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Once Upon a Time in Gotham: FOG! Chats With Academy-Award Winning Writer John Ridley

John Ridley has a career that most writers rightfully envy. He’s a storyteller, and unlike many other writers, works regularly across various mediums. As...

Stefan BlitzOctober 20, 2023

Comics

Howard Chaykin and Mark Waid Create Educational ‘Comic Book U’

Two of the comic book industry’s most celebrated veteran creators are joining forces to pass along their 90-plus combined years of knowledge to both...

AdminSeptember 22, 2023

Columns/Features

‘Oppenheimer’ is Not The Bomb: Christopher Nolan’s Film is Brilliantly Designed But Fails to Detonate

A few weeks before the release of Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan told Variety that “some people leave the movie absolutely devastated.” My response at the...

Thomas LakemanAugust 11, 2023

Columns/Features

The Over/Under…

… ESTIMATION OF THE AUDIENCE, OF COURSE. I have to assume that most of you who read these screeds are at least marginally aware...

Howard ChaykinMay 1, 2023

Arts & Culture

An Educated Consumer is Our Best Customer.

SO WE’RE FUCKED, RIGHT? AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY. I have occasionally, to be honest, frequently, reposted a long piece I wrote a...

Howard ChaykinSeptember 9, 2022

Columns/Features

Are ‘Succession’ and ‘Yellowstone’ Actually the Same Show?

At first glance HBO’s Succession and Paramount’s Yellowstone couldn’t be more different. Succession, set in the super elite world of corporate America’s one percent,...

Fred ShahadiMarch 25, 2022

Columns/Features

The Second Greatest Movie Car Chase of All Time: A Look Back at ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’

William Friedkin’s Academy-Award-winning The French Connection gave the cinematic world what is widely considered the greatest car chase of all time. No, Bullitt (1968)...

Fred ShahadiJanuary 3, 2022

Columns/Features

The Geek’s Guide to Elves, Trolls, Goblins and More

The worlds of mythology and folklore are packed with mysterious creatures. Some are kind and lucky, some are playful and fun-loving and others are...

FOG! CommandAugust 27, 2021

Columns/Features

SXSW 2021: The Rest of The Fest

Even at a safe social distance, through the prism of phone, tablet, and laptop screens, the virtual 2021 edition of the South by Southwest...

Andrew OsborneApril 5, 2021

Columns/Features

Same Old Plague, Different New TV

Um, hi. I know, it’s been a while since the previous Blerd Vision column in November. To be frank, a lot has gone down,...

Marvin C. PittmanMarch 29, 2021

Columns/Features

On ‘Lovecraft Country,’ Black Womanhood, and Building A New World

Magic, with spells and totems. A quest, with secret tunnels and death traps. Phantasmagoria, viscera, blood and spit. Sex, death, murder. Legacy, birthright and...

Marvin C. PittmanDecember 21, 2020

Columns/Features

‘Disney Gallery The Mandalorian’: Reigniting My ‘Star Wars’ Passion

The first season of The Mandalorian achieved the unthinkable. It united Star Wars fans more than any other Star Wars title since the original...

Anthony SwordOctober 30, 2020

Columns/Features

Born to Run: Revisiting ‘Minority Report’

Directors releasing two films in one year will always astound me. The filmmaking process is so taxing, exhausting and all-consuming that to get one...

Rory DohertyOctober 9, 2020