Rachel
@ziggystarlog.bsky.social
~ Writer for Flickering Myth, Diabolique Magazine, Cinema of the '70s and '80s magazines, The Physical Media Advocate, & Comicon (she/her)
Maybe there are those who would’ve preferred a more realistic, filmed on-location movie over the Brooklyn docks via a soundstage that OUT OF THE FOG offers, but to them I say "bring on the fog machines" and dreamy imagery of cinematographer James Wong Howe. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/25/i...
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Maybe there are those who would’ve preferred a more realistic, filmed on-location movie over the Brooklyn docks via a soundstage that OUT OF THE FOG offers, but to them I say "bring on the fog machines" and dreamy imagery of cinematographer James Wong Howe. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/25/i...
The plot of A HYENA IN THE SAFE is very Agatha Christie but the stylishness of the film is what prevails. My review of @celluloid-dreams.bsky.social's Blu-ray: comicon.com/2025/11/24/n...
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The plot of A HYENA IN THE SAFE is very Agatha Christie but the stylishness of the film is what prevails. My review of @celluloid-dreams.bsky.social's Blu-ray: comicon.com/2025/11/24/n...
Available now on DVD in the UK from Acorn, MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG is no Call the Midwife but it makes for decent background TV. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/20/m...
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Available now on DVD in the UK from Acorn, MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG is no Call the Midwife but it makes for decent background TV. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/20/m...
If you ever wanted to get across to someone why Belmondo was a star, HO! would be a great place to start. My review of @kinolorber.com's excellent Blu-ray of HO! and the not as strong COP OR HOOD (also starring Belmondo): comicon.com/2025/11/19/j...
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If you ever wanted to get across to someone why Belmondo was a star, HO! would be a great place to start. My review of @kinolorber.com's excellent Blu-ray of HO! and the not as strong COP OR HOOD (also starring Belmondo): comicon.com/2025/11/19/j...
The first issue of Peter Milligan and @pkowalski.net‘s time travel series LIQUIDATOR goes on sale today from @madcavestudios.com and I got to ask Milligan some questions about it: comicon.com/2025/11/12/t...
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The first issue of Peter Milligan and @pkowalski.net‘s time travel series LIQUIDATOR goes on sale today from @madcavestudios.com and I got to ask Milligan some questions about it: comicon.com/2025/11/12/t...
Never watched a Toxic Avenger film before? Neither had I but I'm so glad I started with @maconblair.bsky.social's TOXIC AVENGER which is available on Blu-ray now from @cineverse-ent.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/11/t...
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Never watched a Toxic Avenger film before? Neither had I but I'm so glad I started with @maconblair.bsky.social's TOXIC AVENGER which is available on Blu-ray now from @cineverse-ent.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/11/t...
The more familiar with Monster High I get, the more of a fan I become and @benkahncomics.bsky.social and Sonia Liao have really hit it out of the park with @idwpublishing.com's MONSTER HIGH: HOUSE HAUNTERS. For more on their miniseries, check out this interview: comicon.com/2025/11/10/t...
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The more familiar with Monster High I get, the more of a fan I become and @benkahncomics.bsky.social and Sonia Liao have really hit it out of the park with @idwpublishing.com's MONSTER HIGH: HOUSE HAUNTERS. For more on their miniseries, check out this interview: comicon.com/2025/11/10/t...
I *really* enjoyed reading Al Pacino's memoir SONNY BOY For @penguinpress.bsky.social (especially learning he and Martin Sheen were roommates for a time in New York). FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/06/f... #ClassicFilmReading
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I *really* enjoyed reading Al Pacino's memoir SONNY BOY For @penguinpress.bsky.social (especially learning he and Martin Sheen were roommates for a time in New York). FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/06/f... #ClassicFilmReading
Ever wonder what a parade would look like in Mega-City One? The answers are in this interview with @splinister.bsky.social & Joe Currie, plus an exclusive preview of their story for this year's @2000ad.bsky.social annual: comicon.com/2025/11/05/e...
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Ever wonder what a parade would look like in Mega-City One? The answers are in this interview with @splinister.bsky.social & Joe Currie, plus an exclusive preview of their story for this year's @2000ad.bsky.social annual: comicon.com/2025/11/05/e...
