Author
Adam Taylor
Selected & Recent Work
Opinion
Endgame: Encore Proves a Point It Didn't Mean To
The clearest sign that a plan was never really a plan is how much work it takes to make it look like
Movie Review
Charlie Harper
Charlie Harper is a sharp, sincere romance that is one rewrite away from greatness.
Opinion
The Paramount-Warner Bros. Settlement, Explained
Twelve states settled their antitrust suit against the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. What the deal contains, the CNN/CBS board, and why it looks like a capitulation.
Original Fiction
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
I don’t like this room. It is cold, humid, a little too bright, and questionably decorated. Still, it beats the inch
Movie Review
Finding Emily
Finding Emily is a charming, female-forward rom-com revival undone by a third-act conflict too heavy for the genre to reconcile.
Movie Review
Coyote Vs Acme
Coyote vs. Acme was shelved as a tax write-off and finally rescued. It's a sharp anti-corporate comedy held back by one weak human story.
Multiple Worlds
Succession Planning Chapter One: One Week Before
Succession Planning is available on August 28th, 2026. You can preorder it on Kindle here or on your book store of choice
Video Game Review
Pokémon Pokopia: Bubbly Basin
Bubbly Basin takes Pokémon Pokopia underwater and makes a thirty-year-old Kanto feel fresh, even if it's one great area and little else
Movie Review
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the most confident the MCU has felt in years.
Video Game Review
Splatoon Raiders
Splatoon Raiders is the single-player looter-shooter that proves what the Switch 2 can do, and one of the best games of the year.