Month: December 2019

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    We bring over 40 years of story to an end with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Does the final installment do the franchise justice? Over the last few years, some corners of fandom have become quite toxic, and Star Wars fans have led the charge to see who can be the most horrible (which…

  • Knives Out

    Knives Out

    Director Rian Johnson throws down an Agatha Christie-inpired murder mystery with a stellar cast of heavy-weights from Captain America to James Bond and Laurie Strode. I love murder mystery. So much in fact, I almost like the movie Clue (1985) even though it was based on a board game. You heard me, a board game.…

  • Undisputed Truth

    Undisputed Truth

    We take a look back to 2013 to Undisputed Truth, the Mike Tyson autobiography, trying to figure out whether there’s a man behind the monster. I spent last week reading Undisputed Truth (2013), the Mike Tyson autobiography. The narrative is distinctly Tyson’s voice, as is the choice of words. With help from Larry Sloman, a…