Friday Fiction: A Different Sort of Life
We’ve done many intense stories. Some meant to scare. Some meant to excite.
But this time, we’re doing a cozy story.
By Brandon Scott on Apr 19th, 2024
We’ve done many intense stories. Some meant to scare. Some meant to excite.
But this time, we’re doing a cozy story.
By Brandon Scott on Apr 17th, 2024
Much has been said, no doubt, about the social satire inherent to Severance. It’s the most immediate aspect of the show—and only continues to become more aggressive as the series continues. But I am not the reviewer to talk about its accuracy to either the feelings inherent to such a type of work or the setting’s accuracy.
By Brandon Scott on Apr 15th, 2024
I couldn’t help but be disappointed in “Marked.” The hiatus after “Saturday Night” made me assume we were getting a big, important episode next. But this one just feels like a bridge to other plot points. I’d almost call it filler.
By Brandon Scott on Apr 12th, 2024
This strange urban fantasy story continues. Our main character has managed to catch up with a ghost—but now he has to talk to him.
By Brandon Scott on Apr 10th, 2024
The fact this is being made into a movie doesn’t bode super well for things. Remakes are a contentious topic under normal circumstances. This doesn’t seem like normal circumstances.
By Brandon Scott on Apr 8th, 2024
The Girls Are Never Gone is an interesting blend of concepts attached to a traditional ghost story. From The Twisted Ones to Horrid to even aspects of Harrow Lake, I already knew this story’s bones.
By Brandon Scott on Apr 5th, 2024
Despite that title, this is not a horror story. It’s an urban fantasy. One set in a city where ghosts are perfectly normal.
By Brandon Scott on Apr 3rd, 2024
Playing with Fire marks the last Marvel Rising entry. As far as I can tell, the series died with this one. It’s been years since the last one. But, against all odds, they managed to end with the best episode.
By Brandon Scott on Apr 1st, 2024
This review of X-Men ’97 has a caveat to it. This review is not intended for fans of the original series. I haven’t seen much of the original series, and it’s been a very long time since then. No, this review is for the people who are aware of the hype and want to watch X-Men ’97—but don’t know if they need the background context.
By Brandon Scott on Mar 29th, 2024
A conversation can reveal so much information. But what if we only hear one side of it?
By Brandon Scott on Mar 27th, 2024
When you become a diehard fan of a type of media or genre (really any of them), you notice patterns. I’ve spoken before about storytelling patterns in the wider construct of narratives, but what I mean this time is tropes.
By Brandon Scott on Mar 25th, 2024
Operation Shuri is a fun idea for an episode, let down by the last few minutes. Up until a single baffling conversation, I was on board with the storyline. Wakanda being so far ahead of most places with their technology, culture, education, etc. is one of the reasons the Black Panther movies are so interesting.