(SPOILER ALERT: This is a full episode breakdown of “Witch”) What’s new, readers? Let’s get right into RWBY, the fantasy anime-style web series from Rooster Teeth Animation. Chapter 9 of Volume 8, “Witch,” was released on Rooster Teeth FIRST on February 13, directed by Paula Decanini and written by Eddy Rivas. We open with the camera … Continue reading My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 8—Chapter 9, “Witch”
My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 8—Chapter 8, “Dark”
(SPOILER ALERT: This is a full breakdown review for “Dark”) What’s new, readers? Let’s get right into RWBY, the fantasy anime-style web series from Rooster Teeth Animation. The midseason hiatus concluded with Chapter 8 of Volume 8, “Dark,” being released on Rooster Teeth FIRST on February 6. Directed by Dustin Matthews and written by Miles Luna, … Continue reading My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 8—Chapter 8, “Dark”
My 2 Cents on The Ex Talk
What’s new, readers? YA author and fellow Seattleite Rachel Lynn Solomon (Today, Tonight, Tomorrow) made her adult debut a few weeks ago on January 26 with The Ex Talk, a positively irresistible contemporary romance revolving around a podcast that I very much want to listen to in real life. 29-year-old Seattle native Shay Goldstein has slowly … Continue reading My 2 Cents on The Ex Talk
My 2 Cents on Detransition, Baby
What’s new, readers? On January 11 Torrey Peters released her debut novel, Detransition, Baby, in which the opening focuses on Reese, a trans woman who grew up in Wisconsin and now lives in New York City, ruminating on her fear of isolation and introspection that has driven her to cheat with a string of married men … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Detransition, Baby
My 2 Cents on Concrete Rose
What’s new, readers? As a massive fan of The Hate U Give—both the young adult novel with which author Angie Thomas debuted in 2017 and the 2018 film adaptation driven by Amandla Stenberg’s propulsive performance as teenage lead Starr Carter—I was thrilled upon learning a few months ago that Thomas’ next novel would be a prequel … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Concrete Rose
My 2 Cents on Happiest Season
What’s new, readers? Oh, democracy. It’s a pleasure getting back together with you, old buddy. This is my first post after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on January 20, so I’d like to take a moment to express my immense appreciation and relief for this new period of … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Happiest Season
My 2 Cents on Cobra Kai—Season 3
(DISCLAIMER: this review of Season 3 of Cobra Kai will be SPOILER-FREE in regard to major plot turns until you read down to the spoilery space below) What’s new, readers? Let’s get right into Cobra Kai, the much-beloved action-comedy show that debuted on YouTube Premium in 2018 as a spinoff to The Karate Kid film franchise. I had … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Cobra Kai—Season 3
My 2 Cents on Tenet—A Spoiler-Filled Breakdown
What’s new, readers? Let’s dive straight into the breakdown of Tenet, the 2020 espionage thriller written and directed by Christopher Nolan. I’m going to dissect the inverted intricacies to the best of my abilities, with any discrepancies and omissions being my fault. The first topic to cover before anything else is the “science” of time inversion. … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Tenet—A Spoiler-Filled Breakdown
My 2 Cents on Tenet
What’s new, readers? Finally. After all this time, after the damn COVID pandemic, we can catch bullets and wait an hour for hot sauce in Tenet, the 2020 spy thriller written and directed by Christopher Nolan. I haven’t been so hyped up to see a movie since Avengers: Endgame over a year and a half ago. For months … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Tenet
My 2 Cents on Pixar’s Soul
What’s new, readers? I mean, aside from the coup that President Trump’s MAGA minions attempted at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, a date that will go down in infamy for our nation. It’s genuinely disturbing, but not one bit surprising, that a riot like this actually took place and resulted in five deaths thanks … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Pixar’s Soul
