Reel Talk—Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a good MCU movie, but a bad Spider-Man movie, and a demonstration as to why Marvel/Disney canceled Blade.
Comix Zone—”High School Trifecta”: 1984, Animal Farm, and Fahrenheit 451
Returning to these books is sobering. We were supposed to learn from them and avoid their outcomes, not barrel toward them.
Hamilton: LIVE!
Hamilton: An American Musical is as good in person as it is on the small screen.
Reel Talk—The Black Pantheon: You, Me, & Tuscany (or Italianna, 2026)
No, my wife didn’t have to drag me kicking and screaming to see You, Me, & Tuscany, which I will henceforth reference as its original and much cooler name, “Italianna.” I understand the leery marketing reasons for the change; most Americans are dumb and less likely to patronize a movie whose title they can’t be…
Get Lit!—Uphill
As a fan of sports and Jemele Hill, I was curious about her tell-all reason for departing ESPN. While Uphill is a memoir, I was not prepared for the nostalgia that it would invigorate.
Blerdvision: Black Game Devs Class of 2026
An annual highlight or Black game developers.
Finding God in Tepees
By proxy, I experienced God in one of the most unexpected of places.
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