[Book Review] Riddley Walker – Russell Hoban (1980)

Bought on a whim while browsing a beer and book venue, I didn't know what to expect with Riddley Walker. I'm always intrigued by things that are trying something different though, and the opening page sends that message pretty loud and clear. Written entirely in broken English, from the perspective of a post-nuclear citizen, where history and fact...

[Film Review] Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Whether or not Dial is better than Crystal is up for debate, and the Crystal crew probably have the stronger case, but I still prefer Dial. Dial treads through uncanny valley, it's a thematic mess, the locales lack, and it commits the cardinal sin of [spoiler plot point that you really should have seen coming from a mile away]. It's apparent that where...