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FIVE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHILE YOU READ INFINITY GAUNTLET – PART 1

For years I’ve been meaning to do a kind of omnibus companion to my very favorite Marvel comic series, The Infinity Gauntlet. Now that the Marvel movies have got Josh Brolin running around as Thanos, a hand full of infinity stones in the mix, and two Avengers: Infinity War movies on the horizon, I figure I better do this thing now before somebody else does. … Continue reading FIVE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHILE YOU READ INFINITY GAUNTLET – PART 1

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Indie Theatre, Reviews

REVIEW: THE TEMPLE, OR, LEBENSRAUM

*SPOILERS* In considering Nat Cassidy’s absorbing new play, The Temple, or, Lebensraum, we would do well to first consider the many functions and responsibilities of adaptation. Cassidy’s play takes many elements from an H.P. Lovecraft short story from the 1920s called The Temple; though I think to say it is “inspired by” the story as Cassidy does in the playbill is indeed a more fair … Continue reading REVIEW: THE TEMPLE, OR, LEBENSRAUM

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Klock Minutes, Reviews

Geoff Klock’s Casanova Book

I am late putting this up here, but my good friend Geoff Klock has just published a killer book through Seqart called The Future of Comics, The Future of Men: Matt Fraction’s Casanova. It’s a singular analysis of a bizarre comic that is very close to my heart. Here is the customer review I wrote on Amazon: Even after 15 years of reading and loving comics, Klock’s … Continue reading Geoff Klock’s Casanova Book

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GEEK THEATER REVIEW PART 4: THE REST OF THE SHORT PLAYS

My ongoing review of Geek Theater: 15 Plays by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers will come out in short bursts. Sometimes I will devote these mini posts to a single play, other times I might discuss a couple of plays per post as in the below. The two remaining short plays in the Geek Theater collection — Rapunzel’s Haircut by Cecil Castellucci and The Promise … Continue reading GEEK THEATER REVIEW PART 4: THE REST OF THE SHORT PLAYS

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GEEK THEATER REVIEW PART 3: FOR THE LIVING

My review of Geek Theater: 15 Plays by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers will come out in short bursts. Sometimes I will devote these mini posts to a single play as in the below, other times I might discuss a couple of plays per post.  For the Living is a simple but elegantly crafted short play by Chie-Goon Lee, and it kind of blew my … Continue reading GEEK THEATER REVIEW PART 3: FOR THE LIVING

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GEEK THEATER REVIEW PART 2: MISSION TO MARS

I changed my mind – instead of a three more very long parts, my review of Geek Theater: 15 Plays by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers will come out in short bursts. Sometimes I will devote these mini posts to a single play as in the below, other times I might discuss a couple of plays per post. There will be *SPOILERS* in these reviews. … Continue reading GEEK THEATER REVIEW PART 2: MISSION TO MARS

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Indie Theatre, Reviews

REVIEW: ASYMMETRIC

*SPOILERS, if you care about such things* There is a concept of terrifying beauty at the center of Asymmetric, an idea that encapsulates decades of American foreign policy with chilling accuracy. This idea doesn’t emerge until about midway through the show, so it helps that this svelte, deeply political espionage drama from playwright Mac Rogers clicks along so doggone fast. Produced by Gideon Productions in … Continue reading REVIEW: ASYMMETRIC

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Indie Theatre, Reviews

REVIEW: JACUZZI

In preparation for The Debate Society’s new play Jacuzzi, I wrote a very long thing about the different narrative effects and meanings water has had in all of their plays. I was delighted to find that the fully functionally hot tub that is the centerpiece of this new production actually represents something very simple and obvious: wealth and status. Presented as the culmination of the company’s three-year residency with … Continue reading REVIEW: JACUZZI

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Moving Pictures, Reviews

I THINK WE’RE ALL BASICALLY DONE WITH BETRAYAL, RIGHT?

*Some Big Spoilers for Snowpiercer* There was a time when I loved nothing more in a movie, TV show, or comic than a good old fashioned eleventh hour betrayal. There’s obviously a proud literary tradition of betrayal in fiction that includes the Bible, Milton, and Shakespeare, but here are a couple of random but well-known contemporary examples: The Empire Strikes Back. The first season of … Continue reading I THINK WE’RE ALL BASICALLY DONE WITH BETRAYAL, RIGHT?

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