I recently took the time to watch and review Masters of the Universe, and as someone who would probably be considered a casual fan rather than a hardcore He-Man enthusiast, I left the theater with a lot of conflicting thoughts. I grew up in the 1980s watching the...
The following is a spoiler-free review of The Mandalorian and Grogu. When The Mandalorian first aired, my husband and I sat down together in front of the television to watch it. That sounds far less dramatic than it actually was. It's rare for us to step away from our...
When Pedro Pascal appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, much of the online reaction framed the interaction as harmless comedy. The moment in question involved Pascal repeatedly escalating physical affection and ultimately pressuring host Stephen Colbert into...
The casting of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy has reignited one of the internet’s favorite modern hobbies: arguing about history with the confidence of a tenured professor and the sourcing habits of someone quoting a TikTok stitched over anime footage. With the...
There are certain movies you watch because you are excited to experience them. Then there are movies you watch because your body has declared war on your immune system and you need something simple enough for your cold-medicated brain to process without emotional...
2025 was a terrible year for me—family members passing, tension in social circles, and the cherry on top: a breast cancer diagnosis followed by a flood of copays tied to life-saving treatment. It reached a point where I had to start a GiveSendGo just to keep up with...
When I was handed the assignment to watch The Devil Wears Prada 2, my first response wasn’t excitement, it was hesitation. Not because I thought the movie would be bad, but because I had never seen The Devil Wears Prada in the first place. At the time it originally...
Rippaverse Publishing is entering a major new phase of growth with the announcement of a worldwide sales and distribution agreement with Hachette Book Group. Beginning July 6, 2026, Hachette will serve as the exclusive retail and wholesale sales and distribution...
As I write this Michael review, I remember June 25, 2009 with uncomfortable clarity. At the time, I was working in a bank call center, the kind of place where your day was measured in hold music, overdraft fees, and the emotional stability of strangers who absolutely...
Independent film has always required a certain kind of stubbornness. It demands that creators believe in a story enough to build it without waiting for permission—no studio approval, no corporate safety net, and no guarantee that the market will make it easy. It takes...
There are weeks in comics where a release matters because it is a good book, and then there are weeks where a release matters because it changes the shape of the universe itself. This week is the latter. Rippaverse is stepping into one of its biggest milestones yet...