After telling him about my Dungeon Master skills in my previous tabletop rpg campaigns, Tulok the Barbrarian decided to meet up with me via Zoom to see if there could be more than one DM for my upcoming D&D 5E game!
2020-12-22 17:01:38 +0000 UTC View PostYes, I’ve seen season 2 of The Mandalorian. Yes, I still think Boba Fett is an overhyped character. No, you CAN’T change my mind.
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Hey, Readers! I realized it’s been a while since I’ve talked about Star Wars out loud to the public, and that’s mostly due to me making an attempt to preserve my mental health.
With that being said, I recently binged all of The Mandalorian season 2 now that all 8 episodes are available -- because I don’t really enjoy watching ...
2020-12-21 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
A bunch of new Star Wars shows for Disney Plus were announced following the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian! Including Ashoka, The Acolyte, confirmation of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor, and the announcement of Patty Jenkins’ new movie Rogue Squadron! So here are all of the recently announced shows that I’m excited for!
2020-12-21 02:06:15 +0000 UTC View PostCaptain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Captain America: Civil War. The Captain America franchise has established itself as one of the crown jewels of Marvel Studios, and has helped re-introduce the world to a character that has proven isn’t just a product of its time.
But now that the story of Steve Rogers has ended with Avengers: Endgame and both Clint and Bucky carrying on his legacy in the upcoming Falcon and Winter Soldier series for Disney+, ...
2020-12-17 00:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Nando of Nando v Movies joins me in this analysis of Marvel Studios’ Captain America trilogy! We take a look at The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier, and Civil War in an attempt to properly bring the three-part story of Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers full circle. Properly tying Red Skull and the Super Soldier Serum to a more accurate Baron Zemo from Marvel Comics, while keeping the movie's connection to the greater MCU intact to make the franchise a proper movie trilogy!
2020-12-14 21:49:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey Readers. Remember Rugrats?
/It was a Spongebob Squarepants level popular animated show on Nickelodeon during the 90’s and 2000’s about 4 to 6 babies with overactive imaginations getting into various hijinks./
They could talk, but only amongst themselves; all the adults could hear was goo-goo gaga.
The only ones that could hear them and communicate back were the older kids that were regular characters.
Angelica -- Tommy’s cousin and the poster child of white w...
2020-12-14 21:01:19 +0000 UTC View Post
The Hanukkah (Chanukah) episode of Nickelodeon’s Rugrats that aired in 1996 was one of the first holiday specials I saw that didn’t feature Christmas. And while I knew of the Jewish Festival of Lights for the candles, dreidels and menorahs that are involved, this episode featuring Tommy and company was how I learned about the meaning regarding Judaism and why it’s celebrated.
2020-12-14 01:22:24 +0000 UTC View PostI watched 4 different movies in order to make this video...about 2 specific ones. (Longingly looks directly into the camera before gesturing to the heavens confusingly)
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Readers, if you follow me on Twitter (which you should: readus_101), then you know how often my tweets and sub-tweets end up becoming video topics
The video where I first ranted about that horrific Gods of Egypt movie? That was a twitter thread.
My opinions on Red Hood over Winter Soldier? Me...
2020-12-09 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
When it comes to unconventional Christmas movies, the two that immediately come to mind regarding DC and Marvel superheroes are Batman Returns and Iron Man 3. But when it comes to which one feels more like a Christmas movie between Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark, which one has it in the bag? Allow me to explain.
2020-12-08 20:58:14 +0000 UTC View PostYes! It is time for me to once again gloat about the fact that I can write my subscription to HBO Max off on my taxes by making yet ANOTHER video about Euphoria! HA ha ha ha!
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Readers, for those of you who watch and follow the show, the first special episode of Euphoria dropped on HBO Max just in time for Christmas 2020. Take that HOWEVER you will.
While not exactly a season 2, due to the current filming rules regarding the current health and safety crisis kinda m...
2020-12-07 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
HBO Max released a special episode of Euphoria centered around Zendaya’s character Rue. And while part 1 is a very simple and bare bone scenario, it offers both a character analysis and a character study for Rue that’s very reminiscent of a practice known for the type of story the series has been telling since the first season.
2020-12-07 02:25:10 +0000 UTC View PostLet’s see. According to my channel, I haven’t posted a sketch since...mid March of 2020.
Ah, man. That was back when I was employed. Good times
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Readers, I know it may not seem like it from the way I present myself on camera. But even I -- in one way or another -- at the end of the day, end up doing clown shit.
And as a queer person of color, I have to admit that the most clown shit I have EVER DONE is crush on a straight dude.
Now I’m sure other ...
2020-12-02 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Having a crush on a straight guy as a bisexual is one of the few things I’ve done that I’m not proud of and that I constantly try and handle. And the fact that the crush in question is a friend of mine doesn’t make it better. Thankfully, I have a few mediators I can call on that help me deal with the situation, and handle it in a way that doesn’t let me regress.
2020-12-02 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostHow I know this movie is first and foremost a work of fiction: Aubrey Plaza plays the ex.
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Readers, apparently when it comes to Holiday movies -- or movies that take place DURING the holidays -- the criteria for my adult self fits certain categories.
They have to be fun, whimsical, have a message behind it or be black blackity black black black -- which Jingle Jangle hits all the notes for
But one thing I can now add to the list is that they can also serve ...
2020-11-30 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
My initial reaction to Hulu’s latest LGBTQ+ Christmas movie Happiest Season was one that I thought I couldn’t relate to. But after watching it to give my review, I realized that it had within it an important story about coming out to your parents while in a committed relationship that can be worth taking a closer look at.
