The Basement (part 2): A Short Story

I shake my head slow. This isn’t going to go over well. I might not have wanted all these people here, but I took responsibility for them when they showed up. At first, it was as easy as thinking that my basement was finished, warm, and large. We had a lot of furniture, carpeting, and a little kitchenette area. The door to the upstairs was … Continue reading The Basement (part 2): A Short Story

Pop-Tart Quest: Coconut Caramel

Pop-Tarts is back on the Girl Scouts track this week, as we review Frosted Coconut Caramel! I am not sure that these are a Girl Scouts cookie that I have ever indulged in, but I’ve always been a pretty strictly Thin Mints kind of guy. That said, aren’t Tagalongs a Girl Scouts cookie? With the peanut butter on the inside? Pop-Tarts could totally have made … Continue reading Pop-Tart Quest: Coconut Caramel

Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Five

After my defense of Phase Four, we still find ourselves in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Post-Endgame world. And this will be my last Ranking The Franchise for the MCU for quite some time; Phase Six’s culmination is nowhere in sight in the near future yet! So enjoy this article while it lasts. After two straight [at least somewhat] extended phases, the MCU returned here to … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Five

Brothers’ Bond: A Pokemon Story, Chapter 20

Chapter 20 Most people, when confronted with a sound they could only recognize as explosions, run as far away as possible. Explosions imply destruction, damage, injury, and death; to the layperson, those are four things that are to be avoided at all costs. A person with a semblance of sanity and reason would hear explosions from over a dozen miles away and do everything in … Continue reading Brothers’ Bond: A Pokemon Story, Chapter 20

Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Four

Well, here it is: the dreaded “Post-Endgame” Marvel Cinematic Universe that we all hear so much about. With the, admittedly exemplary, third phase of the MCU in our rearview mirror, it’s time to look at just how the cinematic juggernaut shook out in its wake. And let’s be very real about two things here before we start: First, Phase Three, as we examined, was top-to-bottom … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Four

Brothers’ Bond: A Pokemon Story, Chapter 19

Chapter 19 Chispa waited in silence on the other side of the sitrus bush. She stretched out her front paws and lowered her head and shoulders to the ground as she surveyed her prey, who was helplessly unaware of where she had vanished to. The lowering of her front end was countered by the raising of her hindquarters and tail, both of which wiggled with … Continue reading Brothers’ Bond: A Pokemon Story, Chapter 19

A Mother’s Embrace Review

It’s time to review another movie coming to Screambox, as we take a look today at the Brazilian horror feature, A Mother’s Embrace, which will be dropping on the service on 9/16/2025! A Mother’s Embrace is directed by Cristian Ponce, and it starts off in the childhood of our protagonist, Ana. She and her mother start off at home–where her mom makes Ana guzzle down … Continue reading A Mother’s Embrace Review

Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Three

After reviewing the first two phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you almost get the feeling someone behind the scenes messed up when it came to Phase Three. Phase One and Phase Two, as you may recall from my recent reviews of them, were each six movies long. So when we dive into Phase Three, we find out that it is… almost twice as big?! … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Three