‘A Very Terry Christmas’ Is the Shot of Niceness on TV We Need Right Now
OnIt’s nearly impossible not to be completely enraged at the world right now, but Terry Crews’ holiday special, ‘A Very Terry Christmas’ is a nice breather.
‘The Book of William’ Explores Shakespeare By Focusing on the First Folio
OnA review of Paul Collins’ book “The Book of William,” which is not a book about William Shakespeare, but rather, the First Folio.
Mike Rosen’s ‘Firebrat’ Delves Into Christmas Lore For a Compelling Horror Tale For All Ages
OnThe latest graphic novel from Mike Rosen, ‘Firebrat,’ is all about the True Meaning of Christmas, which includes Zwarte Piet, the Yule Cat and more.
‘The Box’ Tells the History of Television From Creation to Vast Wasteland
OnA review of Jeff Kisseloff’s “The Box: An Oral History of Television, 1928-1961,” which describes the early day of everyone’s favorite medium.
‘Shadow Weaver’ Locks You up Inside the Head of a Neurotic Psychonaut
OnOn 1992’s Shadow Weaver, the Legendary Pink Dots make a fine, doubting record, taking psychedelia forwards, if not with much optimism.
Beautiful Nightmares: PFFR’s ‘The Shivering Truth’ Is Gorgeously Animated Grotesquerie
OnThe latest show from Vernon Chatman and PFFR, ‘The Shivering Truth’ tells linked comedic horror stories via the medium of gorgeous stop-motion animation.
The UK’s ‘Public Information Films’ Are Basically PSAs From Hell
OnThe United Kingdom calls ‘Public Service Announcements’ ‘Public Information Films,’ and they tell you how to be safe. But unlike most PSAs, PFIs are scary.
Ben Passmore’s ‘Your Black Friend and Other Strangers’ Is a Must-Read Collection
OnThe new collection ‘Your Black Friend and Other Strangers’ by Ben Passmore is deeply political without being preachy, and occasionally pretty dang funny.
‘Vic and Bob’s Big Night Out’ Doesn’t Have Much to Do With the Original Series, But It’s Still Great
OnIf you’re a Reeves & Mortimer fan of a certain age, you might not remember Big Night Out, but thankfully, Vic and Bob’s first series has returned.
What, Me Funny?: The National Lampoon Mad Parody Deftly Skewers Alfred E. Neuman (Mostly)
OnAn analysis of the long National Lampoon MAD Parody that appeared as an article in a 1971 issue, looking at what they got right and what they got wrong.