Film… Movie Review: Thunderbolts 14 Mar 20266 Mar 2026 Going into Thunderbolts, I’ll admit my expectations were modest. Marvel’s recent outings have felt uneven, and the idea of a team cobbled together from antiheroes and misfits seemed more like…
Film… Movie Review: Fantastic 4: First Steps 15 Feb 2026 Marvel’s long-awaited reboot of its “First Family” arrives with The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a film drenched in retro-futuristic 1960s aesthetic. Director Matt Shakman leans hard into the period design;…
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,…
