Wolf Man

Monster movies are having a small moment to begin 2025. First we had vampires, and now we have werewolves. Unfortunately, I think the vampires might have won this round.

This review is spoiler-free!

David Lynch, 1946-2025

David Lynch died this week, at the age of 78.

I feel like I should say something, but I don't know what to say.

Mini Movie Reviews: There's No Business Like...

Today's theme is showbusiness featuring films by Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder, Nicholas Ray, Sidney Lumet, Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen.

A Tribute to Mister Baseball: Bob Uecker

“The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.”

Bob Uecker, known affectionately as “Mister Baseball,” has passed away at the age of 90. While I’m not into sports, as someone who was born in Milwaukee in 1969 and a long-term resident of the state of Wisconsin, his loss has hit me harder than I would have originally thought. This article is my personal tribute to this Wisconsin icon.

Severance: Season One

Happy 2025, Readers of Doux! If you're like me, your new year's resolutions were less "hit the gym four times a week" and more "find a new show to binge." If so, please allow me to validate that intention. I'm a firm believer that spudding is an essential form of self care (in my family, "spud" is a verb meaning "to be a couch potato"). This is doubly true if you are actually going to the gym four times a week.

Mini Comic Reviews: January, 2025

Welcome to a new monthly companion piece of sorts to Mini Movie Reviews. This will basically work the same with the key difference that posts won't be themed. This month I'll be taking a look at Absolute Wonder Woman, Ultimate X-Men, Klaus, and The Ballad of Halo Jones.

Dracula's Daughter

Countess Marya Zaleska: "Sandor, look at me. What do you see in my eyes?"
Sandor: "Death."

Another Universal classic that I don’t hear much about. This film is a direct sequel to the original Dracula, although not in quite the way one may expect.

Batman The Animated Series: Eternal Youth

"You go after the wrong people, Batman."

Is Poison Ivy really so bad?

I Woke Up and One of Us Was Crying: Regarding Neil Gaiman

"I Woke Up and One of Us Was Crying."

Regarding Neil Gaiman.

Doctor Who: The Moonbase

"Toniiiiiiiiiiiight..."

Back so soon? And on the moon!

Season Four, Story Six (production code HH)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor

Mini Movie Reviews: Lupin III

Today's theme is Monkey Punch's beloved gentleman thief Lupin III (grandson of Maurice Leblanc's gentleman thief Arsène Lupin) featuring films by Takashi Yamazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Sōji Yoshikawa, Seijun Suzuki, Shigetsugu Yoshida, Shunya Itō, Takeshi Shiratoand, and Monkey Punch.

Resident Alien: The Green Glow

Max: What are you doing?
Harry: I wanted chips, and it’s easier to break into your house than a grocery store.
Max: You can’t just sneak in here. I’m gonna install cameras. Why do you smell like that kid at school that wears his jacket inside?

Episode description: “Fearing he's facing failure, Harry enlists an unlikely ally to help find his ship.”