Month: January 2021

Film & TV: KFC/Lifetime Presents: A Recipe for Seduction

Get comfortable with a bucket of old fashion chicken as TLS discusses this strange snack-centric short, and its related ramifications. [Aggregate score: 7]

Philosophy & Narrative: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud Part 1 (Chapters 1-4)

TLS explores this seminal work by Scott McCloud, focusing on comics/graphic novels; breaking down how/why they work as an art form and the many possibilities that can be achieved within them. Part 1 of 2.

Film & TV: Spirited Away

TLS slips down the spiritual rabbit hole and flies over the demonic rainbow to review Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved animated feature. [Aggregate score: 9]

Film & TV: One Night in Miami

Four men discuss a film about four men discussing much more important matters.
[Aggregate score: 8.25]

AFI Top 100 #028: All About Eve

We go backstage behind the curtains to the cutthroat world of theatre to review this riveting classic.
[Aggregate score: 9.25]

Literature: Judgement Day (EC, 1953) by (writer) Al Feldstein and (artist) Joe Orlando

TLS travels back in time to the far future of humanity to fight against racism in this golden age era comic.[Aggregate score: 8]

Film & TV: Wonder Woman 1984

TLS navigates the uneven path of Wonder Woman’s second outing during the 80s. [Aggregate score: 5.5]

Film & TV: Lethal Weapon

Welcome back to TLS in 2021. We rung in the new year with another classic 80s action movie set during the season. [Aggregate score: 9]