I’ve been on a real roll lately here on Cinematic Century, getting to talk about some of my absolute favorite films of all time, duking it out with a whole slew of other amazing movies. But, not 1983. As seems to happen ever few weeks on this […]
There are certain genres of narrative that I’m constantly in the search of. They’re comfort food for me, and they help inspire me creatively. The Ineffectual Detective is a genre that I absolutely adore, just like Strange Noir, Historical Fiction, and Silly Spies. But there’s one […]
Happy Fourth of July everyone. It’s America’s birthday, which means it’s time to celebrate everything that makes America what it is. Unfortunately, there’s not a whole lot to be celebrating at the moment. The country is in really rough shape, heinous things are being done seemingly every […]
A while back I talked about an incredibly fun novel by Cracked writer Jacopo della Quercia called The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket-Watch Conspiracy. It was a hilarious, shockingly well-researched, and action-packed story that had President Taft jet-setting around the world to stop an absurd James Bond-esque plot involving JP […]
After a string of excellent, but a tad heavy, novels lately, I figured that it was high time to pick up something a little lighter. Something a little sillier. Plus, since we’re now in October, and it’s time to start focusing on stories of the more macabre […]
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a huge fan of history. And that passion has only been growing lately as I’ve been dealing with a pretty strong obsession with the spectacular soundtrack to the Broadway smash Hamilton. Thanks to Hamilton I’ve gotten a whole lot more history books loaded […]