by Jarrod | Jan 5, 2024 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, NEWSWIRE
by Jarrod Jones. Subgenre is a detective story that knows you’ve read detective stories. It knows you’ve heard ’em all. You? You are a connoisseur of tales, fables, legends, and yarns; you can discern classics from IP dross. Subgenre is here to...
by Jarrod | Dec 31, 2023 | ANTI-MONITOR
by Jarrod Jones. 2023 was a big year for me as a writer. I quit my day job and threw myself into freelance work, pushing myself to improve as a critic under anticipated but no less stressful financial and personal strain. I’ve written dozens of reviews this year...
by Jarrod | Dec 30, 2023 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
by Arpad Okay and Jarrod Jones. These are the ongoings, minis, and OGNs that saved us, made things better, and represented the best comics could be in 2023. Mending a Rift. (Jean Wei; ShortBox) Portal travel is good for business but bad for reality. The day...
by Jarrod | Dec 20, 2023 | ANTI-MONITOR
THIS REVIEW IS SPOILER-FREE. by Jarrod Jones. If there was ever a screening that ought to come with a round of tetanus shots afterward, Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon would be it. Here’s a movie so inundated by corroded steel, molten blades, mud-caked boots, and...
by Jarrod | Dec 7, 2023 | ANTI-MONITOR
by Jarrod Jones. The 23rd annual Whistler Film Festival, based in Whistler, British Columbia, highlights films from all over the world — but especially Canada. DoomRocket is here with short-burst reviews of a few of its selections. In review: Bruce Sweeney’s She...
by Jarrod | Dec 4, 2023 | ANTI-MONITOR
by Jarrod Jones. The 23rd annual Whistler Film Festival, based in Whistler, British Columbia, highlights films from all over the world — but especially Canada. DoomRocket is here with short-burst reviews of a few of its selections. In review: Robert...
by Jarrod | Dec 3, 2023 | ANTI-MONITOR
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. by Jarrod Jones. This is Re/Play, where we take a fresh look at an older film, TV series, or video game to see if fond memories hold up under remastered scrutiny. This week: Roger Vadim’s Barbarella, available now in 4K from Arrow...
