Damn Fine TV/Film
“Only the good die young” as the song goes. Over the years there have been a number of TV shows that have made an impact on us here at 25YL, which we have been sad to see struck down in their prime. A season or two that grabbed us, and…that’s it. Whether there is some …
Panos Cosmatos' fantasy horror film Mandy hit selected theaters and VOD services on 14th September 2018 and two of the 25YL crew had been eagerly awaiting its release. This is their thoughts after watching. Sitting at the table today are: Rob E. King (Contributing Editor) I'm a general fan of horror films but mostly write pieces …
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Welcome back to our Secrets and Mysteries series, where it is our goal to offer in-depth looks into Mark Frost’s The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel section by section. As these each engage with the novel’s plot, giving close examination of its connections to the overall narrative of Twin Peaks, new readers should be aware that …
This will be my final coverage of Strange Angel Season 1. There was some inevitability that it would end better than it began, having had episodes to stage the strange content. Jack Parsons’s story is unique, though it is not a particularly well-known one. An audience would require some buy-in to fully believe it, short …
Fans of old can give a knowing nod, whispering “Joseph,” as the red rubber ball bounces back out of the dusty attic and onto a special limited edition Blu-ray of Peter Medak’s The Changeling by Severin Films. I specify the director to help distinguish from Clint Eastwood’s 2008 film Changeling starring Angelina Jolie. This is …
Part 14 of Showtime’s Limited Event Series titled “We are like the dreamer” aired on August 13, 2017. Part of fans' fun watching the series live that summer was in speculating on the meaning of the Parts' titles as they were released early on Showtime’s schedule. If Part 12, "Let's rock," had seemed to fans …
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Welcome back to 25YL’s series on the biography/memoir of David Lynch, Room to Dream. This series has been written by various staff writers, who looked at two chapters at a time to examine the highlights and insights of the book. Tonight, we are ending the series as we began it, a conversation between two 25YL …
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Welcome back to 25YL’s series on the biography/memoir of David Lynch, Room to Dream. This series is being written by various staff writers who look at two chapters at a time to examine the highlights and insights of the book. Tonight, I‘m covering Part 6 in the series of 8. I’m going to continue with …
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We continue our Pod People series in a conversation with Jubel Brosseau and Karl Eckler of Counter Esperanto Podcast. Jubel made a guest appearance on the Sparkwood & 21 Podcast on February 6th, 2016, where he discussed his early notions on Twin Peaks as perhaps Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Building off that conversation, Counter Esperanto released …
Rocket science didn’t take off at any rapid pace. We see that through the struggles of Jack and his fellow ambitious scientists, and we see that through the show’s pacing as well. That can be a good point as it illustrates the environment, or it could move too slowly for its audience. Anyone with an …
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