Directed by Mike Mike Flanagan and based on the short story by Stephen King, The Life of Chuck follows the short but extraordinary life story of an ordinary person named Charles ‘Chuck’ Krantz as he experiences the reality of mortality, the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of
Directed by Dean DeBlois, How To Train Your Dragon (2025) takes place on the rugged isle of Berk where a Viking boy named Hiccup (Mason Thames) defies centuries of tradition by befriending a dragon named Toothless. However, when an ancient threat emerges that endangers both species, Hiccup’s friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging
I’m finally getting around to this one, three years late, and I’m kicking myself for waiting so long. Shout out to Leland who was appalled I hadn’t read it, and got me the graphic novels. (I’m avoiding the biggest spoilers but I’m hinting at several things, so if you’d rather go in completely blind like
“My GOD the way this show delivers information…” We’ve got a lot to cover this week, starting with what’s quickly becoming our favorite kind of Night Vale episode: a Steve Carlsberg story! (Seriously, ten years ago we loved to hate him as much as Cecil did, now we think he’s practically the heart of Night
“In answer to your question, I’m the Vice Secretary of Expatriation.” “And they are expats from…?” “History.” “Sorry?” Adela shrugged. “We have time-travel,” she said, like someone describing the coffee machine. “Welcome to the Ministry.” Kaliane Bradley’s Hugo-nominated novel jumps right into it with our narrator – an industrious government employee with a British father
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, Predator: Killer of Killers is an anthology film that follows three of the fiercest warriors in human history: a Viking raider guiding her young son on a bloody quest for revenge, a ninja in feudal Japan who turns against his Samurai brother in a brutal battle for succession, and a World
The Binary System Podcast team has been getting a little better at TV lately, but we’re still three years late in watching Station Eleven (based on the best-selling book that Kathryn reviewed way back in 2014). Fortunately, younger sister Hannah was visiting last weekend and we needed a topic to discuss so she could do
Naomi Novik’s latest collection came out last September without me noticing, which is a shame because I loved her Scholomance series and I’ve been meaning to read a lot more of her work. I really enjoyed the collection, even the stories I didn’t 100% understand. Below are some (much too short) summaries: you can’t really
This week we watched three whole episodes of the new season of Love, Death + Robots (yes we want pats on the head for that thank you) and while there’s a lot to discuss regarding Robert Valley’s amazing animation, a possible origin story for “Three Robots”, and voice actors we’ve gotten to interview, what we