Not only does the title keep getting the song What's the Buzz from Jesus Christ Super⭐️ stuck in my head but it's true: everyone should be ABUZZ about @amythunderjam.bsky.social & @stelladia.bsky.social's creative take on Shakepeare & I got to interview both creators here: comicon.com/2025/11/04/m...
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Not only does the title keep getting the song What's the Buzz from Jesus Christ Super⭐️ stuck in my head but it's true: everyone should be ABUZZ about @amythunderjam.bsky.social & @stelladia.bsky.social's creative take on Shakepeare & I got to interview both creators here: comicon.com/2025/11/04/m...
A total upgrade on the previous Blu (plus the old bonus features have been ported over), @secondsightfilms.bsky.social have outdone themselves with THE FLORIDA PROJECT, and it's not just quantity either. It's quality, starting with the beautiful package art. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/31/r...
October 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A total upgrade on the previous Blu (plus the old bonus features have been ported over), @secondsightfilms.bsky.social have outdone themselves with THE FLORIDA PROJECT, and it's not just quantity either. It's quality, starting with the beautiful package art. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/31/r...
If you’re already predisposed to liking melodramas of the Lana Turner or Susan Hayward variety, don't even hesitate: A SUMMER PLACE is a slam dunk and available on Blu-ray from Warner Archive. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/30/o...
October 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If you’re already predisposed to liking melodramas of the Lana Turner or Susan Hayward variety, don't even hesitate: A SUMMER PLACE is a slam dunk and available on Blu-ray from Warner Archive. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/30/o...
A shaggy dog film with a slightly confusing performance by Alan Arkin, I got to review Warner Archive's recent Blu-ray of RAFFERTY AND THE GOLD DUST TWINS: comicon.com/2025/10/29/o...
October 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A shaggy dog film with a slightly confusing performance by Alan Arkin, I got to review Warner Archive's recent Blu-ray of RAFFERTY AND THE GOLD DUST TWINS: comicon.com/2025/10/29/o...
Turns out America and the UK don’t have a monopoly on teenagers sporting pompadour hairstyles and doting on the Beatles. Available on Blu-ray from Altered Innocence, ANGST BY AUGUST is a fascinating chance to see two Danish takes on melodrama from director Billie August: comicon.com/2025/10/28/d...
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Turns out America and the UK don’t have a monopoly on teenagers sporting pompadour hairstyles and doting on the Beatles. Available on Blu-ray from Altered Innocence, ANGST BY AUGUST is a fascinating chance to see two Danish takes on melodrama from director Billie August: comicon.com/2025/10/28/d...
As someone who knows themselves well enough to say rejecting the call to adventure would definitely be my bag, I appreciated Ember's vibe in @mattkindt.bsky.social & @davidrubin.bsky.social upcoming @darkhorse.com series SPACE SCOUTS and got to ask Matt a few ?s here: comicon.com/2025/10/24/a...
October 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
As someone who knows themselves well enough to say rejecting the call to adventure would definitely be my bag, I appreciated Ember's vibe in @mattkindt.bsky.social & @davidrubin.bsky.social upcoming @darkhorse.com series SPACE SCOUTS and got to ask Matt a few ?s here: comicon.com/2025/10/24/a...
Having been completely wowed by @keezyyoung.bsky.social's HELLO SUNSHINE last month, I couldn't wait to ask them their thoughts on horror and mental illness as portrayed in horror. No book has moved me more this year. Here's a link to the interview: comicon.com/2025/10/22/a...
October 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Having been completely wowed by @keezyyoung.bsky.social's HELLO SUNSHINE last month, I couldn't wait to ask them their thoughts on horror and mental illness as portrayed in horror. No book has moved me more this year. Here's a link to the interview: comicon.com/2025/10/22/a...
Like the best remakes, Chew-Bose’s BONJOUR TRISTESSE makes some very different choices from Preminger’s BONJOUR TRISTESSE but both are worth picking up from @indicator.bsky.social (for Preminger's) and @kinolorber.com (for Chew-Bose's). MY FULL COMPARISON: comicon.com/2025/10/21/t...
