Year: 2019

Film & TV: Midsommar

TLS visits a secluded Swedish community and explores themes of relationships and grief in Ari Aster’s masterful Midsommar.
[Aggregate score: 10]

Literature: Lawn Dad by Lincoln Michel

A quite short story with nevertheless more than a bit to say on dissolving relationships, TLS reviews Lawn Dad by Lincoln Michel.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Film & TV: Spider-Man: Far from Home

TLS spins a web or two in their discussion of Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” Don’t forget to pack your suit. [Aggregate score 9.5]

Film & TV: A Separation

A dramatic tale dealing with the repercussions of divorce, Alzheimer’s, and pushing people down the stairs.

Score: 10

Film & TV: Child’s Play (2019)

Chucky’s back, Jack! TLS takes on the modern reimagining of the classic killer doll in the 2019 version of Child’s Play.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Games & Gaming Culture: E3 2019

E3 rolls around for 2019 and TLS dives in once more to cherry-pick items of interest to discuss from it.

Film & TV: The Dead Don’t Die

Remember, the second best Bill Murray zombie film is still the first loser.
Aggregate Score: 6.5

Film & TV: Space Battleship Yamato

International sci-fi flies on with an anime-based movie about the plucky crew of Earth’s last spaceship and their final mission against an alien threat.
[Aggregate score: 7.5]

AFI Top 100 #024: E.T.

Returning to their childhood before all the world-weary cynicism set in, TLS experiences the original wonder of this classic Spielberg flick which sits at #24 on the AFI list.
[Aggregate score: 8.5]

Film & TV: Dark Phoenix

TLS discusses the final installment of this X-Men timeline, Dark Phoenix. [Aggregate score: 7.75]