The Shamley Silhouette

The Shamley Silhouette

  Introduction: Repetition   There is no point in doing this… it has already been done a million times over. That was my initial thought when I landed upon the notion of covering Alfred Hitchcock as my next analysis for the Reel Nerds website. It was a...
Show Time: My Top 10 “Twilight Zone” Episodes

Show Time: My Top 10 “Twilight Zone” Episodes

As I’ve said before on the podcast, the original Rod Serling Twilight Zone is my all-time favorite TV show. I love how each episode is a self-contained story. I love all the sci-fi elements that are integrated into it — space travel, human evolution and...
Show Time: Should You Watch “Good Omens”?

Show Time: Should You Watch “Good Omens”?

Well, after the Internet went crazy with the release of Good Omens, a six-part miniseries based on the book of the same name by Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman, I decided that I had to check it out. I’m a big fan of Michael Sheen and David Tennant, so I decided...
Catching the Miyazaki Classics (Part 4) – Spirited Away

Catching the Miyazaki Classics (Part 4) – Spirited Away

Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, perhaps best known for his work with Studio Ghibli, has gained popularity around the world for his creative and imaginative animated feature films. While they were originally released in Japanese, all of them have been dubbed into...