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Into the Woods Lights Up the Screen

Jan. 13, 2015 | 0 Comments

As I told a friend recently, there were several pleasant surprises, and just a few disappointments. It's probably the best wide release film version of the show we're going to get.
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Ep. 103 & 104: How Galavant Got Its Groove Back

Jan. 12, 2015 | 0 Comments

It was a stormy knight, that didn't take much flight, with little hope in sight for Galavant. But midway through the night's first act, a song gained my attention back, and proved the writers weren't just hacks on Galavant.
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Website Traffic

Jan. 10, 2015 | 0 Comments

It's time for the requite "how did my website do" post at the start of a new year.
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That's What Tigers Do Best

Part 2: Recovery (Jan. 08, 2015) | 0 Comments

Everyone needs a break after an eighteen hour surgery, especially the surgeon.
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Agent Carter Opens On A Big Strong Note

Jan. 07, 2015 | 0 Comments

It didn't waste time, it didn't try to convince me, it didn't let up once. It just showered the television with bonafide awesomeness.
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Alphabet of Dreams Explores the Magic of the Magi

Jan. 06, 2015 | 0 Comments

Susan Fletcher decided to probe the depths of this story, producing a beautiful work that both deciphers and upholds the mystery of these gentiles who sought out the King of the Jews.
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Galavant Trots to the Screen in Episodes 1 & 2

Jan. 05, 2015 | 0 Comments

This show has been on my watch list ever since the trailer was released during last year's upfronts. Fantasy and musical theatre are both rare for television: to have them both in a weekly serial sounded too good to be true.
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Hugo is an Intricate Dream

Jan. 03, 2015 | 0 Comments

Perhaps most importantly, this movie proved that steampunk can be more than an aesthetic, instead using the genre's trappings to tell a character-centered story of hope and wonder.
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That's What Tigers Do Best

Part 1: The Friendship Treatment (Jan. 01, 2015) | 0 Comments

Five times Dr. Frank "Tiger" Martin, Green Service of Medicine, helped out his friend Dr. Dal Timgar of the Red Service of Surgery, and one time Dal got to return the favor. Also posted on FanFiction.net and An Archive of Our Own. Download an ePub version of the series.
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Requiem for a Hobbit

Dec. 30, 2014 | 0 Comments

Despite the obvious care and talent employed in the production, this "prequel" set of movies failed to justify its length or breadth. The final chapter (in theatres now) feels ever so much like a gratuitous victory lap.

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