Wicked Review: Movie Musicals (and Fantasy Films) Are Back, Baby!
After all, movies are here to entertain, to transport us, and to make us feel. Wicked manages to rise above the weight of expectation and accomplishes all three with great ease.
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House of the Dragon Season 2 Review
While the pacing suffers, House of the Dragon remains a wildly compelling show about how power shapes us with a thrilling second season.
House of the Dragon 2.07: “The Red Sowing” Review
Rhaenyra’s faith in her own divine right is reignited in the fiery seventh episode of "House of the Dragon" Season 2.
House of the Dragon 2.06: “Smallfolk” Review
Leadership is a complicated thing to get a handle on and this dance of trying to figure out who is the best person for the job is a dominant theme in all of A Song of Ice Fire.
House of the Dragon 2.05: “Regent” Review
In "Regent," House of the Dragon's second season reshuffles the board after a major death in its previous episode.
House of the Dragon 2.04: “The Red Dragon and the Gold” Review
In the fourth episode of House of the Dragon Season 2, the Targaryen Civil War kicks off to carnage and tragedy.
House of the Dragon 2.03: “The Burning Mill” Review
There's a slowly morphing acceptance here that the main players are trying too hard to control things that spun out of control long ago.
House of the Dragon 2.02: “Rhaenyra the Cruel” Review
"Rhaenyra the Cruel": Building loyalty through mercy versus cruelty with those who have less power than you—a lesson worth learning.
House of the Dragon 2.01: “A Son for a Son” Review
Season 2 of House of the Dragon kicks off with a haunting start, exploring the consequences of Season 1's finale through strong adaptation.
Interview: Willow’s Ruby Cruz and Tony Revolori
Two of Willow's intrepid fellowship, Ruby Cruz and Tony Revolori, talk with That Shelf about venturing back into this beloved fantasy world.
Page of the Wind 230-236: Denna
This week’s episodes cover pages 230-236, in which Kvothe says some final farewells, sets off on his journey to the University, and meets one of the most important, and most controversial characters in the book – Denna.
Page of the Wind 223-229: On Magical Merchants
On this week's episodes of Page of the Wind, we talk about pages 223-229, in which Kvothe continues to acquire the trappings of a proper young lad, as opposed to a street ragamuffin.
Page of the Wind 195-201
This week’s episodes from page 195-201 cover the tale of Lanre, Lyra and the fall of Myr Tariniel.
Page of the Wind Episodes 167-173: On Charity in Fiction
This week’s podcast episodes cover pages 167-173 of The Name of the Wind, in which Kvothe is on the receiving end of a few rare acts of kindness, and almost dies anyway!
Book Shelf: Malazan Book of the Fallen
A friend of mine once told me about a movie series backed by Ted Turner which was set up to be an epic, three-part, 12-hour opus about the American Civil War. It was called Gods and Generals, starring Jeff Daniels and Robert Duvall, and it was canceled after the first 4-hour entry of the trilogy. […]
