Labyrinth: Muppets, Bowie, and the Pain of Impending Adulthood - Reactor Name a better musical fantasy movie about our fear of growing up.

My article on everyone’s favorite David Bowie’s junk vehicle, #Labyrinth, is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social for my 80’s Fantasy Film column! Share it and comment and go bask in those unevenly dilated pupils!

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Molly Grue is perfect

The Last Unicorn: A Fantasy Classic Whose Beauty Never Fades - Reactor Beyond simple nostalgia, this movie was a foundational part of so many childhoods...

This is not an April Fool’s prank! My article on The Last Unicorn is up at Reactor! Go share it and comment on it and make it impossible for literary agents to ignore it!

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Michael B Jordan winning for Sinners has given me just enough joy to probably watch the Oscars again next year.

The Bride had so much to say. And it’s a surreal riotous romp. It’s a shame it had no way of marrying those two impulses. Frustratingly close to being sublime.

The Flight of Dragons: Magic, Science, and a Lot of Hot Air - Reactor Is this an overlooked Rankin/Bass classic, or has it been forgotten for a reason?

In my end of February haze I neglected to post about my article on the Rankin and Bass Flight of Dragons for the 80s Fantasy Film Club over at Reactor! Here is the ameliorative now!

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#WorldofwarcraftMidnight has Troll quest lines that are literally about purging the ghosts of colonial violence including reprimanding and atoning for the violence that your character was involved in if you were playing the game twenty years ago. So hey, progress?

RIP Dan Simmons, you would have loved going to war with Iran.

A New Day Dawns in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: "The Morrow" - Reactor What did you think of the season finale? And what comes next?

A solid season overall. Here’s my review, explainer, and look ahead at what’s next for #AKnightoftheSevenKingdoms. Always grateful for a like and follow, a comment on the article over at @reactorsff.bsky.social , or a share! I’ll be back for HotD coverage this summer!

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A Muddy, Bloody Melee Unfolds in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: "In the Name of the Mother" - Reactor Let's talk flashbacks, Flea Bottom, and the sheer brutality of trial by combat.

My article on that shocking #AKot7K episode is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social ! Go read it and comment and share it with your buddies

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My newest article on the series best “Seven” for #Aknightofthesevenkingdoms is up at Reactor!

I too can love: On Luc Besson’s Dracula Luc Besson's adaptation of the iconic Dracula novel turns the Count into a gothic lover

My review of the new Luc Besson #Dracula is up at @artforum.com ! Read about where this Coppola clone distinguishes itself and where it fails to meet the moment over on their website!

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Here is my article on episode 3 of AKot7K. It’s full of spoilers (some for things that may matter for years of Westerosi history) but they are clearly marked. Go and comment and share the link if you like (I’d like you to!)

The Jousting Begins in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: "Hard Salt Beef" - Reactor Dunk gets by with a little help from Targaryen princes and smallfolk alike...

My explainer on episode 2 of AKot7K is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social
Go read it and comment and share it wide!
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A Delightful Buddy Comedy Unfolds in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Reactor Welcome to a kindler, gentler version of Westeros, where chivalry is not entirely dead!

Winter is here and you can read my review and explainer for the premiere of #aknightofthesevenkingdoms for @reactorsff.bsky.social
Follow my regular coverage this whole season!

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Critical Hits and Misses of the Stranger Things Finale - Reactor Let's talk about what worked, and what really didn't, in this final season.

How would you rank Stranger Things' big finale? Did it pay off, or leave you in the Upside Down? @tmdean.bsky.social breaks down the best, worst, and most unexpected aspects of the series' final season:

The Best Moments of Stranger Things - Reactor As the series comes to a close, a look back on some of the show's greatest hits.

My second article in as many weeks on #StrangerThings is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social !

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Krull Deserves a Bigger Cult Following — Who's With Me? - Reactor Is this a good movie? Debatable. Is it an *awesome* movie? Hell yeah it is.

My article on the awesome cult classic #Krull is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social
Go read it and enjoy what they think a #glaive is!

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Television Writer Tyler Dean shares his favorite television of 2025, including Andor, Alien: Earth, and The White Lotus.

My roundup of the best in this year’s tv lineup is out in this month’s @artforum.com

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My season 4 recap/review ahead of the final season of #strangerthings is up at Reactor!

Byronically A review of Guillermo del Toro's new take on Mary Shelley's iconic novel Frankenstein, highlighting the film's Byronic references.

My article on @realgdt.bsky.social ‘s #frankenstein is up at @artforum.com
It’s a fantastic excoriation of Byron that, like every GdT film, wants to find the humanity even in its most vile monsters (Victor).

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Return to Oz: Is This a Horror Movie or a Kids' Movie? - Reactor Dorothy is committed to an asylum, and it only gets weirder from there...

My newest #80sFantasyFilmClub article is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social. This time we’re looking at the childhood nightmare, #ReturntoOz. Go and comment. Share the article. Marvel at Fairuza Balk’s best performance!
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Legend: Faeries, Unicorns, and Tim Curry's Six-Pack - Reactor What exactly is going on in this movie? Why isn't Tom Cruise wearing pants?

My article for @reactorsff.bsky.social on Ridley Scott’s #Legend is up! Go comment and bask and reshare! reactormag.com/legend-faeri...

#Alien:Earth uses #PeterPan as a focal point and uses the same quote from #PeterandWendy to anchor its read as I used for the backbone of my dissertation chapter on it. Noah Hawley’s a smart guy—what can I say?

The Animated Return of the King: Sadly, Nostalgia Has Its Limits - Reactor Rankin/Bass' follow-up to "The Hobbit" is so much messier than you might remember...

Where there’s a whip…

My article on the horrors of revisiting a beloved flop is out at @reactorsff.bsky.social Comment on the site or share it here. My god though, what a nightmare.

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My #80sFantasyFilmClub article on the Bakshi and Frazetta “masterpiece,” #FireandIce, is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social As one canny commenter already said, “it’s the only film where every frame could be spray painted on the side of a van.” Go and comment!

The NeverEnding Story: Childhood Trauma and the Stories That Change Us - Reactor An emotional touchstone for a generation of fantasy-loving kids...

A few days late, but my article on #theneverendingstory for @reactorsff.bsky.social is up! It’s the latest in my #80sfantasyfilmclub series and (perhaps) the most traumatic!

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Definitely my dear. I’m safe. My people are safe. I hope you are doing well in these strange times.

It’s not Mad Max out here, even a little bit. But it’s feeling more and more like Logan’s Run

Police carrying guns with less-lethal and gas canister rounds looking at suspicion at anyone who drives by them. Police looking intently at a man on an overpass waving a Mexican flag.