A Review of The Rock’s Black Adam

I'm sure nobody wants to see this because this man makes too many movies and this movie looks generic as hell and DC has burned us millions of times. Nevertheless I will start by not spoiling the movie and make it obvious when I switch to spoilers. Black Adam stars Rock 'The Dwayne' Johnson. The … Continue reading A Review of The Rock’s Black Adam →

John’s Movie Pitches Part 3

I've decided to continue my weird, time-honored tradition of posting at least five brilliant movie ideas every three months. I'm not sure how much of a tradition it is because this is only my third time doing it. And is it really a tradition or is it just a pattern? How many times do you … Continue reading John’s Movie Pitches Part 3 →

Why Do I Love Superheroes?

I think I've mentioned before that I'm a little obsessed with comic books and comic book movies in general. They're a pretty big part of my life, and they always have been. I'm sure I've said this before, but I know more about the worlds of Marvel and DC comics than I know about current … Continue reading Why Do I Love Superheroes? →

Quarantining Outside My Comfort Zone

DISCLAIMER: This post was written one week before I plan on posting it, so by the time this is published I will no longer be in quarantine and I will have rejoined the real world. Just wanted to make that clear so as to dissuade any worries. So a few months ago I made a … Continue reading Quarantining Outside My Comfort Zone →

Can’t The Story Just Write Itself?

Charlie had been staring at his computer screen for exactly one hour, forty-three minutes and seventeen seconds. In this time he had averaged two blinks every thirty minutes, and had only turned away from the computer three and a half times. Two of those times were so he could flip the novelty hourglass he kept … Continue reading Can’t The Story Just Write Itself? →

Something is Happening

Today I'm moving back to Duluth. The city of fog, barber shops and sandwiches. And in three days I'll be beginning my sophomore year of college. And you may be thinking "That's very exciting. I bet, given all I know about John, that he's feeling excited, prepared, and not the least bit overwhelmed. And at … Continue reading Something is Happening →

Nothing is Happening

Today’s my day off! I could try and rope someone into taking me to Grand Marais, but I’d much rather sit around and do nothing. But I also wanted to write a blog post. And since I’m doing nothing, I’m going to write about nothing. Real stream of consciousness shit. Completely different from my other … Continue reading Nothing is Happening →

John’s Review of Taika Waititi’s Potentially Nonsensical Thor 4

Despite working at a summer camp with limited access to the internet, I yet again managed to spoil the ending of this movie for myself. But some people are smart and don’t do that. So, as always, I will clearly mark when I start spoiling the movie. Thor: Love and Thunder stars Christopher Hemsworth, Natalie … Continue reading John’s Review of Taika Waititi’s Potentially Nonsensical Thor 4 →

A Modern Fairy Tale

I wanted to start writing short stupid stories in different formats. And this week I decided to write my own fairy tale. It’s not like we have any good new fairy tales, right? It’s all pigs and wolves and shoes and beanstalks and other crap. Let’s get some new blood in there. I’m sick of … Continue reading A Modern Fairy Tale →

Canoeing Outside My Comfort Zone

For many reasons that don't really make sense, I chose to spend my summer working at a summer camp that sends campers out on canoe portaging trips in the Boundary Waters. Despite the fact that it isn't something I would normally do, I've been having a pretty good time so far. I just returned from … Continue reading Canoeing Outside My Comfort Zone →