Tag Archives: Hollywood

The 2025 Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Cora

It’s the last day of the year, so we present to you, live from the Multiversal Nexus Ballroom, the winner of the 2025 Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award. While I have been awarding the Darth … Continue reading →

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The 2025 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Cora

It’s almost the end of the year, so we are proud to present to you, live from the Multiversal Nexus Ballroom, the 44th Annual Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents. Let’s have a bit of background: I … Continue reading →

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Oscars Everywhere All At Once – Some Thoughts on the 2023 Academy Award Winners

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Cora

I used to do an annual post commenting on the Academy Award winners, but a quick check of my archives reveals that the last time I did an Oscar winner comment post was in 2019. Of course, skipping the pandemic … Continue reading →

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Rogue One Revisited

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Cora

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story happened to be on TV last night. I had spent the afternoon putting up bookshelves, only to be interrupted by a neighbour dropping by, when I was just about finished, so I was too … Continue reading →

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Justice League or Sometimes There’s No Way to Salvage an Unholy Mess

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Cora

Last week, the news dropped that Warner Bros is planning to release the so-called “Snyder cut” of Justice League sometime in 2021. To recap, Zack Snyder, who had already directed Man of Steel and Batman versus Superman: Dawn of Justice … Continue reading →

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The End of a Saga: The Rise of Skywalker

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Cora

So the Star Wars saga has finally come to an end of 42 years. Of course, we thought that Star Wars had ended twice before, in 1983 and 2005 respectively. So is The Rise of Skywalker really the end of … Continue reading →

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Old Directors Yell at Clouds – Pardon, Superheroes

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Cora

This October seems to be “aging directors lash out at superhero movies” month. Martin Scorsese, director of Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Casino and others, fired the first volley during an interview to promote his latest film, The Irishman, which … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Hugo Award Finalists, Part II: The 2019 Hugo Awards

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Cora

And here is part II of my overview of the 2019 Hugo Award and 1944 Retro Hugo Award finalists, this time with the 2019 Hugo Award finalists. Part I with my take on the 1944 Retro Hugo finalists is here. … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Hugo Award Finalists, Part I: The 1944 Retro Hugo Awards

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Cora

So the finalists for the 2019 Hugo Awards and the 1944 Retro Hugo Awards were announced today. This time, the announcement manages not to coincide with any major holidays of any world religion, though personally I really prefer it, when … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2019 Academy Award Winners

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Cora

So the winners of the 2019 Academy Awards were announced last night with the usual pomp and circumstance and gorgeous gowns, but without the usual host, since the guy they picked disqualified himself due to homophobic remarks and bad behaviour. … Continue reading →

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