“A Delicate Architecture” by Catherynne M. Valente (2010)
Are adults not simply inured to supping of the children?
Mega Man 5 dev. Capcom (1992)
Madness is completing Wily’s Castle and expecting a different outcome.
Psychonauts 2 dev. Double Fine Productions (2021)
“Weird game haha.”
“Little Runmo” dir. Gooseworx (2019)
They got our number.
“Three Robots” dir. Victor Maldonado & Alfredo Torres (2019)
A tour of the classics.
“Beyond the Aquila Rift” dir. Léon Bérelle, Dominique Boidin, Rémi Kozyra, Maxime Luère (2019)
Does it matter when she’s there in the flesh?
“Ice Age” dir. Tim Miller (2019)
One might conclude that there is no conclusion.
“Sonnie’s Edge” dir. Dave Wilson (2019)
Punching bag problems.
“When the Yogurt Took Over” dir. Victor Maldonado & Alfredo Torres (2019)
I might write “a view from the snow globe” but I don’t think it matters from someone within the snow globe.
“The Secret War” dir. István Zorkóczy (2019)
Revisionist carnage.
“Sucker of Souls” dir. Owen Sullivan (2019)
Giving Romanians a bad name.
“The Witness” dir. Alberto Mielgo (2019)
Standing on tippy toes at the edge of the valley.
“Suits” dir. Franck Balson (2019)
At some point you stake the future on an immovable rock.
“Good Hunting” dir. Oliver Thomas (2019)
Blending of genres is most encouraged.
“The Dump” dir. Javier Recio Gracia (2019)
Heavy Metal origins, as was the style at the time.
“Shape-Shifters” dir. Gabriele Pennacchioli (2019)
Werewolf fight, werewolf fight.
“Fish Night” dir. Damian Nenow (2019)
If your brain doesn’t float during the spaces in between, well, what’re you even doing?
“Helping Hand” dir. Jon Yeo (2019)
Prepare me for the sacrifice.
“Alternate Histories” dir. Victor Maldonado & Alfredo Torres (2019)
Some satisfaction in the alternatives.
“Lucky 13” dir. Jerome Chen (2019)
Love defined by need.
“Blindspot” dir. Vitaliy Shushko (2019)
A collection of assorted parts.
“Zima Blue” dir. Robert Valley (2019)
The wildest dream of all.
The Green Knight dir. David Lowery (2021)
What is given is so very easily taken away.
The Suicide Squad dir. James Gunn (2021)
When in doubt, redo.
Escape from Mogadishu dir. Ryoo Seung-wan (2021)
Simmer on low for ninety minutes, then turn to high until steaming.
Free Guy dir. Shawn Levy (2021)
Something that certainly exists.
Don’t Breathe 2 dir. Rodo Sayagues (2021)
You really needn’t.
The Night House dir. David Bruckner (2021)
The abyss wonders about you.
The Protégé dir. Martin Campbell (2021)
Justifying the means.
Reminiscence dir. Lisa Joy (2021)
Jacked into some blurry sense of what is.
Star Trek: Lower Decks – “Strange Energies” (2021)
Some humans are better cartoons.
Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 (2020)
The rubber band can only extend so far.
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 1 (2020)
A layercake of evocation.
Loki (2021)
Collar time and broken horns.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)
The accepted configuration is showing.