Néro the Assassin: The Monk

Néro to witch: So, what am I thinking now? Néro internally: Think nothing, think nothing, think nothing.
Witch: Nothing.
Néro: Wrong.
Witch: If you say so. Walk.
Néro internally: Go f*ck yourself.
Witch: I heard that too.

Episode description: “With a new handmaid at her side, Hortense reveals her ruthless streak. Néro tracks down Horace and an enfeebled Azel, in dire need of water.”

It Welcome to Derry: Winter Fire

"Don't you recognize your little boy?"

I keep thinking of a word to describe how I feel about the episode, and I keep coming back around to "fine." It was fine. There were a few moments that I really loved, but by the end of it all, I was left both firmly whelmed and with the now familiar frustration over certain writing choices.

Mark's Best of 2025

Seasons greetings, faithful readers, and welcome to what could loosely be called my best of 2025.

Mission: Impossible 1-8 Review

Note: This review has been updated to include Dead Reckoning and The Final Reckoning

"Your mission, should you choose to accept it..."

Your enjoyment of this series will most likely depend on how much you can tolerate Tom Cruise, as he is the dominant feature of the entire franchise. There's barely a scene in any of the eight films produced so far that doesn't feature him. I'm indifferent to the man, I neither love nor loathe him, but will admit that, as an action star, he rarely ever puts a foot wrong (probably because it would cost him his life, crazy stunt lover that he is).

Juliette's Best of 2025

I am writing this through a fog of flu, so here’s hoping it all makes some kind of sense! As ever, my body has reached the end of the year and given up, and there are some nasty flu strains around this year. But the big news is that I am going part time at my main job next year, to be available for school runs and teacher training days, and to spend more time on writing and content creation, so with any luck I might finish next year with a tiny bit more energy!

Anyway, on to the Best of 2025…

Mini Comic Reviews: December, 2025

This month I'll be looking at new Swamp Thing, the latest relaunch of Moon Knight, Tom King and Bilquis Evely's Helen of Wyndhorn, Transformers, and learning What's the Furthest Place From Here?

A Christmas Carol

(Republished for Christmas)

"Why show me this if I am past all hope?"

I'm a sucker for a good redemption story, and Dickens knew his stuff. So it may not be an original or modern choice, but A Christmas Carol is my favorite holiday movie. And not just any old adaptation. There's only one that I watch nearly every year, and that's the 1984 version originally made for television that stars George C. Scott.

It Welcome to Derry: The Black Spot

"Do I got face on my face?"

Yes, you did have a bit of face on your face, although that might have been the least concerning thing that happened this episode.

Morella's Best of 2025

For this year end’s "Best Of," I’m going with an oldie but goodie: my top ten episodes of Scooby Doo, Where Are You?. This is the first Scooby Doo series ever made, going back to 1969, and its continued presence on TV was a huge part of my childhood.

I loved Scooby Doo as a kid and still do now. Between classic horror and this show, I get my love for gothic architecture, dark and stormy nights, and haunted places that I retain to this day that I even take to other media, such as finding some great horror themed modpacks for Minecraft, and enjoying custom stories in Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

The Mighty Nein: Many Gifts

Wizard humor is very dry.

In which our stalwart heroes go on a goose chase for protection, Essek realizes a fundamental truth, and a new and implacable evil rises from the shadows.

Movie Review: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

“Are you willing to break the thing that no one wants you to break?”

Will you laugh at me if I tell you that Glass Onion is one of my comfort movies? It probably depends on how well you know me: close friends might give a knowing chuckle, random acquaintances might back away slowly, wondering why they ever thought I was normal. But I love the movie’s propulsive feel, the twists and turns, and—above all—the way it refuses to take billionaire bird brains seriously.

Néro the Assassin: The Villain

Hortense: I order you not to die. That child needs you. And me as well. So no one dies without my permission.
Néro: As you wish, Princess.

Episode description: “Néro confronts a friend and his history while Rochemort deals with allegations. The penitents' arrival may change where loyalties lie.”