Two star review, originally posted here on March 7th, 2025. Yet another book with a great concept but lackluster execution. I was really hoping to ignore the outside world for a few moments a day by escaping into some fiction. I didn’t need it to be good. I just needed it to suck me into … More Goodreads Review: Shelterwood
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I’ve been posting half-assed reviews here on this blog, then I wrote up a pre-ceremony analysis post. Then I watched the ceremony and reacted to ceremony in real time. Now, 2 nights later, I’m … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: Results and Reactions
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I’ve been posting half-assed reviews here on this blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of unifying post of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. This, ladies and gentlemen, is that … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: The Official Helga Without The H Predictions And Analysis
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: The Brutalist
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: Nickel Boys
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: The Wild Robot
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: Dune
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: Wicked
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: A Different Man
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