Suddenly, Everyone Cares About Movie Theaters

A fascinating byproduct of the lockdown fever that has gripped the world is that people suddenly seem to care about movie theaters.

The Problem of References: Stranger Things

I still love the show, but there’s something that nags at me.

Beyond the Algorithm Part II: Breaking the System

Sure, I had the thought of finding things without the aid of the algorithm. This is the next step.

Theme Songs & Patience

We live in an era of on-demand streaming, with a surfeit of entertainment options. We are collectively a culture defined by impatience.

Beyond the Algorithm

The truth is that my viewing habits in the last year have largely been guided by Amazon Prime’s algorithm. Then something happened.

On the Topic of the Documentary about Flat-Earthers, “Behind the Curve,” on Netflix

We live in interesting times. I was pointed toward a documentary about members (adherents? disciples?) of the Flat Earth movement that’s currently showing on Netflix, called Behind the Curve. The documentary primarily follows Mark Sargent, a prominent evangelist for the Flat Earth movement that has taken on a bit of momentum in recent years. We […]

The Ruining of Netflix Ratings & Amy Schumer

Netflix has pushed the button on changing its ratings system. Now, instead of the apparently-overwhelming star rating system used by everyone from common reviewers to Letterboxd, they’ve made it a thumbs-up and thumbs-down. They’ve moved, then, from a nuanced system to a plain binary, without even the opportunity to write a review that may explain the […]

My Repeating Hope: Killing the Expanded Universe (EU)!

OK, that headline is a little bit of an attention-getter on purpose. Maybe I really just want the wounding of the Expanded Universe since there is some stuff worth retaining, like the Thrawn books and a lot of the Prequel Era stuff I’ve read.