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TIFF 2023 REVIEW: Sisters Are Each Other’s Heroes in Quiz Lady

October 25, 2023

In Quiz Lady, Anne (Awkwafina) is an incredibly intelligent woman with no life. Her sister Jenny (Sandra Oh) suddenly reappears, turning Anne’s day-to-day upside down. It all leads to the kidnapping of Anne’s dog and an unforgettable experience on her favourite quiz show.

Reviews, Television and Film

TIFF 2023 Review: The Movie Emperor Hilariously Satirizes the Film Industry and Class Divisions

September 26, 2023

In The Movie Emperor, a superstar Hong Kong actor decides to experience real life in preparation for a new role. But can he rise above the pressures of the film business and a general apathy towards poverty-stricken people?

Bookmarked, News

Book Beat: Women in Comedy Writing, Chapbooks and Badly Behaving Authors

May 16, 2019

Happy Thursday book lovers! Welcome back to Book Beat. It’s been a busy few weeks for me, your editor Christa. I went on and survived my first conference/business trip since breaking my ankle, and it was a great success. While busy, it was great to be back out and chatting with people ...

Comics, Lists, Opinion

Hire This Hero: Why Loki Could Take Over for John Constantine

February 8, 2019

Life is weird, right? Sometimes you’re just going about your business, trying to imbibe enough caffeine to drag through the last endless hour of a Friday afternoon at the widget company when out of nowhere, a demon wielding dark magic comes crashing through the cubicle occupied by Donna in ...

Comics, Reviews

Halloween Comes Early in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #1

July 18, 2018

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #1 David Avallone (Writer), Dave Acosta (Artist), Andrew Covalt (Colorist), Taylor Esposito (Letterer) Dynamite July 4, 2018 Hello, darlings! Welcome to the review! This is Slayleigh, here with another EX-PLOSIVE #1 issue–and, ugh, no, it’s not another X-Force ...

Comics, Reviews

Ghostbusters – Answer the Call #5: A Thrilling Finale

June 20, 2018

Ghostbusters – Answer the Call #5 Kelly Thompson (Writer), Corin Howell (Artist), Valentina Pinto (Colourist), Neil Uyetake (Letterer) IDW Publishing 9 May, 2018 The Ghostbusters’ Dr Jillian Holtzmann has an insane plan to beat the Schreckgespenst, a.k.a. “Schrecky,” the ghost terrorising ...

Comics, Reviews

Ghostbusters – Answer the Call: The Ladies Are Back

January 29, 2018

Ghostbusters – Answer the Call #2 Kelly Thompson (Writer), Corin Howell (Artist), Valentina Pinto (Colours), Neil Uyetake (Letters) IDW Publishing 3 January, 2018 You know you are in for a good story when it opens with “Everything is awful.” And everything really is awful for the ...

Comics, Opinion, Reviews

All Alone, More Or Less: Void Trip’s Fun, Fun, Fun

October 10, 2017

Void Trip #1 Ryan O’Sullivan (Writer), Plaid Klaus (Artist), Aditya Bidikar (Letterer) Image Comics November 22, 2017 The first issue of Void Trip, a comic, releases on November 22nd, the same week (Probably? The full schedule remains unannounced) season twelve of Red Dwarf finishes its ...

Reviews

The Tick: Boldly Venture to the Kingdom of the Kind

August 29, 2017

The Tick Ben Edlund, David Fury, Barry Josephson, Wally Pfister, Barry Sonnenfeld (producers) based on The Tick by Ben Edlund Peter Serafinowicz, Griffin Newman, Valorie Curry, Brendan Hines, Jackie Earle Haley, Yara Martinez, Scott Speiser, Michael Cerveris, Bryan Greenberg, Alan Tudyk (cast) ...

Comics, Essays

You’re a Comedian: Trans Characters and Jokes in “Comic” Books

March 8, 2017

You’re a comedian. You’ve been working in the comedy business for a few years, getting a few laughs here and there with your crude style. Things have been good thus far, and you’re feeling more and more confident in your dark humor. In fact, you’re in a whole new city ...

Comedy

TIFF 2023 REVIEW: Sisters Are Each Other’s Heroes in Quiz Lady

TIFF 2023 Review: The Movie Emperor Hilariously Satirizes the Film Industry and Class Divisions

Book Beat: Women in Comedy Writing, Chapbooks and Badly Behaving Authors

Hire This Hero: Why Loki Could Take Over for John Constantine

Halloween Comes Early in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #1

Ghostbusters – Answer the Call #5: A Thrilling Finale

Ghostbusters – Answer the Call: The Ladies Are Back

All Alone, More Or Less: Void Trip’s Fun, Fun, Fun

The Tick: Boldly Venture to the Kingdom of the Kind

You’re a Comedian: Trans Characters and Jokes in “Comic” Books

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