April 2026 Reviews
Books
Suicide Hill by James Ellroy (1986) - 3/5 - "nobody else gets his sympathy"
The Searching Dead by Ramsey Campbell (2016) - 4/5 - "on these many levels the story works"
The Grelnocks - A Philosophical Thriller by Jonathan Maas (2023) - 1.5/5 - "Nah man, it's not"
Film
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) - 2/5 - "an unfortunate misfire"
The Seven Darks (2024) - 2/5 - "I don't want to die!"
Sacren (2019) - 2/5 - "more than just a clone"
Vain (2025) - 1.5/5 - "a major mistake"
Drakulon (2025) - 2/5 - "Just because an album is good doesn't make it a good score"
Blood From Stone (2020) - 4.5/5 - "real romantic stakes"
Music
Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai At Newport (1956) - 4.5/5 - "what live albums are supposed to be"
Scent of Mystery: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1960) - 1.5/5 - "turn your nose up"
Slipstream Original Soundtrack (2018) - 3.5/5 - "quite liked"
Back to the Future Part II Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1989) - 3/5 - "feel the boomer-ness"
The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range (1986) - 5/5 - "the best debut album I own"
The Melody of Rhythm by Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer (2009) - 5/5 - "warm, exciting"
Weirdo by Carla J. Easton (2020) - 4/5 - "like a rocket taking off"
Can't Take Me Home by P1nk (1999) - 3/5 - "echoes TLC"
Now In A Minute by Donna Lewis (1996) - 2.5/5 - "more's the pity"
Off To See The Lizard by Jimmy Buffett (1989) - 4/5 - "I liked it more than critics at the time did"
Video Games
Tales of the Unknown Vol. 1 - The Bard's Tale (1985) - 4/5 - "graph paper and pink erasers"
Redneck Rampage Collection (1997 et seq.) - 2.5/5 - "you can skip it"