Michael

There are many Survivor episodes where the outcome is predictable, and it’s fairly easy to describe what just happened. Those are the norm because players rarely stray from the safest move to go forward. Living in a different universe are the outliers that leave even the most able-minded fan yelling “what just happened?” This week is one of those wonderful episodes. Malcolm overplays his hand and seems destined to go home, but a desperate play to get Reynold’s idol keeps him safe. What he doesn’t know is that he isn’t getting any votes. Worried about her own security, Andrea leads the charge for a safer plan and gets the majority to take out Michael.

Survivor: Caramoan Review, Season 26, Episode 2 “Honey Badger” Airs Wednesdays at 8pm (ET) on CBS This week gives a clear reminder of the difference between liking Survivor and being an expert player. Even if these really are super fans like Jeff Probst claims, there’s still no substitute for game experience. Brandon Hantz may be …

I have to admit – somewhat sheepishly considering the outpouring of commemoratives since Nora Ephron died of myelodysplasia on June 26 – that I was never particularly a fan of her work.  But as I’ve read those commemoratives, it’s come to me – another sheepish admission – how little I knew of her work. Perhaps …

Survivor: One World Review, Season 24, Episode 8, “Just Annihilate Them” Airs Wednesdays at 8pm (ET) on CBS Now that is how you play Survivor. This week, Kim and Sabrina enact a clever plan to push the guys even further towards nothingness. Jay and Troyzan recognize the threat of imminent Pagonging by the women, but …

Survivor: One World Review, Season 24, Episode 7, “The Beauty in a Merge” Airs Wednesdays at 8pm (ET) on CBS The first post-merge episode usually ranks among the most interesting in every Survivor season. There are rampant possibilities for what can happen, especially since the numbers are even. When there is a tribe switch before …

Survivor: One World Review, Season 24, Episode 1, “Two Tribes, One Camp, No Rules” Airs Wednesdays at 8pm (ET) on CBS If Mark Burnett and Jeff Probst were looking to change up Survivor, they made the right choices when setting up the “One World” season. From the beginning, there’s a haphazard, chaotic tone to the …

Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas, founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of The Iron Giant and Secondhand Lions. The festival which focuses on genre films such as horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, Asian, and …