Title: Forgotten Island Release Date: September 25, 2026 Director: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado Production Company: DreamWorks Animation Main Cast: H.E.R. as Josephine Cleopatra "Jo" Yuson Kailey Crawford as young Jo Liza Soberano as Raissa Molina Kayla Teruel as young Raissa Dave Franco as Raww Manny Jacinto as Bungi Jenny Slate as Batiba Lea Salonga as Manang…

Author: Jesmyn Ward Title: Sing, Unburied, Sing Narrator: Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley Publication Info: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2017 Summary/Review: Sing, Unburied, Sing is a family drama set in contemporary Mississippi.  Central to the story is a road trip in Leonie Stone and her children Jojo and Kayla travel to pick up Michael, her boyfriend and the children's father. 

Episode: The Chase Story Number: 16 Season: 2 Screenwriter: Terry Nation Director:  Richard Martin Thoughts: The Daleks make their third appearance (the second this season) and now are played for comedy.  As per the title, the Daleks now have a time machine of their own and chase the TARDIS through an increasingly ludicrous set of locations. 

Title: Onibaba  Release Date: November 21, 1964 Director: Kaneto Shindō Production Company: Kindai Eiga Kyokai | Tokyo Eiga Main Cast: Nobuko Otowa as Older Woman Jitsuko Yoshimura as Younger Woman Kei Satō as Hachi Taiji Tonoyama as Ushi Jūkichi Uno as The masked Samurai warrior Synopsis (via Letterboxd): While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find.

Eleanor By Mark St. Germain Directed by Brin Boyce October 3, 2026: Central Square Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts Cast Eleanor Roosevelt - Paul Plum Paula Plum, probably the most prominent woman in the Greater Boston theater scene, brings to life the story of one of the great women of the 20th Century.  In this one act play, Eleanor Roosevelt shares an intimate monologue that includes a précis on the difference between the Oyster Bay and Hyde Park Roosevelts, her love for her alcoholic father, and Franklin's infidelity. 

At least 7,370 unique titles were removed from public schools across the U.S. in the last academic year, according to the new report, as administrators in states such as Texas and Florida increasingly...

Episode: The Ice Warriors  Story Number: 39 Season: 5 Screenwriter: Brian Hayles Director: Derek Martinus Thoughts: As I watch more serials from the Second Doctor Era, a recurring theme I notice is the techno-thriller set in the future.  The Ice Warriors fits that bill as it takes place in the far future when a new Ice Age is causing glaciers to advance across the earth.

I've given up on trying to regularly write reviews of new albums, but I still want to share albums I enjoyed.  Below are several new (and new-ish) albums - no ratings, no criticism - just music I enjoy listening to and hope you will too. Album: From Kolkata to Dublin  Artist: Cedar Dobson and Debojyoti Sanyal Genre…

Except the moles are midterms and weapons deals. Except your only mallet is your fist which is zip-tied behind your back.

Ads depicting children with the slogan "BPS IS FAILING THEM" began going up across the MBTA system on Wednesday. A day later, the T objected and began removing them.

The Wu administration and the T altered the latest design for Columbus Avenue to instead include side-running bus lanes in both directions between Jackson Square and Ruggles.

Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the movie musical, and to celebrate I'm embarking on a two-year project to watch 100 movie musicals from 1927 to the present! Title: The Girl Can't Help It Release Date: December 19, 1956 Director: Frank Tashlin Production Company: 20th Century-Fox Main Cast: Tom Ewell as Tom Miller Jayne Mansfield as Jerri Jordan…

Title: The Fall of the House of Usher Release Date: October 4, 1928 Director: Jean Epstein Production Company: Les Films Jean Epstein Main Cast: Jean Debucourt as Roderick Usher Marguerite Gance as Madeline Usher Abel Gance Charles Lamy as the guest invited to the mansion Fournez-Goffard Luc Dartagna Synopsis (via Letterboxd): Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding.

Episode: The Dalek Invasion of Earth Story Number: 10 Season: 2 Screenwriter: Terry Nation Director: Richard Martin Thoughts: The Dalek Invasion of Earth is hard to get a handle on writing about because it contains so many iconic moments that basically make it the best Dalek story of the Hartnell Era, and yet contains so many of the flaws. 

Title: The Unknown Release Date: June 4, 2027 Director: Tod Browning Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Main Cast: Lon Chaney as Alonzo the Armless Norman Kerry as Malabar the Mighty Joan Crawford as Nanon Zanzi Nick De Ruiz as Antonio Zanzi John George as Cojo the dwarf Frank Lanning as Costra Polly Moran as Landlady (scenes deleted)

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