Posted in Book Critiques & Analysis

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin is a Layered and Thoughtful Exploration of Place

It’s been a while since I’ve finished a book, let alone a 450 page one. I’m glad…

Posted in Cinema Insights and Reviews Rewatches & Rereads

Mini Film Reviews: All Movies Watched in June and July (2023)

I’ve seen quite a few films lately that I’ve enjoyed. Like I did early last year with…

Posted in Book Reviews

Book Review: Down and Out in Paris and London, George Orwell (1933)

I wish I had good things to say about this book, especially as someone who was hugely…

Posted in Audiobooks Book Reviews

Book Review: Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be, Nichole Perkins (2022)

Nichole Perkins is a podcaster that I had the privilege of listening to as per the recommendation…

Posted in Television

Beef and the Powerless Millenial

I watched Netflix’s Beef a couple weeks ago and have been pondering its absurdity for a while….

Posted in Genre Talk Personal Book & Film Blogs

On Portal Fiction and Fantasy

A way I have been as a reader and writer through my life is to take note…

Posted in Book Critiques & Analysis Personal Book & Film Blogs

Magic Realism is not Fantasy, nor new

In one of my bookish Discord servers the other day I saw someone responding to another person…

Posted in Cinema Insights and Reviews Oscars 2023

Film Review: Women Talking (2022)

*Content warning for heavy discussion of rape and assault. Nominated for an Academy Award, Women Talking is…