My latest Blaxploitation review looks at a silly martial arts movie starring Jim Kelly as a secret agent who fights a boring occult crime lord. Blaxploitation Education: Black Samurai matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

I wrote about Josh Malerman’s new novel, which I did not like very much. Pictures of You: Horror can be artsy, but preferably not like this matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

My latest Blaxploitation review covers The Monkey Hu$tle, a movie that contained a number of missed opportunities: Blaxploitation Education: The Monkey Hu$tle matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

I wrote about M.R. Carey’s latest novel in his Pandominion series, which I enjoyed quite a bit. Outlaw Planet: Infinite worlds to explore provide plenty of storytelling opportunities matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

My latest Blaxploitation review covers Emma Mae, an indie drama that I wanted to like but falls just short of being good enough to recommend. Blaxploitation Education: Emma Mae matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

I wrote about an excellent sci-fi horror novel that is a near-perfect encapsulation of our current moment in history as we slide into technological dystopia. Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep: Nobody wants to be the ghost in the machine matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

I wrote about two crime movies I watched recently, one of which was good and one was not. Crime Does/Doesn’t Pay: The Get Out vs. Greedy People matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

My latest Blaxploitation review covers The Muthers, a goofy Filipino women-in-prison/pirate movie. Blaxploitation Education: The Muthers matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

My latest Blaxploitation review covers a Fred Williamson Western that was pretty terrible: Blaxploitation Education: Joshua matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

I wrote about the time-travel horror novel Japanese Gothic, which I thought was excellent. Japanese Gothic: Time travel, insanity, and murder make for good horror matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

I wrote about the sci-fi novel Bewilderness, and I hope I wasn’t too mean. Bewilderness: When crazy interdimensional sci-fi action is less interesting than it should be matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

My latest Blaxploitation review covers Car Wash. I hadn’t seen it before, but I think it’s one of the essential movies in the genre. Blaxploitation Education: Car Wash matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

I’ve found a new favorite anime series, so I wrote about why I liked Frieren so much: Frieren, Season 1: Some journeys seem like they should be never-ending matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

My latest Blaxploitation review covers a silly martial/arts horror movie that I enjoyed even while recognizing its low level of quality. Blaxploitation Education: Devil’s Express matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

In lieu of a review of Spider-Man: Brand New day, I wrote about its odd treatment of the character the Punisher, hopefully in a way that wasn’t too obnoxiously nerdy. Let's talk about the Punisher in Spider-Man: Brand New Day matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

My latest Blaxploitation review covers The Human Tornado, the Dolemite sequel that ups the ante in terms of comedy, resulting in a hilarious all-time classic. Blaxploitation Education: The Human Tornado matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

I wrote about the latest Mario movie and how even though it doesn’t really make much sense, it might be the purest video game adaptation ever. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: My brain is too cooked to make sense of this matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

I wrote about the novel Earth 7, which I found to be a moving look at the meaning that we can find in life even when everything seems to be doomed. Earth 7: We're all going to die, but don't be too sad about it matthewbrady.substack.com/p/…

I wrote about the movie The Drama, which I really enjoyed and found to be a brilliant look at the worst ways of dealing with seemingly impossible relationship issues. The Drama: From which comedy springs open.substack.com/pub/matthe…

For this week’s Blaxploitation review, I looked at Drum, the sequel to Mandingo. It corrected some of the problems with its predecessor while providing the level of retribution that you want to see in a movie about slavery. Blaxploitation Education: Drum open.substack.com/pub/matthe…