Film… Film Review: Civil War 14 Dec 202514 Dec 2025 Alex Garland’s 2024 film, Civil War, is not a comfortable film. It’s not meant to be. From its opening frames, it drags the audience into a near-future America fractured by…
Film… Sorcery and Consensus, Part 2: Drawing Inspiration from Doctor Strange for Your Games of Mage: The Ascension 5 Oct 202528 Sep 2025 There’s something undeniably compelling about Doctor Strange’s brand of magic. It’s not just the swirling mandalas and gravity-defying set pieces; it’s the way his sorcery feels earned. It’s ritualistic, intellectual,…
Film… Sorcery and Consensus, Part 1: Doctor Strange Through the Lens of Mage: The Ascension 27 Sep 202521 Sep 2025 Marvel’s Doctor Strange films are, on the surface, kaleidoscopic spectacles of spellcraft and multiversal peril. But beneath the swirling portals and time loops lies a surprisingly nuanced meditation on belief,…
Film… Star Wars Rewatch, Part 5: The Clone Wars 2008 Movie 24 Sep 202521 Sep 2025 Welcome to my Star Wars Rewatch; a full chronological journey through the galaxy far, far away, from the mystic shadows of the High Republic to the fractured futures of the…
Film… Film Review: KPop Demon Hunters 23 Aug 202522 Aug 2025 Released in June 2025 and directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, KPop Demon Hunters is a musical fantasy film that blends KPop and Korean folklore. The film stars Arden Cho,…
Film… Star Wars Rewatch, Part 4: Clone Wars (2003 2D Microseries) 17 Aug 202517 Aug 2025 Welcome to my Star Wars Rewatch; a full chronological journey through the galaxy far, far away, from the mystic shadows of the High Republic to the fractured futures of the…
Film… Star Wars Rewatch, Part 3: Attack of the Clones 2 Aug 202513 Jul 2025 Welcome to my Star Wars Rewatch; a full chronological journey through the galaxy far, far away, from the mystic shadows of the High Republic to the fractured futures of the…
Film… Star Wars Rewatch, Part 2: The Phantom Menace 25 Jul 202515 Jul 2025 Welcome to my Star Wars Rewatch; a full chronological journey through the galaxy far, far away, from the mystic shadows of the High Republic to the fractured futures of the…
Film… Star Wars Rewatch, Part 1: The Acolyte 12 Jul 20258 Jul 2025 Welcome to my Star Wars Rewatch; a full chronological journey through the galaxy far, far away, from the mystic shadows of the High Republic to the fractured futures of the…
Film… TV Review: Year of the Rabbit 6 Jul 20256 Jul 2025 Released by Channel 4 in 2019, and now available on Netflix, Year of the Rabbit is a sitcom created by Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley. It stars Batt Berry, alongside…
Film… Film Review: Conclave 26 Apr 2025 Released in 2024 and directed by Edward Berger, Conclave is a political thriller based on the 2016 novel of the same name, by Robert Harris. The film stars Ralph Fiennes,…
Film… A Series of Lectures by Sarah C. Paine 11 Feb 202510 Feb 2025 There's a big overlap between people who are interested in wargames, whether miniatures-based or presented as board games, and those with an interest in military history and strategy. That leads…