October 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Like the best remakes, Chew-Bose’s BONJOUR TRISTESSE makes some very different choices from Preminger’s BONJOUR TRISTESSE but both are worth picking up from @indicator.bsky.social (for Preminger's) and @kinolorber.com (for Chew-Bose's). MY FULL COMPARISON: comicon.com/2025/10/21/t...
A classic Who villain and a Victorian mansion all play a part in DOCTOR WHO: THE QUINTESSENCE from @bigfinish.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/20/a...
October 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A classic Who villain and a Victorian mansion all play a part in DOCTOR WHO: THE QUINTESSENCE from @bigfinish.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/20/a...
Premiering at the @phillyfilmsociety.bsky.social's festival tonight, I got to interview director-writer Ian Kimble about his feature film debut DEAD GIVEAWAY: comicon.com/2025/10/17/3...
October 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Premiering at the @phillyfilmsociety.bsky.social's festival tonight, I got to interview director-writer Ian Kimble about his feature film debut DEAD GIVEAWAY: comicon.com/2025/10/17/3...
Mixing elements of Double Indemnity with The Manchurian Candidate, BRAINSTORM is psychological thriller excellence and deserves more acclaim. FULL REVIEW of Warner Archive's Blu-ray: comicon.com/2025/10/16/t...
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Mixing elements of Double Indemnity with The Manchurian Candidate, BRAINSTORM is psychological thriller excellence and deserves more acclaim. FULL REVIEW of Warner Archive's Blu-ray: comicon.com/2025/10/16/t...
INTRUDER IN THE DUST originally premiered in 1949 but hasn't lost any of its power. My review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray: comicon.com/2025/10/15/r...
October 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
INTRUDER IN THE DUST originally premiered in 1949 but hasn't lost any of its power. My review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray: comicon.com/2025/10/15/r...
I wasn't familiar with VANESSA FROM VENUS or SPELLBINDER before this year's TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS ANNUAL (@2000ad.bsky.social) but am now hoping this won't be the last we see of them. Maybe this interview with David and Emily Roach will convince you, too: comicon.com/2025/10/13/a...
October 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I wasn't familiar with VANESSA FROM VENUS or SPELLBINDER before this year's TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS ANNUAL (@2000ad.bsky.social) but am now hoping this won't be the last we see of them. Maybe this interview with David and Emily Roach will convince you, too: comicon.com/2025/10/13/a...
Katy Manning's birthday is next week and it was about time I listened to THE RETURN OF JO JONES which, I'm happy to report, is another great box set from @bigfinish.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/09/a...
October 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Katy Manning's birthday is next week and it was about time I listened to THE RETURN OF JO JONES which, I'm happy to report, is another great box set from @bigfinish.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/09/a...
MOBY DUCK is everything you could want from a half duck, half whale cyptid & it was a joy to be able to ask @sgoetter.bsky.social and @nyaatalie.bsky.social's about their CRYPTID KIDS series for @01firstsecond.bsky.social, now w/pirates (as if you needed more incentive): comicon.com/2025/10/09/t...
October 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
MOBY DUCK is everything you could want from a half duck, half whale cyptid & it was a joy to be able to ask @sgoetter.bsky.social and @nyaatalie.bsky.social's about their CRYPTID KIDS series for @01firstsecond.bsky.social, now w/pirates (as if you needed more incentive): comicon.com/2025/10/09/t...
I wasn't sure how much Romy Schneider would be in 'Le Combat Dans L’île' but she has top billing for a reason & @filmsradiance.bsky.social's Blu-ray was a great surprise. Schneider also shines in ‘Maedchen In Uniform’ (avail. from @kinolorber.com) & I reviewed both here: comicon.com/2025/10/08/r...
October 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I wasn't sure how much Romy Schneider would be in 'Le Combat Dans L’île' but she has top billing for a reason & @filmsradiance.bsky.social's Blu-ray was a great surprise. Schneider also shines in ‘Maedchen In Uniform’ (avail. from @kinolorber.com) & I reviewed both here: comicon.com/2025/10/08/r...