Figures & Speech: Toys of Terror – The Ten Scariest Action Figures Ever
With Halloween around the corner, and my own collection a mini-celebration of how disturbing and dark toys can be in our time, it’s the perfect occasion to examine some of… more
DVD “Who”sday – October 2012, “The Ambassadors of Death”
There’s only one Doctor Who release this month, but, boy, is it a goody. After a brief foray into First and Sixth Doctor stories, we return to this year’s… more
LYT Review: “Fat Kid Rules the World,” but Dad’s the Real Highlight
Fat people have been an easily designated pop-culture caricature for ages, and as the title for Fat Kid Rules the World suggests, a day of reckoning may have come. But… moreTake My Love. Take My Land…
Did you know it’s been ten years since Firefly started? Seriously. AN ENTIRE DECADE, guys. I can’t believe how incredibly old that makes me feel, but! Let’s… more
California Screaming: Previewing L.A.’s Screamfest 2012
L.A. Live could use a good scare. It wants to be so clean, so homogenized, and yet a healthy dose of bloody fun movies and the attendant crowd that… more
Figures & Speech: Kings of the Castle
I have owned two different Castle Grayskulls in my life. The first version of the iconic Masters of the Universe playset cost about $40 in the late ’80s, and perhaps… more
Doctor Who Review: “The Angels Take Manhattan” (SPOILERS)
How do you say goodbye to people you’ve spent your whole life with? Furthermore, how do we say goodbye to characters we’ve watched for two and a half… more
LYT Review: “Looper” is Solid Sci-Fi, but My Future Self May Disagree in 30 Years
Elephant, meet room. It’s well-known by anyone with an interest in such things that Rian Johnson and I went to college together. If you read my interview with him for… more
