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My Year in TV Shows Based on Books: Emotional Attachments, and a Very Serious Top 5

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2025, I watched 26 TV shows based on books, which sounds impressive until you realize most of them were selected via a highly scientific method known as chaos clicking. Some were carefully anticipated, others were “oh, hey, that’s based on a book?” discoveries. All of them fed into my ongoing fascination with adaptations as their … Continue reading My Year in TV Shows Based on Books: Emotional Attachments, and a Very Serious Top 5

Ironheart (Season Review) | Magic, Metal, and a Messy Gray Hero

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So, now that Ironheart has wrapped its six-episode season, I’ve had some of time to sit with it, and I’ve got thoughts. The first half had me cautiously optimistic. It wasn’t perfect, but it had charm, a unique point of view, and Dominique Thorne completely holding it down as Riri Williams. It felt like Marvel … Continue reading Ironheart (Season Review) | Magic, Metal, and a Messy Gray Hero

Kingsman: The Secret Service (Movie Review) | Thrilling and extremely fun to watch

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I usually prefer discussing movies with similar vibes separately, but if James Bond had a chaotic little cousin raised on Red Bull and sarcasm, it would be Kingsman: The Secret Service. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, this movie is a fun, over-the-top take on the spy genre, classy but messy, funny but intense, and somehow manages … Continue reading Kingsman: The Secret Service (Movie Review) | Thrilling and extremely fun to watch