Sundance Film Festival 2024

I’m sure I’ve said this since the pandemic started, but the one thing I’m grateful for is that it made and kept a virtual component to the Sundance Film Festival. This gives me the opportunity to enjoy something I love so much from the comfort of my own home and significantly cheaper, too! I was happy to have an interest in many more films this year. Let’s check them out!

Read more

Book Review: A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay

Now that it’s a new year, I am trying to make a concerted effort to read the books that are in my possession. That is the case for this bargain bin purchase I made sometime in the last few years. A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay certainly redeemed itself in the last fifty pages or so, but the journey there was a bit of a drag.

Read more

Fan Art Friday: JimmySea

I know that JimmySea doesn’t make much sense to look at, but I’ve been fully sucked into the world of Thai BL and the fandoms refer to popular pairs by just jamming their names together. There’s no fancy couple name like “Bennifer,” but this is probably just as well. They are their own people, after all. And quite successful ones at that! Aside from being in two of my favorite BLs, Vice Versa and Last Twilight, they both have really successful extracurricular careers. While Sea is studying business, he’s also a national badminton player. And Jimmy is a freaking doctor! It’s almost not fair with these two, but they are so nice to look at and seem so sweet that I’ll allow it. Anyway, my first drawing of 2024 took far too long, but I’m happy it’s of these two. And it’s on new paper no less!

Read more

Docuseries Review – Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan

Though don’t you think it should have been “minds” instead of “faces?” Oh well, I think it was a play on old news stories related to the 1970s case of Billy Milligan. He’s one of the most prolific instances of multiple personalities, known today as DID (dissociative identify disorder), and his story is a wild one.

Read more

Book Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

More time had passed than I would have liked, but I did finally read Bejamin Alire Saenz’ novel, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. I thought the movie was terrific, but I knew the book would likely be better.

Read more