“Psalms” (1-100) ed. Richard Challoner (1752)
Okay so this is where priests pull all the one-liners that they drop during sermons.
“The Husband Stitch” by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
Can’t let it go despite the peril.
“Inventory” by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
When in doubt, a list.
“Mothers” by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
Penitent daughters of singular mothers.
“Especially Heinous” by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
You learn sooner or later that they were always dead girls.
“Real Women Have Bodies” by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
They’ll always find you.
“Eight Bites” by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
When left with little recourse, it’s only natural to sing the song.
“The Resident” by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
Make things around people? No, thank you.
“Difficult At Parties” by Carmen Maria Machado (2017)
The party parable rings universal.
“The First Peer” by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore (2010)
The things we do when we failed to realize we’re not at fault.
“Reservoir Ferengi” by David McIntee (2010)
Can’t make a song bird do your taxes.
“The Slow Knife” by James Swallow (2010)
The only reasonable conclusion to plotting.
“The Unhappy Ones” by Keith R.A. DeCandido (2010)
Carving out the place you’re due from bone.
“Freedom Angst” by Britta Burdett Dennison (2010)
You can play the part, but when will you live it?
“Revenant” by Marc D. Giller (2010)
Once more: Star Trek is primed for horror.
“Work Is Hard” by Greg Cox (2010)
Achieving a satisfactory life.
“The Briefcase” by Rebecca Makkai, performed by Victor Garber for NPR’s Selected Shorts (2009, 2023)
The skin is loose but if it fits…
“Paradise” by Yxta Maya Murray, performed by Tanis Parenteau for NPR’s Selected Shorts (2020, 2023)
Limited options means limited solutions.
Honor in the Night by Scott Pearson (2010)
That’s the stuff. A cross-generational Star Trek mystery is just my game.
Trapped in Bat Wing Hall by R.L. Stine (1995)
Goosebumps books are simply a delight.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, presented by Rice University Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts (1595, 2013)
Hey, this Shakespeare guy was pretty funny.
“Comet as Paperboy” by Samantha Blysse Haviland (2022)
Forever waiting.
“The Art of Negotiation” by Meghan Privitello (2016)
We’re still waiting.
“Forest Spirits” by Secondlina (2022)
Give them space.
“Forest Spirits 2” by Secondlina (2022)
Gotta have a Joe.
“With Sympathy” by Oglaf Comics (2017)
You can have it.
“it went like this” by chaumas-deactivated20230115 (2023)
Power of the belly.
Simpsons Comics Colossal Compendium – Volume One (2013)
Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in.
“Full Void Demo” dev. OutOfTheBit (2023)
Oh this is great. I’ve been in the mood to play a game just like this. 2D movement, careful and considered locomotion, single screen puzzles with no frustrating resets to far back in the level when a player dies. It looks and sounds amazing, and I love the environment design.
Thunderbirds dev. Saffire (2004)
I worked on this nearly twenty years ago but somehow wasn’t sure that I’d actually completed the game. Now I know.
“bugs” dir. k. pakiz (2023)
Of course there’s hats.
“enter initials” dir. k. pakiz (2023)
Three letters, no supervision.
Avatar: The Way of Water dir. James Cameron (2022)
Looks pretty, stops short.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody dir. Kasi Lemmons (2022)
A respectful consideration.
Thunderbirds dir. Jonathan Frakes (2004)
I wasn’t sure about the game, but I know I hadn’t watched this movie. Something in the wake of the Spy Kids era.
M3GAN dir. Gerard Johnstone (2023)
It builds up but doesn’t quite land. Not sure what I expected, but it seems to have done well so they’ll get another shot.
Corsage dir. Marie Kreutzer (2022)
Just follow a person for a while and listen.
Broker dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda (2022)
There’s no conscious family.
Skinamarink dir. Kyle Edward Ball (2022)
You had me without the jumpscares.
Plane dir. Jean-François Richet (2023)
Plane goes down, plane goes up.
Missing dir. Will Merrick & Nick Johnson (2023)
They ratchet up the melodrama.
That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond dir. Yasuhito Kikuchi (2023)
As lost in the weeds as expected.
A Man Called Otto dir. Marc Forster (2023)
I mean, so would I.
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish dir. Joel Crawford (2022)
This many characters done so well. An impressive story.
Women Talking dir. Sarah Polley (2022)
Stageplay tragedies.
Thunderbirds – “Trapped In The Sky” (1965)
An impressive VFX showcase.
Tales from the Crypt – “The Man Who Was Death” (1989)
This is supposed to be the best the series has to offer? (But I’m here for the cheese anyway.)
The Outer Limits – Seasons 1-3 (1995-1997)
Speaking of cheese, this is perfect 90s sci-fi, and a fine example of Canada’s dominance of 90s TV production.
