Monthly Archives: March 2024

Fantastic Friday: Reign on me

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re in Marvel’s “never-ending crossover” mode as Dark Reign begins the second that Secret Invasion ends. But what does it mean for the FF? What’s Dark Reign about? At the end of … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 1 Scene 2 (part 2)

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Let’s read Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. We’re still in Act I scene 2 as tensions are building and the plot kicks off. After exploding with jealous rage in an aside to the audience, Leontes then seems to make a sharp … Continue reading →

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Tim Burton rewatch – Dumbo 2019

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Tim Burton rewatch! The massive financial success of Alice in Wonderland looms large over Burton’s career, so that in 2019 it was time for another Disney remake with Dumbo. Here’s what happens: After World War I, a soldier named Holt … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Know your Skrull

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The Secret Invasion crossover just keeps Skrull-ing along with issues 5-8, promising yet another big status quo change for the Marvel Universe. Recap: The Skrulls having been living in secret among the … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 1 Scene 2 (part 1)

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Let’s read Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Act I scene 2 is one of the longest in the play, containing a ton of story. The first part of it, though, sets the stage (heh) for everything that is to follow. One … Continue reading →

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Tim Burton rewatch – Produced by Burton

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Mac McEntire

So far in this blog series, I’ve done posts on The Nightmare Before Christmas and Alice Through the Looking Glass, which Burton produced but did not direct. I did this because I thought the two films were interesting points in … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: My Skrull ex-girlfriend

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. While the FF are more supporting characters in Secret Invasion, they got their own spinoff miniseries, which filled in gaps in the main series and brought back on of Marvel’s most notorious … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act I, Scene 1

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Let’s read Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. This is often considered a “problem” play, and one difficult to put on stage. As such, it’s also developed a cult following among Shakespeare fans. In this blog series, let’s dig into it and … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Skrull play

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s finally time for Secret Invasion, which takes place between issues #565 and #566 of Fantastic Four. So let’s get all green and wrinkly-chinned for some serious Skrull action. Gimmie a gimmick: … Continue reading →

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Tim Burton rewatch – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 2016

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Tim Burton rewatch! Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016) seems like a perfect property for Burton to adapt, but it came and went with little fanfare. How does it hold up? Here’s what happens: After the death of his … Continue reading →

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