***Film Reviews (updated each week)
Brief Film Reviews list will be updated once a week. Post stickied to top of blog
Spiderman: Brand New Day (2026) – Our Web-slinger Comes Through
Brand New Day continues the Marvel saga, taking off where No Way Home left off in 2021. I’ll be honest when I say that Marvel has fatigued me since …
Captain’s Log #2: Holding steady through the turbulence
Biweekly update on what I'm writing, listening, reading, watching - plus one thing that inspired me this week. Captain's Log #2: harshmode
Captain’s Log #1: All systems go, ready for launch
Biweekly update on what I'm writing, listening, reading, watching - plus one thing that inspired me this week. Captain's Log #1: harshmode
Riders of Justice (2020) – A Surprisingly Moving Action Comedy
Riders of Justice is a low-budget Danish action drama that flopped in theaters. Few understand that Scandinavian movies have a unique style of storytelling and presentation. Emotional depth, intrinsic …
Project Hail Mary (2026) – A Sci-Fi Epic that Transcends Humanity
Project Hail Mary is a space sci-fi adventure that brings Andy Weir’s novel to the big screen. Films come along once in a while that touch and inspire you. …
Atonement (2007) – How One Lie Destroys Everything
Atonement is a period drama adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel of the same name. McEwan wrote a brilliant story that became one of my favorites, and the adaptation is …
To Live (1994) – The Strength of the Human Spirit
To Live is a Chinese drama adapted from a novel of the same title. It’s considered one of the greatest movies from China, covering the decades of their revolution.
Frankenstein (2025) – The hunter becomes the hunted
Frankenstein is a horror drama based on a classic 1918 book of the same name by Mary Shelley. I’m not a fan of remakes because they usually exist for …
Hamnet (2025) – Shakespeare Before the Stage
Hamnet is a historical drama based on a fictional 2020 book of the same name by Maggie O’Farrell about a loss in William Shakespeare’s life. The event and the …