Tag: review

  • Red Bull: Tasting notes

    Food manufacturers are known for their consistency, but at the same time they know people love novelty. Look at Taco Bell for example: their menu consistently has your favorite classics plus a few crazy new items that get people talking. In recent years, Austrian energy drink brand Red Bull has jumped on this trend as…

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  • Review: The Get Rich and Become God Method

    If you’ve ever spent time in the self-help section of a bookstore, you’ve probably noticed there are two types of books in the category: specific subjects and general subjects. Specific self-help books might be something about playing the stock market or an introduction to chardonnay tasting. Those are fine, though the audience is going to…

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  • Review: Marion’s Wish

      Earlier this week the three comedians behind On Cinema released a free short story as an e-book titled Marion’s Wish. According to the forward this book is the result of a text message conversation between Tim Heidecker, Mark Proksch, and Gregg Turkington while they’re all self isolating for COVID-19. Although it’s not officially part…

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  • Review: Dracula (2020 miniseries)

    The new Dracula three part miniseries from Moffat and Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who) adapt Bram Stoker’s classic novel with the sort of twists and trappings we’ve come to expect from this duo, for better or worse. It’s available on both BBC and Netflix if you’d like to see it. Here’s my review.   Warning: Mild…

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  • Thoughts on the first episode of Truthpoint: Darkweb Rising

    Dril and Derek in a screencap from the trailer   There’s no easy way to explain the new Adult Swim show Truthpoint: Darkweb Rising. It’s a conspiracy theory fueled debate show, allegedly originating from the dark web. I might describe it as though aliens on the other side of the galaxy picked up Crossfire and…

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  • Review: Wonderland from Epic Immersive

    This is the final month for an immersive theater show in San Francisco titled Wonderland. It’s a story based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. As the audience is sworn to secrecy and forbidden (wisely, I think) from taking photos, this will be a tight-lipped review. I’m not going to discuss details about the story…

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