Add Some Sumptuous Silence to Your Halloween Watchlists with Lon Chaney’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ September 20, 2021
Witness the Birth and Evolution of a Genius: Three Early Makoto Shinkai Films Land on Blu-ray June 16, 2022
Books Enter the World of Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond with The Serpent’s Secret The Serpent’s Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, Book 1) written by Sayantani Dasgupta illustrations by Vivienne To published by Scholastic (2018) Next ... By Jamie GreeneSeptember 6, 20180
Books Review: V.E. Schwab’s ‘City of Ghosts’ City of Ghosts written by V.E. Schwab published by Scholastic (August 2018) As my kids have gotten a little older and we’ve delved more ... By S.W. SondheimerSeptember 6, 20180
Lego Riddikulus! Harry Potter Is Back in LEGO Brick Form! For Harry Potter fans who missed the first wave of LEGO sets (which were on store shelves when the movies were first hitting ... By Jamie GreeneAugust 10, 20180
Books The Men Who Stare at Spoons: An Interview with Daryl Gregory San Diego Comic Con isn’t all about the pretty pictures and upcoming blockbusters. There’s actually a massive literary presence throughout the week and ... By S.W. SondheimerAugust 3, 20180
Toys Playmobil: Aquarium My kids love going to the aquarium. Since just after he was born, my son has had an affinity for sea life and ... By Will JamesJuly 31, 20180
Movies John Carpenter Triple Threat Now Available on Blu-ray John Carpenter is a legendary auteur. A celebrated composer, you’re probably more familiar with him as a director and the “master of horror.” ... By Preston BurtJuly 24, 20180
Comics A Tale of Two Transformers: ‘Scarlett’s Strike Force’ Vol 1 and ‘Optimus Prime’ Vol 3 Well, the day I thought would never come is here. I put down a Transformers comic and have no intention of picking it ... By Anthony KarczJuly 16, 20180
Movies Yippee Ki-Yay: Die Hard and American Exceptionalism This week marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Die Hard, and while I can’t answer the question of what my all-time ... By Randy SlaveyJuly 13, 20180
Performances Cirque du Soleil: Crystal Crystal is currently playing at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore for just a few shows through Sunday, July 8, 2018. Buy tickets here. It ... By Jamie GreeneJuly 6, 20180
Interviews Work Hard and Be About Something: Fatherhood, Masculinity, and Kinky Boots Parenting is hard. Anyone who says otherwise either isn’t a parent or isn’t doing it right. There are no easy answers, and there’s ... By Jamie GreeneJuly 5, 20181
Books Review: ‘Trail of Lightning’ by Rebecca Roanhorse Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, Book 1) written by Rebecca Roanhorse published by Saga (June 2018) Next Installment: Storm of Locusts, April ... By S.W. SondheimerJuly 3, 20180
Performances Melissa Benoist Sparkles in Her Broadway Debut as Carole King in Beautiful I’m going to admit right up front that I’m not much a regular viewer of the DC superhero shows on the CW. Aside ... By Jamie GreeneJune 19, 20180
Books Review: ‘Heroine’s Journey’ by Sarah Kuhn Heroine’s Journey written by Sarah Kuhn published by DAW (2018) I’m just going to come out and say it: I. Love. This. Series. ... By S.W. SondheimerJune 19, 20180
Animation GKIDS Retrospective: Satellite Girl and Milk Cow We continue our series of reviews chronicling all of the (non-Studio Ghibli) animated films distributed by GKIDS Films — some of the most original and breathtakingly ... By Jamie GreeneJune 18, 20180
Books Writing Harry Dresden: An Interview With Jim Butcher Storm Front, the first Dresden Files novel, was published in April of 2000 and author Jim Butcher has taken the titular character, Harry Dresden, on ... By S.W. SondheimerJune 18, 20180
Books Anthony Bourdain: Gone but Never Forgotten People have different reactions to celebrity deaths. When someone many of us admired takes his or her own life, the matter is further ... By S.W. SondheimerJune 8, 20180
Books The Big Bad Fox is a Pure Delight The Big Bad Fox written and illustrated by Benjamin Renner published by First Second Books (2017) I don’t know why I let this ... By Jamie GreeneJune 5, 20180
Books R.F. Kuang’s The Poppy War Captivates and Won’t Let Go The Poppy War written by R.F. Kuang published by Harper Voyager (2018) War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains. Listen, ... By Jamie GreeneJune 4, 20180
Books Capturing Culture: ‘A History of Video Games in 64 Objects’ This may sound boisterous, but hear me out. I know a lot about video games. I grew up during the golden age of ... By Preston BurtJune 1, 20180
Tech Wisenet’s SmartCam Video Doorbell Is a Third Eye Always Trained on Your Front Door Update (August 2020): As of July 1, 2020, the SmartCloud service has been discontinued and no longer offers video backups, cloud storage, or ... By Jamie GreeneMay 31, 20180
Add Some Sumptuous Silence to Your Halloween Watchlists with Lon Chaney’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ September 20, 2021
Witness the Birth and Evolution of a Genius: Three Early Makoto Shinkai Films Land on Blu-ray June 16, 2022
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