Alan Rapp

Red Sonja: Black, White, Red #3

/ / Comics

Red Sonja: Black, White, Red #3

Red Sonja: Black, White, Red #3 offers three more separate tales of Red Sonja in black and white… and red. The third issue of the anthology is notable for offering not one but two separate tales without any dialogue.

The only tale with dialogue, “Small Tales,” is notable for having a character that won’t shut-up when Sonja comes across a young girl who manages to momentarily snare Sonja in a trap. Our heroine helps the young girl home, only to discover she is not the orphan she claimed to be but a runaway who hoped to meet her hero.

“Dawn of a Crimson Day” from Gail Simone offers snapshots across Sonja’s timeline, beautifully rendered by Walter Geovani, giving us Sonja as a child and a distant future featuring a one-eyed She-Devil with a Sword continuing her adventures.

…

Red Sonja: Black, White, Red #3Read More »

Red Sonja: Black, White, Red #3 Read More »

The Lost Symbol – The Araf

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: The Lost Symbol – The Araf
  • IMDb: link

The Lost Symbol - The Araf

Professor Robert Langdon (Ashley Zukerman) and Katharine Solomon’s (Valorie Curry) treasure hunt continues in the second episode of the series as the pair get some assistance from a mason (Tyrone Benskin), and friend of Katharine’s father, to elude the CIA and figure out what their next move should be. The “big” reveal here is that the incomplete pyramid is a map to this mysterious portal and translating it has something to do with a Bible verse. Um, okay. Meanwhile, Peter Solomon (Eddie Izzard) makes marginal progress in an escape attempt, only to be dragged back into captivity, and the mysterious Mal’akh (Beau Knapp) offers Langdon an ultimatum about his travelling companion (which doesn’t make much sense if he wants Langdon to succeed as he’ll need all the help he can get).

…

The Lost Symbol – The ArafRead More »

The Lost Symbol – The Araf Read More »

Only Murders in the Building – How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Only Murders in the Building – How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
  • IMDb: link

Only Murders in the Building - How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?

It’s not surprising that the episode centered more on Oliver (Martin Short) would be the goofiest episode of the series so far. Along with flashbacks to the director’s notorious Broadway flop (“Splash: The Musical”), we also get a look into Oliver’s mind as he attempts to cast the killer for the podcast much the way he would a Broadway show with various suspects trying out on stage. His first idea for star fizzles out, and it’s not until the very end of the episode that he thinks the podcast may have found its leading man in one of the apartment building’s most famous residents.

…

Only Murders in the Building – How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?Read More »

Only Murders in the Building – How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors? Read More »

Usagi Yojimbo #22

/ / Comics

Usagi Yojimbo #22

Miyamoto Usagi‘s travels with his cousin Yukichi Yamamoto continue in part one of “Ransom” as the two wanderers have mad their way out of Lord Hikiji’s province only to run into new trouble when their paths cross those of Kitsune and Kiyoko. It doesn’t take the young warrior long to discover the sneakiness of the two thieves as they tease Yukichi before showing the travelers the thieves’ latest score: a ledger of corruption and payoffs.

There’s some fun here at Yukichi’s expense as the naïve young warrior sees a bit more of the world than he was expecting in a pair of thieves who seem to periodically show up just to drive Usagi crazy.

…

Usagi Yojimbo #22Read More »

Usagi Yojimbo #22 Read More »

Subnormal

/ / Home Video
  • Title: Subnormal
  • IMDb: link

SubnormalThe British documentary from director Lyttanya Shannon looks back at a time when immigrant children with dark skin were being disproportionately labeled “educationally subnormal” and sent to special ESN schools where their chance at a proper education was drastically reduced. Including interviews from former students, their parents, educators, and advocates who helped bring the situation to light, Subnormal offers an intriguing look back a story that cuts to the heart of racism and disenfranchisement.

Although short, and a times a tad dry given the shocking subject matter, the documentary is informative delving into  the schools which started in the 1940s and only stopped because of investigation and activism in the 1960s and 1970s that the British Government eventually could no longer ignore.

…

SubnormalRead More »

Subnormal Read More »