2020-11-30 20:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostBill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, and Bill & Ted Face The Music. Not only is this franchise one of the cornerstones of pop culture that has stood the test of time thanks to the multiple references to it in media since its conception in the late 80s, but is also responsible for the career of one of the most kind and humble Canadian immortals the world has ever seen.
But with the release of the third installment of the franchise Bill & Ted F...
2020-11-26 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The Bill & Ted movies have officially reached trilogy status with the 2020 release of Bill & Ted Face The Music. So with the most excellent comedy trio originally consisting of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, I see if the third movie ticks all the guidelines of a proper movie trilogy and adjust a few things in its narrative in case it doesn’t!
2020-11-24 19:18:09 +0000 UTC View PostWho’s about to expose the political allegory behind the most blackity-blackest holiday movie since “The Preacher’s Wife”? THIS GUY!!!!
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Readers, if I had to label a movie a delight, I’d immediately give that honor to Netflix’s Jingle Jangle
It’s a fun and emotional holiday musical with both the diversity and nostalgia of Roger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and the feel-good spirit of A Muppet Christmas Carol
But more importantly, it’s a fi...
2020-11-16 20:56:35 +0000 UTC View Post
With the release of Netflix’s newest musical “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” coincidentally released after the results of the 2020 presidential election, the actions of the films protagonist very accurately mirror the actions of black women spreading the message across the nation that anything is possible.
2020-11-16 20:48:38 +0000 UTC View PostHey, Readers!
I can't decide on which trilogy I'm gonna talk about for November's edition of "A Proper Movie Trilogy," and I need your help in choosing between 3 of them!
The Santa Clause - I was originally saving this trilogy for December's video. However, as of October, that month has been reserved for the segment's first collab on a franchise from Marvel Studios. Besides, Christmas has already claimed November as December Eve ANYWAYS, right? ^^"
Bill & Ted - I'll be c...
2020-11-05 18:55:49 +0000 UTC View Post
After lacking the energy to focus on a specific video topic due to the collective anxiety, depression, and worry over the coronavirus, quarantine and the fallout of my unemployment, I decided to take Election Day to share my experiences with 2020, along with my highs and lows regarding my creativity and mental health.
2020-11-03 18:49:24 +0000 UTC View PostMy NaNoWriMo project this year is basically Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, but it’s Hera relocating all of Zeus’s illegitimate children she tormented over the years to modern times so she can seek their forgiveness and work on bettering herself.
Oh, no; I’m DEAD serious. I legit decided that this was going to happen the moment I finished watching the final episode of this show.
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Readers, I don’t think I like Blood of Zeus
Don’t get ...
2020-11-02 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The reaction to Blood of Zeus -- the Netflix anime originally named Gods & Heroes -- has people bringing back up grievances regarding the relationship between the Greek gods Zeus and Hera in multiple reviews and reactions explained in the plot. But for me, all it did was remind me of a harsh truth about how various stories in Greek Mythology breed sexism and a blind allegiance to patriarchy.
2020-11-02 20:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostToday on Film Friday, I take a look at Tim Burton’s american gothic slasher horror, Sleepy Hollow. Let’s begin.
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/Sleepy Hollow is a mystery-horror piece inspired by “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving, released in 1999 by Paramount Pictures. It stars Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane, reimagined as a New York constable in the year 1799 who is trying to get the New York Police Department to utilize forensic science in distributing its justice. As a way...
2020-10-30 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here’s my full movie review of one of the best Tim Burton movies to star Johnny Depp and embody the spirit of Halloween: the 1999 horror film Sleepy Hollow!
2020-10-29 21:31:05 +0000 UTC View PostSo I don’t know if its considered cheating because it involves a different Holiday than one would typically associate this event with. But considering I can’t think of anything else that has impacted me along these lines, I think it’s time to get into the Christmas Spirit -- or, the lack thereof -- with my One Horrifying Moment...
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Krampus is a B-movie horror flick produced by Legendary Pictures and directed by Michael Dougherty; the same production company and d...
2020-10-28 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The 2015 holiday horror movie Krampus from Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures was the first time I heard of the character since Seth MacFarlane’s American Dad. It wasn’t until I watched the full movie in theaters that I learned something pretty horrifying about myself, and it involves a character named Der Klown.
2020-10-27 21:11:48 +0000 UTC View PostReaders to say that I was excited to see Dear White People creator Justin Simien tackle black horror would be an understatement
And out of all the ideas he had to dip his foot in the genre, I’m kinda glad he did so with Bad Hair
/Despite it being set in Los Angeles in the late 80’s, its main message of what it means to be yourself in a world that requires you to be something different in order to survive is one that needs to be addressed even to this day./
Now considerin...
2020-10-26 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Upon the release of Justin Simien’s new 2020 horror movie Bad Hair on Hulu, the reaction and reception to its plot has been mixed despite Laverne Cox, Lena Waithe, Usher and Kelly Rowland’s involvement. So after watching the film myself, I review and try my hand at analyzing the meaning of the narrative created by the maker of Dear White People.
2020-10-25 22:57:28 +0000 UTC View PostAlien, Aliens and Alien 3. Alien Cubed if you’re nasty. This franchise has become the cornerstone of space and science fiction horror, helping build and establish the careers of both director Ridley Scott and actor Sigourney Weaver.
And while some might have called it the weaker of the installments until Joss Whedon tried his hand at the franchise with Alien Resurrection -- not to mention the lackluster received prequels Prometheus and Alien Covenant that marked Scott’s return to th...
2020-10-21 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post