Long-form Writing Covering Film, TV, Theme Parks, and Happy Meals
With SKELETON CREW finished, it felt like a great time to dig into some of my deeper dives for easter eggs and to round up all of the introspection on this wonderful show into one long-ish essay. It is my belief that one of the biggest single collective influences on the show is actually Disneyland, … Continue reading The Classic Disneyland Rides That Inspired and Influenced STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW
We’re only six episodes into SKELETON CREW and it has already become one of my favorite sci-fi TV series of the year and favorite STAR WARS series ever. The correct formula is there: it feels like 1980's filmmaking and it FEELS like 1980's era STAR WARS (an important distinction from being just recognizably in the … Continue reading How Joe Pytka, Messy Marvin, and Pepsi Influenced The 80’s Aesthetic of STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW
Yes I have Disney on the brain lately as I am going to Disney World next week so I apologize for all the crazy blog posts lately. But in ramping up for the trip, I decided to re-watch THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE, a film I had not watched since I was a kid in the … Continue reading Why THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE should be Disney’s Next Great Live-Action or Disney Plus Franchise | HEAR ME OUT
Look at the field. Who wore it better: SoFi or Andy's room? When I heard about The Toy Story Game or “Toy Story Funday Football” game a few weeks ago, I was excited. An NFL football game aired entirely from Andy’s room sounded like an awesome idea - maybe even the best idea Disney Plus … Continue reading The Historic and Wonderful Toy Story Game on Disney Plus – Review and Recap
I’ll be perfectly honest. There is no way I would have tried the McDonalds AS IS meal if not for the LOKI sweet and sour sauce. I’m a sucker. I get it. But it got me into my car and into the drive thru at McDonalds for lunch today. Was it worth it? On the … Continue reading I tried the McDonalds AS IS MEAL. (LOKI Season 2) Sweet and Sour Sauce is good.
The future is bright for the MCU's Cassie Lang, she could potentially become a second-generation Avenger. She could become the leader of the Young Avengers. Will she become Stature, will she take the name Stinger? Will she die at the hands of Doctor Doom? Will she become an Avenger? Will she become a Young Avenger? … Continue reading The Future of Cassie Lang in the MCU: friends, enemies, romance, Young Avengers and… Doctor Doom?!
Well I'm back. Back to blogging about the MCU, back to blogging about the MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, and back to unboxing toys from the MCU featuring characters in MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. Look, I haven't bought a Marvel Legends figure in a minute. And I haven't done an unboxing in over a year. But I really … Continue reading UNBOXING: The Marvel Legends Zombie Scarlet Witch (from WHAT IF…?)
The finale of the RINGS OF POWER has aired. Mordor has been created. Sauron has been revealed. The Stranger has been… given some sort of classification status. And ultimately I really liked this series. But there are plenty of other questions that remain hanging as we now head into the long wait for season 2. … Continue reading The 10 Biggest Post-Finale RINGS OF POWER Questions
I love THE RINGS OF POWER: as a week to week television series, as something that is evocative of a Tolkien aesthetic, and as something that ultimately has a good heart. Yes I get that it takes some departures from the source material but I would also say that its source material (largely the Appendices … Continue reading Top 5 Questions Heading Into The RINGS OF POWER Finale (but not “Who Is Sauron?”)
Well the most exciting announcement for me at the D23 Expo today was the Multiverse Saga’s King Thanos Ride coming to Disneyland’s Avengers Campus (likely in 2025-26). Considering WDI removed the concept art for the old Quinjet ride from the Marvel Hotel in Paris last month and considering WDI passed out this concept art to … Continue reading Overanalyzing the D23 Concept Art for Disneyland’s NEW Re-worked Avengers Ride – featuring King Thanos in the Multiverse
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