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Continue reading →: REVIEW: “Collapser” by Mikey Way, Shaun Simon, and Ilias Kyriazis
Collapser is one of those comics that has a marvelous premise but subpar execution.
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Continue reading →: REVIEW: “The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant” (or “Damn Yankees”) by Douglass Wallop
I adore the musical Damn Yankees. I love it so much that it’s hilariously surprising that I had no idea it was based on a novel. The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, written by Douglass Wallop (who’d go onto co-write the musical’s script), is the novel Damn Yankees is based on.…
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Continue reading →: Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Should Get; or How to Update the Women of “Damn Yankees” – An Editorial
1955’s Damn Yankees, with a libretto by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music by Richard Adler, and lyrics by Jerry Ross, is iconic in its own right. It is a retelling of the classic Faust story, with Joe Boyd selling his soul to Mr. Applegate in order to play for…
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Continue reading →: REVIEW: “Scoob!” (The New Scooby-Doo Movie)
I love Scooby-Doo. I’m way out of the age range for the show these days and I haven’t regularly watched anything from the series since the mid-2000s, but it still holds a special place in my heart. I grew up on those direct-to-VHS movies and re-runs of the old series (especially A…
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Continue reading →: REVIEW: “Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau” by Cecil H.H. Mills
I’ve been watching the Game Grumps since 2015, or so, and I enjoy their content quite a bit. In a way, they remind me of Mystery Science Theater 3000, but instead of riffing on films, they’re riffing on video games. Arin Hanson and Dan Avidan have a great rapport together and…
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Continue reading →: REVIEW: “The Dreaming, Vol. 3 – One Magic Movement” by Simon Spurrier
I have consistently loved Simon Spurrier’s run on The Dreaming. Of all the Sandman Universe titles, it’s the one that feels the most similar in tone to Neil Gaiman’s original Sandman run. Much like Gaiman, Spurrier has been using his run on the title to muse on the very nature of storytelling.…
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Continue reading →: A Review of Season 7 of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” by Someone Who Has Only Seen Season 7 (Mostly)
I love Parks and Recreation. I love The Good Place. You would think I’d have been all over Brooklyn Nine-Nine as it’s cocreated by Michael Schur, the creator of both Parks and Recreation and The Good Place. And yet, I’m not. Well, that’s not true. It’s not that I’m not a fan of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, it’s…
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Continue reading →: REVIEW: “World War Z” by Max Brooks
I imagine a lot of people are going to be reading zombie books during this COVID-19 crisis. Just like the Contagion film has seen a spike in popularity, so too, I feel, will many zombie stories. I can’t blame people for turning to fiction during this time of crisis; it can…
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Continue reading →: REVIEW: “Bandstand: The Broadway Musical”
Among the artistic industries suffering the hardest during the COVID-19 crisis is the Broadway community. Unlike with film and TV, Broadway has nearly nothing “in the can” that they can roll out to fill the time all of their theatres are shut down. No shows can be performed while all…
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Continue reading →: REVIEW: “The Prince of Egypt – Original Cast Recording”
As I say every time I review an album, I don’t consider myself a music reviewer. I know the basics of what makes a song work, but I do know what I like and I mostly know why I like it. I do consider myself someone who can review musicals,…
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Michael has been reviewing movies, TV shows, books, and more since 2017 for Thoroughly Modern Reviewer and, more recently, as a critic for Geek Vibes Nation.
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