Synopsis of 2×04: Things start heating up on Dirk Gently! This week’s episode got the ball rolling on some seriously cool plots and worlds start to meld. This week starts with Dirk in the house sliding down a hidden slide. How very Dirk-like. And of course this means that Sherlock […]
Dirk Gently Recap: Two Broken Fingers
Synposis of 2×03: This week’s Dirk Gently was largely a set-up episode. Not quite filler, not quite exposition. Just slowly moving the pieces into play for the larger action to come. Ho Hum… The small things are revelations; like the man in the tree with two holes in his head, […]
Dirk Gently Recap: Fans of Wet Circles
Sypnosis of 2×02: Dirk Gently is free! Oh please, that’s not a spoiler. The show is about him. of course he’s free! And he’s got a new case: Find The Boy. Somewhere in the fantasy land, the queen berates the prince and his sidekick. They’ve come back empty-handed from their […]
Superheroes Come to Life in New York City, Thanks to the Super Tour of NYC
On a hot and muggy Saturday afternoon, I trudged myself over to 42nd Street. Why would any self-respecting New Yorker willingly spend their weekend at Times Square? (Other than to see The Puffs, of course.) Why, for a superhero tour during New York Comic Con, of course! On Location Tours […]
Wyatt Cenac Brings Comedy & Commentary to the Superhero Genre with His New Webseries, ‘aka Wyatt Cenac’
Wyatt Cenac was my favorite correspondent on The Daily Show. Now I can get my Wyatt Cenac fix again from his new webseries, aka Wyatt Cenac. All six episodes are out now on Topic.com, and they tell the story of Wyatt, aka The Vicecroy, aka Brooklyn’s neighborhood vigilante. I got to […]
Dirk Gently Recap: Space Rabbit
Synopsis of 2×01: Season 2 of Dirk Gently leans more towards the fantastical than to science fiction. Todd and Farah have to rescue Dirk from BlackWing, and a whole new cast of characters is introduced just in time to get in their way. When season one of Dirk Gently ended, […]
American Vandal is a Satirical, but Grounded Take on the True Crime Genre
American Vandal is Netflix’s satirical take on the true crime genre. The show pokes fun at its parent company’s Uber successful docu-series Making A Murderer, as well as true crime shows like The Jinx or the podcast Serial. It’s a funny, but grounded, take on the true crime trend, and […]
Studio Ghibli Fest Doesn’t Disappoint with ‘Laputa: Castle In The Sky’
Seeing Laputa: Castle in the Sky in theaters, I thought I knew what to expect. But what I got was a beyond satisfactory Miyazaki experience with a touch more nostalgia and whimsy. Laputa, which premiered in 1986, was the first official feature film released by Studio Ghibli. For anyone saying, […]
Now Hear This Fest 2017 Presents Black On The Air
Nothing gets me out of bed early on a Saturday morning like seeing Larry Wilmore. The man is a media machine. If you miss him on TV in The Nightly Show, then you can get your Wilmore fix on his weekly podcast Black On The Air. Or if you loved […]
Now Hear This Fest 2017 Presents Nancy
Nancy is a newer podcast in my rotation. Hosted by best friends Tobin Low and Kathy Tu, Nancy is a queer podcast examining the LGBTQ community, and it’s a part of the NPR podcast family. One of my favorite things about podcasts is that you can learn about people different […]
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