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My Absolutely Unbiased Thoughts on THE MARVELS by Michael S. Katz
THE MARVELS was a very good movie, just not one that has to be seen in theaters. Let me start by saying that I have nothing against a...
Nov 17, 20233 min read
MINI-BLOG: Danse Meh-cabre? By Geoff Jackson
Duran Duran released DANSE MACABRE this weekend and I’ve given it a once or twice-over. It’s their 16th studio LP and it's fun, quirky,...
Oct 27, 20232 min read
EVERY DURAN DURAN ALBUM RANKED, by Geoff Jackson
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away … British new wave music invaded US shores in the late 1970’s and early 80’s. And Duran Duran...
Oct 14, 202312 min read
The Case for Scary Movies by Gretchen Jackson
It’s almost Halloween, and everyone will be watching scary movies. Even if they don’t like them. There’s something about the season,...
Oct 5, 20236 min read
Tangled Up in Blue & Yellow: A Study of Wolverine's Costume by Michael S. Katz
Wolverine debuted in 1974 on the very last page of Incredible Hulk 180, and was the special guest star of issue 181. When the Hulk...
Sep 19, 20233 min read
Mini-Blog — Why I Tapped-out of Ahsoka — and Maybe You Should, Too. By Geoff Jackson
Well, it finally hit me. Star Wars fatigue. I started getting symptoms last year when I had to gin-up energy to start and finish the...
Sep 13, 20234 min read
Van Halen: Reflection of A Changing America By Michael Gavin
One early Sunday morning in the late winter of 1982, in my church vestibule waiting to serve mass as an altar boy, my life was forever...
Sep 8, 20238 min read
“It’s Been Such a Long Time” - Summer road-trip to Rhode Island to see a BOSTON tribute band, Part 2
Finally made it up to Rhode Island last weekend to see the Boston tribute band, DON’T LOOK BACK — which ultimately turned out to be worth...
Aug 28, 20233 min read
“Gonna Hitch a Ride” — My road-trip to Rhode Island later this summer to see a Boston tribute band
PART ONE When I was 15, I started listening religiously to classic rock radio on WMMR and WYSP outside Philadelphia, PA. It was 1984,...
Jun 26, 20234 min read
HOW BRONZE AGE COMICS SAVED THE DAY By Geoff Jackson
I bought my first comic book when I was about 10 or 11 back in 5th grade, from the Abington Pharmacy — sometime around 1980 — which puts...
Apr 4, 20237 min read
Mini-Blog — 10 REASONS WHY THE MANDALORIAN’s SO BALLS-OUT AMAZING By Geoff Jackson
1. Sports the 2nd most iconic helmet in all SW lore. 2. Has an obvious relation to one of the best side characters from the original...
Mar 22, 20231 min read
DO YOU TAKE YOUR DUNE STEAMPUNK OR SPIRITUAL? By Gretchen Jackson
DUNE. The word is short, but the legacy is … well, Brobdingnagian. (Look it up. I’ll wait.) Frank Herbert’s epic novel(s) encompass a...
Mar 20, 20238 min read
Existential Deadlifts: For the Love of Arnold By Geoff Jackson
Later this month I’m going to a SciFi film fest I helped underwrite in Jenkintown. Of nine movies offered, I plan to enjoy five personal...
Mar 5, 20233 min read
MASSIVE SUPERHERO FATIGUE (MSF): A GLOBAL PANDEMIC By Geoff Jackson
Ant-man 3 better be good. It’s gotta be good because I believe we’re all starting to experience a pandemic of MSF — Massive Superhero...
Feb 14, 20234 min read
THE STAR WARS SEQUEL TRILOGY -- GALACTIC BRILLIANCE OR BANTHA POODOO? By Geoff Jackson
Since I was 8, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Star Wars universe (and, really - who hasn’t been?) There was something special and...
Jan 27, 20235 min read
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