener” links for critics to watch the movie at home (a tactic sometimes used when production companies don’t anticipate great reviews), which … Read more
A couple of friends of mine forwarded this post about a deal that a TV and movie production company struck with Netflix, which will see a number of films from unrepresented writers get a solid shot at getting made. In a couple of decades of writing movie scripts and entering contests (or at least keeping … Read more
I’ve occasionally wondered if there are apps to help create stop motion video. Today it hit me again, and this time, rather than allowing my brain to get distracted with something else (as happens an embarrassingly huge amount of the time), I actually sought out such a beastie. Not surprisingly, there were quite a number … Read more
My wife and I saw Spider-Man: Far From Home yesterday. It was good (although for this movie-goer’s money, not as good as Spider-Man: Homecoming), but the problem I had with it wasn’t so much the movie as the theatre itself. Jackie can’t watch 3D movies. They play with her head too much. So I’ve long … Read more
I hate movie talkers. Sorry if you are one. I mean, I may not even know you, so it’s probably rude to say I hate you right out of the gate like that. But if you talk during movies? You’re definitely working your way toward the Hate You column. And in fairness, that’s on you. … Read more