Movie Review: Thankskilling

“Peck on someone your own size.”

Thankskilling is a cheap, efficient, mediocre horror movie about an ancient Native American shaman, who lives within the body of an undying turkey, coming back to wreak vengeance for the theft of his people’s land by killing a group of college students going home for Thanksgiving break. That may be all I need to say about it. But I promised Fangirl a review last year, and this week seems like the perfect time to fulfill my promise.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Series Review

"What is the meaning of it, Watson? What is the object of this circle of misery and violence and fear? It must have a purpose or our universe has no meaning, and that is unthinkable. But what purpose? That is humanity's great problem, for which reason so far has no answer."

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous consulting detective has to be one of the most adapted and reinterpreted fictional characters of all time. There have been an untold number of films, plays, radio productions, comics, TV shows, books and cartoons featuring the Baker Street sleuth and his faithful companion, Dr. Watson. For me, this lavish Granada Television series starring the incomparable Jeremy Brett is the undisputed best.

Mini Comic Reviews: November, 2025

This month I'll be taking a look at Greg Rucka's short lived run on Wolverine along with his work on Batwoman with J. H. Williams III, the latest in a long line of Youngblood relaunches, Descender, Paper Girls, and the secrets of The Manhattan Projects.

It Welcome to Derry: The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function

“He doesn't question orders. I question everything. That's the dance.”

I always get a little nervous when episode titles sound this pretentious, but this episode was much better than I had expected… if we ignore one, massive part.

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett (Discworld 23)

"On the rare maps of the Ramtops that existed, it was spelled Überwald. But Lancre people had never got the hang of accents and certainly didn't agree with trying to balance two dots on another letter, where they'd only roll off and cause unnecessary punctuation."

Discworld's twenty-third book sees us back at Lancre. This means we get to see the witches, the newly expanded royal family, the dwarf lover Casnunda, albeit only briefly, and the locals we know and love from prior novels, such as Shawn Ogg, Jason Ogg, and Hodgesargh.

It Welcome to Derry: Now You See It

"People only believe what they can see for themselves."

Well, at least there wasn't any pregnancy related horror this time around. We've successfully broken that trend!

One Battle After Another

"Ocean waves. Ocean waves."

Well, I reviewed Eddington earlier in the year. I suppose it's only right that I tackle the other black dramedy-thriller movie from a big name director that examines, in its own way, the violently fractured political landscape of America.

Néro the Assassin: The Princess

Prince of Ségur: The archbishop won't allow it.
Rochemort: Well, don't tell him then.

Episode description: "With Perla, the monk and the Consul's daughter captured by the Penitents, Néro makes a desperate ploy. Meanwhile, the Consul has an audience with the Prince and finds he is under the thumb of his nemesis, the archbishop."

Classic Doctor Who on Youtube

Over the past year, a BBC-operated YouTube channel Doctor Who: Classic has been posting full serials of numerous classic era adventures. It would seem that the BBC has decided that there's not much additional value to be mined from the classic era, since everything had long been released on physical media (VHS, DVD, etc), or on free channels like Pluto.TV, or on demand on Britbox, so for all intents and purposes they're now giving it away.

It Welcome to Derry: The Thing in the Dark

“This isn’t America. This is Derry.”

And Derry really is like no place on Earth. Whoever said last episode that Derry was normal clearly did not know what they were talking about.

Néro the Assassin: The Witch

Perla: You didn't manage to kill the witch either. You're not just a bad father; you're a pathetic assassin.

Episode description: "As the caravan makes its way to Ségur, Rochemort's men relentlessly pursue them. Facing their pursuers, Néro makes a harsh decision that will change the course of their journey."

Evil: Vatican III

"The Vatican doesn’t apologize."

Evil splits its attention this week as the various threads of the season start coming into focus. Was that a mixed metaphor?