Rick Marshall

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Professional Geek. He/Him. I watch stuff and read stuff and play stuff and write about it and someone pays me for it. It's a pretty sweet gig.
🍅-Meter Critic & Critics Choice Assoc.
Former Contributing Editor @ Digital Trends
Host @ RetConned Radio
Writer @ Movies.com, MTV, IFC, Fandango, etc.
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"While it falls short of hitting the marks set by some of Shyamalan’s best films, Knock at the Cabin also offers a much more rewarding, entertaining, and fascinating story than his most maligned projects. The performances by Bautista, Groff, and Aldridge do a lot of the heavy lifting there, though, and deliver the best reasons to buy a ticket."

- From my spoiler-free review of Knock at the Cabin for Digital Trends. Link below.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/knock-at-the-cabin-review/

#MovieReview #KnockAtTheCabin #FilmReview

Knock at the Cabin review: Bautista elevates the apocalypse | Digital Trends

Dave Bautista delivers a standout performance in Knock at the Cabin and elevates M. Night Shyamalan's apocalyptic thriller.

Digital Trends

Life Update: Been quiet due to navigating my first experience w/ Covid. Finally tested negative today, 2wks after waking w/ scary-high fever & horrible body aches. (Fwiw, I tested neg. for days after symptoms began. Tested pos. on Day 4.)

My Covid story was a fever dream of isolation, heavy medication, anxiety, insomnia, and tasteless food. (I still can't taste/smell & get winded easily.)

Back to regular posts soon. Thank you to all who reached out. Mask up & stay safe out there.

#covid

Sometimes interviews stop feeling like interviews and start to feel like you're just *talking* with some funny, fascinating people. That was the case with Letterkenny's Evan Stern & Tyler Johnston, who chatted with me about their characters, Roald & Stewart, the moment they realized the show was a hit outside Canada, gaming & streaming, and performing live.

You can read the interview here:

https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/letterkenny-roald-stewart-relationship-gaming-season-11-interview/

#Letterkenny #Hulu #TVInterviews

Sterrt! Letterkenny’s Roald and Stewart on skid love, gaming, and season 11

Letterkenny's Tyler Johnston and Evan Stern discuss Stewart and Roald's complicated relationship, when they knew the show was a hit, gaming, and season 11.

Digital Trends
OMG you guys! I have the best news. There is a tag called #asstodon and whatever you might have feared... it is actually FULL OF DONKEYS and some of the sweetest simplest joy I have had this week.

The arrival of a new computer meant it was time to rearrange the desk a bit. A smaller monitor meant more desktop space, so naturally, I filled the void with toys.

I currently have R2-D2 and a crowd of robots in disguise (and a random, obscure Marvel Comics character from the '90s) joining me as I begin my first day of work with the new iMac.

#Transformers #iMac #Workspace #MarvelComics #Desktop #HomeOffice #OptimusPrime #Geekery

Picks of the Day:

➡️ @berrefjord - Woodturner from Norway sculpting lovely wooden objects

➡️ @godsipclub - Blog about myths, folklore and religion

➡️ @megmaker - Writing about wine and many other topics

➡️ @Exilian - Online community for creative geekery including role-playing games, crafts, storytelling and more

➡️ @astro_jcm - Astronomer and media officer at the European Southern Observatory, in the Chilean desert far from light pollution

More follows at https://fedi.directory

Fedi.Directory – Interesting accounts on Mastodon & the Fediverse

Interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse

I had a great time watching Shin Ultraman, but I've always had a soft spot for tokusatsu cinema. Here's my spoiler-free review of Shin Ultraman for Digital Trends.

#ShinUltraman #Ultraman #tokusatsu #kaiju #MovieReview #FilmReview

https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/shin-ultraman-review/

Shin Ultraman review: an ultrastrong hit of nostalgia | Digital Trends

Come for the giant monster brawls, but stay for Shin Ultraman's quirky cinematography and wonderfully retro aesthetic.

Digital Trends

Working in my office and my son walks in and asks for paper to draw on.

Him: "Why are there little holes on the sides of it?"

Me: *Sigh* "Because I am very old, buddy."

Him: *Shrugs and walks out*

#DotMatrix #OldTech

I always have a great time with the Letterkenny cast, but this week's chat with Evan Stern and Tyler Johnston (Roald and Stewart on the series) was full of laughs all around. They're two of my favorite characters on the show and the interview was a fun highlight of the week for me. My job can be pretty wonderful sometimes.

The article will be on Digital Trends soon, but season 11 of Letterkenny is available on Hulu now.

#Letterkenny #Hulu #TVShows

I shouldn't be surprised anymore by online forms that ask you to select your field of employment from a menu that seemingly includes every career EXCEPT any variation whatsoever on "journalism / media"... but it still annoys me every damn time.