Film… The Sky is a Lonely Place: A Study of Guilt and Grace in Porco Rosso (May-Azaki Review) 5 May 20264 May 2026 There is a specific kind of magic that happens every May; a shift in the light that feels nostalgic and expectant. To celebrate this season of transition, I am launching…
Board Games… Game of the Month, April 2026: DC Comics Deck-Building Game 28 Apr 202613 Apr 2026 At its core, the DC Comics Deck‑Building Game is a classic “start small, grow wild” deck‑builder, but it leans hard into escalation and spectacle. Everyone begins with the same humble…
Books… Book Review: Cousins From a Distant Sun by Tamar Myers 25 Apr 202617 Apr 2026 Cousins From a Distant Sun is a sci-fi novel by Tamar Myers and published by Severn House. It is due for release on the 5th of May 2026. This review…
Books… Book Review: Out Law by Jim Butcher 21 Apr 202619 Apr 2026 Out Law is a novella in the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher and published by Podium Publishing. It is due to be published on the 5th of May 2026.…
Reviews… Anime Review: The Promised Neverland, Season 2 19 Apr 202619 Apr 2026 Season 2 of The Promised Neverland is disappointing. Let's just get that out of the way from the start, shall we? They took the immaculate tension of Season 1 and…
Reviews… Video Game Review: Hades II 18 Apr 202617 Apr 2026 Hades II opens into ritual. Where the first game hurled you into rebellion with Zagreus’s fire‑bright defiance, the sequel begins in the hush of a forest clearing, lit by witch‑flame…
Film… Movie Review: Frankenstein 12 Apr 20268 Apr 2026 Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has haunted literature and cinema for two centuries, but Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 adaptation feels like a definitive statement. This is no stitched‑together monster movie. It’s a…
Books… Book Review: The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer 11 Apr 20268 Apr 2026 The Caretaker is a horror novel by Marcus Kliewer and published by Bantam. It is due for release on 23 April 2026. This review is intended to be free of…
Reviews… Anime Review: The Promised Neverland, Season 1 5 Apr 20264 Apr 2026 I didn’t plan to watch The Promised Neverland. I blinked, somehow ended up three episodes deep, and by the finale, I was sitting there with tears running down my face…
Board Games… Game of the Month, March 2026: Dead of Winter 29 Mar 202621 Mar 2026 There is a specific kind of silence that falls over a table when the temperature outside hits sub-zero and the pantry is down to a single, dented tin of peaches.…
Books… Graphic Novel Review: Biker Mice from Mars, Vol 1: Red Planet Panic by Melissa Flores and Daniel Gete 28 Mar 202624 Mar 2026 Red Planet Panic is the first volume in a new collection of Biker Mice from Mars comics. It's written by Melissa Flores and illustrated by Daniel Gete. It's being published…
Books… Book Review: Pretenders to the Throne of God by Adrian Tchaikovsky 24 Mar 202622 Mar 2026 Pretenders to the Throne of God is a fantasy novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky and published by Head of Zeus. It was released in February, 2026. This review is intended to…
