If I’ve learned anything from watching numerous Food Network competitions, it is that you can turn just about anything into ice cream if you are stuck for how to turn a component into a dessert.

I read the first book because all my friends were raving about the series and I thought I should check it out. It just didn’t do anything for me; it just felt like terribly generic fantasy bullshit, cribbing some notes from the Hero’s Journey. Granted, I was well past my teenage years when I did read it (and fantasy…

One of the problems these adaptations run into, or indeed most remakes of venerated films, is that unless they can find a fresh angle on the material, they too easily become inessential and forgettable, even if they hit the mark. They will always have to suffer comparison to the original artifact. I can’t say I’m…

I do have an odd affection for the strange shape/texture of canned cranberries. I honestly can’t really defend it—homemade is always better—but I got to be honest with myself.

You know, guys, if you’re going to have a cliffhanger where it looks like Yaz might die, don’t immediately follow it up with a promo for next week’s promo that shows her alive!

I could swear I saw a distinct biotech company that used the name online, but maybe it was all a strange internet delusion. Ah well...

The firewall at work is blocking all my attempts to check it, but I think this might be what I found when I searched for it previously?:

I’ll probably pick DDII once it releases wide. I have no need for an Epic account just yet.

It’s hard to tell how well this story will pan out at this point, but so far, it seems to be OK, even if I’m not a big fan of the design on the Big Bad (it feels like they’ve used the “alien with a visible skull” design a couple times before). It has got to turn out better than the last time Dr. Who attempted a…

In a vacuum, I would agree with you. But given how much commerce is a part of moviemaking (especially when regarding the ever-ravenous maw of streaming services), it is a valid question since studio execs had to sign off on this.  This isn’t some scrappy DIY project; this is a prequel to a major film that Netflix is…

I may have to check some of these out later. I’m always up for some bite-sized bits of horror.

Is it? From an outsider’s perspective, it must seem pretty ridiculous that an actual gun and live rounds were even on set. Sure, it’s been nearly thirty years since Brandon Lee’s death and I know how people can get lax with safety protocols, but there’s a difference between not being careful and being profoundly…

I really can’t decide if this is a case of gross negligence or a deliberate act of sabotage.  The crew who inspected it before handing it off are cooperating instead of heading for the hills so I suspect it might just be the latter.  I wouldn’t be surprised if this all leads to reform of the safety protocols in the…

I’ve just never connected with Scream franchise. The first time I saw the first entry, I thought it was mildly clever, but repeated viewings haven’t revealed any hidden depths. Sure, it’s metacommentary on slasher movies, but it has nothing to say beyond “boy, there sure are a lot of unspoken rules in these movies”;…

A lot of the reviews I’ve rad about this game seem to have the same takeaway—”OMG this isn’t a money-making Skinner box”—so I do wonder if the glowing reviews might be getting some benefit from clearing the low bar the industry set.

This has been their strategy for a while. They introduce something for a limited time and, if people liked it, bring it back from time to time (making sure to hype it).  They’ve been doing that shit with the Nacho Fries for some tie now.

It’s a B.  Calm down, man.

Can we stop trying to make Ghostbusters a franchise?!? I mean, I know, it’s directed by Ivan Reitman’s son, so it’s not wholly motivated by corporate IP-harvesting, but I feel like it’s just not happening.

Chibnall is out. Davies is back in.

I’m pretty close to Mr. Esposito’s view on this, but in the interest of pretending that this is a reasonable position, she should have no problem with regular testing: whenever she comes to the set, whenever she her temp spikes or symptoms present, or whenever they feel like it.