Friend of the Podcast Hannah has been after us for a bit to give Pluribus a shot and after watching the first two episodes WE DEFINITELY GET THE APPEAL. This show is not at all what we expected, and keeps surprising us at every turn. And Rhea Seehorn is one of very few people who
I’m thoroughly in love with James Tynion IV’s The Nice House series, so I was delighted when a friend loaned me books one and two of The Deviant: A Christmas Story. Having finished them, I have to say they’re exceptionally well made and I really enjoyed them…except for the ending, which I thought was…fine? I
Directed by Daniel Chong, Hoppers follows an animal-loving teenager named Mabel Tanaka (Piper Curda) who learns that a group of scientists has invented a way to “hop” human minds into lifelike robotic animal bodies to communicate with wild animals. She uses their technology to embody a robotic beaver and thwart a construction company’s plot to
A sandstorm in Night Vale means low visibility, accidental mudslides, and murderous doppelgängers roaming the streets. But it also means Cecil and Carlos can work from home today and spend time teaching their adorable spell-casting son how to not tamper with the laws of nature. (No, Esteban, stop it, the avocado tree is already too
Gallacian is possibly the most complicated language in Europe. Among its many quirks are different pronouns for men, women, children, soldiers, priests, rocks, and God. The one for rocks – sha and shan – don’t come up much, but thinking of Hollow Elk Mine, I had a grim feeling that I might have use for
Wonder of all wonders, we actually watched what we said we were going to watch, and before the Oscars too! KPop Demon Hunters is gorgeous, funny, and powerful, and almost definitely aimed at an audience much much younger than us. We still got a kick out of it. (Derpy Cat and the Magpie are the
The investigation into the murder of Marcus Vanston is on the back burner this week, because Cecil is laser-focused on a very important issue. It doesn’t get a lot of discussion usually, which is a shame because there are people suffering. The issue is “Not Liking The Popular TV Show That Everyone Else Is Watching
It only took us a year this time (year and a half, tops) but we finally watched Transformers One. And you know what? We have no excuses for why it took us this long, especially since it’s so freaking good. Spoiler warnings ahead, though we’re not spoiling the plot so much as fangirling over everything
Directed by Tyree Dillihay and produced by Stephen Curry, Goat is set in an all-animal world and follows Will (Caleb McLaughlin), a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball – a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Will’s