Is the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods the hot, new thing or was there a reason why this thing aired in June? I went to the heart of it for you.
Is the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods the hot, new thing or was there a reason why this thing aired in June? I went to the heart of it for you.
Lots of you were on the fence: is John Wick: Chapter 2 a strong sequel or a pale copy of its predecessor. Well, I have an answer to your question here...
Is Stephen King/Richard Bachman's Rage such a dangerous book that it needed to go out of print? The book was unexpectedly helpful in providing us answers...
I'll be gone 'til...well, next week actually. In the meantime, get acquainted with my new favorite YouTuber Mikey Neumann.
If you want to get at the heart of that "Peter Straub thing," his novel Floating Dragon is a one way ticket. This one was wicked fun, guys.
Welp. The Heavy, one of my favorite bands on Earth, laid an egg. I can happen to everybody I suppose, but there's a reason why nobody even heard about this record.
An early review of Alex Behr's upcoming short story collection Planet Grim. Get to know this talented up-and-comer before it's cool.
Hey! Look what I found! Another cheap-ass Star Wars knockoff by Luc Besson.
I watched the latest source of parental and institutional uproar 13 Reasons Why, starring Katherine Langford and Dylan Minnette. Directed by Brian Yorker. Based on the best-selling novel by Jay Asher. That shit was DARK.
I did not like that book. My reasons are ideological more than anything, but read my piece. Read the book. Make your opinion. I'll gladly debate it with you.
Podcasting is insanely popular, but what if we've been thinking around it the wrong way for all these years. It's a cultural practice that could become even more important and powerful in the upcoming years.
Chris Cornell might not be with us anymore, but his music still is. Here is my celebration of his last solo album Higher Truth, which is also my favorite of his.
Thursday, 1:17 PM is a story of a young man living in a world where time stopped. Read my review to learn whether it's a good or a bad thing. Written by Michael Landweber.
Brian Alan Ellis is both earnest and cynical. He writes about his life and doesn't at the same time. He is the master of ambiguity, which has never been so simple and heartbreaking than in Something to do with Self-Hate. A House of Vlad book.
Weekend at Bernie's was a strange movie about death, but it doesn't hold a candle to Weekend at Bernie's II
Brian Alan Ellis, author of A Series of Pained Facial Expressions Made While Shredding Air Guitar, Failure Pie in a Sadness Face and Something to do with Self-Hate, among others and I had a talk about politics, pop culture and many other subjects.
Believe it or not, Weekend at Bernie's has a 54% rating on RottenTomatoes. I'm here to tell you the internet is wrong about this one. Directed by the immortal Ted Kotcheff.
Brian Alan Ellis' Failure Pie in a Sadness Face is as clever and miserable as anything in his bibliography. Check it out.
I co-wrote an episode of Wisecrack Edition on Black Mirror. Either watch it on the YouTubes or watch it here.
Thomas Mullen's novel Darktown was one of the nice surprises of my reading year, so far. Fans of James Ellroy will be all over this one.
