The Legend of Zelda is my favorite video game series. And its best game, as you’ll see, is my favorite of all time. I’ve even devoted hours and hours to discussing Nintendo’s famed fantasy installments in the form of the first season of my podcast Butt Heads with my friend…

This is First and Last, an essay series examining my favorite TV show debuting each year through its first and last episodes. The third installment features ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS, created by Alfred Hitchcock. …

This is First and Last, an essay series examining my favorite TV show debuting each year through its first and last episodes. The second installment features ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, created by Whitney Ellsworth and Robert J. Maxwell. …

This is First and Last, an essay series examining my favorite TV show debuting each year through its first and last episodes. The first installment features I LOVE LUCY, created by Jess Oppenheimer. …

In my piece on the best albums of 1955, I acknowledged the year as a fundamental one for the development of rock and roll as a mainstream force. I also clarified that there was a lag in that development for big LP presence, but that all changed in 1956. Even…

Two things inspired my return to the oft-forgotten Super Nintendo trilogy of Capcom’s licensed platforming series, Disney’s Magical Quest. First was my revisiting of the SNES platformer Super Star Wars series, itself inspired by a run of Disney decisions regarding the sci-fi franchise. Second was the release of DISNEY ILLUSION…

There’s a lot of Star Wars stuff going on. Sure, it’s receded from the feature film space at its highest level to streaming series, but what hasn’t recently? In spite of, or perhaps because I’ve been, missing out on series like ANDOR (2022-present), AHSOKA (2023), and STAR WARS: THE BAD…

Note: This is the hundred-and-seventy-fifth in a series of historical/critical essays examining the best in film from each year. Essentially, I am watching films from the beginning of cinematic history that interest me and/or hold some critical or cultural impact. My personal, living list of favorites is being created at…

Note: This is the hundred-and-seventy-fourth in a series of historical/critical essays examining the best in film from each year. Essentially, I am watching films from the beginning of cinematic history that interest me and/or hold some critical or cultural impact. My personal, living list of favorites is being created at…