Thoughts on the Release of Carrie Fisher’s Autopsy Report

Life is short. Sometimes our choices make it shorter. Carrie Fisher’s death is back in the news. It turns out she was using drugs around the time of her death. She was obviously relpased with her addictions, as I suppose all of us were afraid to hear when she re-entered the spotlight of the Star […]

The Last Movie

Is this all an argument against watching bad movies since, theoretically, each one could be the last one you see?

Hot Wookiee Love

On the February 20, 2014 episode of Words With Nerds, I posited an ethical question rooted in Star Wars, the answer to which may carry implications for all of sci-fi, really. Is it bestiality to make love to a Wookiee? I suspect the initial response around the table would be an emphatic “no!” While I’m […]

Anakin’s Divine Origin

Strap yourselves in, we’re about to make the jump back into deep Star Wars territory. But it’s really, really, really interesting stuff to consider.

The Batman Blogs: The Villains

Is there anything better than a great villain? Batman has had his share of terrific villains. Anticipating a certain commenter’s video reply, Egg Head does not count in that list and never will. I’m a reasonable man, but I’m not budging on that. Batman’s villains are reflections back on the main character, showing what he […]

Troubling Immortality

The Force, as explained in certain moments in the prequels, does not afford everyone the luxury of retaining their identity after death.

Why I Love Star Trek V

Sometimes I get asked how I could possibly like Star Trek V, the universally reviled and traditionally most-trashed Star Trek film of all time. Well, let me tell you why.

The Devil and The Dark Knight

It’s no secret that I love the movie The Dark Knight. I’ve loved it since I first saw it, and I’ve only grown to love it more. It’s been a couple of years since its release, but it resonates with me on a lot of levels still. If anything, I enjoy it even more now than I did then.