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Reading/Watching: June 2026

June 14, 2026 Robin VanGilderLeave a comment

Hoo boy, I’ve had kind of a rough time lately.

After I got back from my trip last month, I got sick with COVID before I even got back to work, which lead to me feeling like I got cheated out of half my vacation. Then, a couple weeks later, I got sick again! Just a regular cold this time, but still very annoying. I’m finally getting over that now, and the last month kind of feels like a blur. But I still had time to read and watch things! So let’s get into it.

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Avatar: Fire and Ash: Enter the Bad Indian

December 30, 2025 Robin VanGilderLeave a comment

Jimmy Cameron back at it again!

Well, I suppose he never stopped, really. This movie has been in the works for the last two decades, give or take, using a lot of material shot ages and ages ago. And boy, it really shows, sometimes. I had a lot of fun writing about the last Avatar movie, and I’ve got a lot of thoughts about this one, so let’s get into it!

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Avatar: The Way of Water – Covering up the Charnel House

December 19, 2022December 20, 2022 Robin VanGilder1 Comment

Y’know, I really went into this movie ready to be swept away.

I’ve heard all the stories about the original Avatar, how people found themselves aching for this alternate world that it conjured. Of course, I saw it at the time, and enjoyed it but… wasn’t so impressed. Nonetheless, in the intervening years I’ve become a fan of spectacle, and often just let myself enjoy some big dumb action when the spirit so moves me. It did not move when I went to see Jimmy Cameron’s long-awaited sequel to his record-breaking blockbuster about alien cat people.

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