Iron Chef is back. And I’m in love all over again.

Yes, of course it’s ridiculous. If Top Chef is the class, act main stage, Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend has always been the goofy sideshow, with horrible overacting that borders (borders?) or ethnic stereotype and frenetic pace that concentrates —...
The best damn fantasy novelist working today

The best damn fantasy novelist working today

Yeah, it’s that simple. Joe Abercrombie has created a number of interlocking series set in a world of barbarian nations, very difficult magic, war and intrigue and — most recently — an industrial revolution. I could go on and on about the quality of...
Revisiting Mike Flanagan’s Absentia

Revisiting Mike Flanagan’s Absentia

Sometimes it’s worth looking back. I’ve been so impressed by Midnight Mass, and basically be everything Mike Flanagan has done so far, that I took a couple of hours on a quiet Friday afternoon and re-watched Absentia, his first (available) feature film...