2025 Recap: Books, Movies, And More

One of my favorite things to do at the end of each year is reflect on my favorite art from that year. Sometimes, it's specifically new projects, things that came out in 2025, such as movies. Other times, it's things that are new to me, and that's my books category. So a little bit of … Continue reading 2025 Recap: Books, Movies, And More

Movie Review: Knives Out 3

One of my favorite new series started back in 2019 with Knives Out, a hugely popular release on Netflix. The second one, Glass Onion, came in 2022 with overall positive reviews, though it was different from the first in a lot of ways. With the third installment, Wake Up Dead Man, Rian Johnson has done … Continue reading Movie Review: Knives Out 3

Conjuring 4: Movie Review

Well, it has been a year for horror movies. First, Sinners? Follow that up with Weapons? What an incredible run, and it's not even October yet! (Yes, I reviewed both of those. Yes, you should click the links and check out my thoughts.) But for the average horror-movie fan, no brand hits as hard as … Continue reading Conjuring 4: Movie Review

Movie Review: Weapons

By this point, everyone has heard the incredible backstory of this movie: the bidding war for the rights to produce/direct it; Jordan Peele losing out and immediately firing his representatives; the possible symbolism behind the title Weapons, about a class of elementary kids that go missing. Without a doubt, this movie has been heavily hyped … Continue reading Movie Review: Weapons

Movie Review: Frank & Penelope

There have been plenty of movies that I reviewed on this website which felt like a waste of time to watch. And sometimes, those are the most fun to review! But it's nice, every so often, to include one I'm absolutely stoked about. Especially when it's a surprisingly good movie like It's What's Inside, the … Continue reading Movie Review: Frank & Penelope

The Empty Room: Update #5

The Empty Room: Pre-order! Hello, everyone! Since we’re slowly but surely moving past The Band launch and inching ever closer to The Empty Room release in October, I wanted to give you some updates. On the other hand, I’m not even done with the first draft yet (roughly 70% there!), so this will serve as … Continue reading The Empty Room: Update #5

Help Me Out! with Summer 2025

It's officially June, so for me, it's officially summer! I wrapped up another very awesome year of teaching high school English, and now begins the long, two-month break... Of course, I'm staying busy! New events, new interviews, and a new book coming very soon... Let me start with the events and interviews. Then how you … Continue reading Help Me Out! with Summer 2025

The Empty Room: Update #4

The Empty Room: Pre-order! Hello, everyone! Since we’re slowly but surely moving past The Band launch and inching ever closer to The Empty Room release in October, I wanted to give you some updates. On the other hand, I’m not even done with the first draft yet (roughly 70% there!), so this will serve as … Continue reading The Empty Room: Update #4

The Empty Room: Update #3

Hello, everyone! Since we’re slowly but surely moving past The Band launch and inching ever closer to The Empty Room release in October, I wanted to give you some updates. On the other hand, I’m not even done with the first draft yet (roughly 70% there!), so this will serve as some accountability, too. So … Continue reading The Empty Room: Update #3