Critic/Blogger covering genre television, technology, movies, science and anime. Convention Moderator and Panelist. Member #AFCC and #SEFCAhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mzonw3cgav2xPicked up this March Comes In Like A Lion Vol 1 review and learned the key thing: the first 12 episodes barely touch shogi. They follow Rei, a 17-year-old pro, as three sisters slowly bring color back to his life. Verdict: a solid B+. #marchcomesinlikealion #animereview https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2017/12/review-march-comes-like-lion-blu-ray-vol-1/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-older-anime-reviews&utm_content=sr343&utm_term=helpful-expert.march-lion-bluray07 Nov 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzonw3cgav2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mzlikpnh4g23November 20, 2025, Manhattan Beach Studios: Stephen Lang and Oona Chaplin record a performance capture demo. Now you get to watch it. The Fire and Ash Collector's Edition packs 6+ hours of never-before-seen extras, out December 8. #avatarfireandash #4kbluray https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/11/avatar-fire-and-ash-collectors-edition-4k-blu-ray-with-six-hours-of-new-bonus-features/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-auto-share-avatar-fire-and-ash-collector&utm_content=sr314&utm_term=story-first.avatar-fire-ash05 Nov 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzlikpnh4g23https://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mzl7bxqiao2iAn old-school New York pickpocket robs the wrong person and comes away with crypto and a handgun. Bad night for Harry. Great night for John Turturro, who might be giving the best performance of his career. #johnturturro #onlylivingpickpocket https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/11/review-the-only-living-pickpocket-in-new-york/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-auto-share-review-the-only-living-pickpo&utm_content=sr308&utm_term=story-first.only-living-pickpocket05 Nov 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzl7bxqiao2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mzgvt5a2oj2tThe Shikishimas already fought Godzilla once. Two years later, a new threat shows up and they have to decide if they're in again. Godzilla Minus Zero: stunning Kaiju fights, a muddled second act, and less Godzilla than you might expect. #godzillaminuszero #kaiju https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/10/review-godzilla-minus-zero/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-auto-share-review-godzilla-minus-zero&utm_content=sr296&utm_term=story-first.godzilla-minus-zero03 Nov 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgvt5a2oj2thttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mz6r72heoi2fMomo believes in ghosts, not aliens. Okarun believes in aliens, not ghosts. One bet and one night later, both turn out to be very real, and Okarun ends up cursed by Turbo Granny. Dan Da Dan kicks off our top 5 anime for spooky season. #dandadan #halloweenanime https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/10/top-5-anime-for-halloween-spooky-season-watching/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-auto-share-top-5-anime-for-halloween-spo&utm_content=sr302&utm_term=story-first.halloween-anime31 Oct 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6r72heoi2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3myhvg5adwp2qDad dies, the money's gone, and the Dashwood sisters are packed off to a cottage. Grim start, but Sense and Sensibility finds real laughs, and Fiona Shaw's Mrs. Jennings is joyously unfiltered. Safe Austen, still beats Wuthering Heights. #senseandsensibility #janeausten https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/10/review-focus-features-sense-sensibility-rather-better-than-wuthering-heights/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-auto-share-review-focus-features-sense-s&utm_content=sr290&utm_term=story-first.sense-and-sensibility22 Oct 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhvg5adwp2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxzqrl6zk72vThe emperor's order: send home a concubine who died five years ago. Jinshi checks the remains. She looks like she's still alive. Cue Maomao, a city on the water, and pirates hunting treasure. The Apothecary Diaries is getting its first film. #theapothecarydiaries #maomao https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/10/crunchyroll-acquires-rights-for-the-apothecary-diaries-feature-film/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-auto-share-crunchyroll-acquires-rights-f&utm_content=sr266&utm_term=story-first.apothecary-diaries-film16 Oct 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzqrl6zk72vhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxwc5gsgeh2vWuthering Heights has the Saltburn director, Robbie and Elordi, and a gothic look that works. Our reviewer still came away comparing it to a weak, very PG Game of Thrones episode. Here's why before you queue it up. #wutheringheights #moviereview https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/02/review-wuthering-heights-dips-a-toe-in-obsession-refuses-the-plunge/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-2026-movie-rewind-jan-aug&utm_content=sr165&utm_term=curious-reader.wuthering-heights-review15 Oct 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwc5gsgeh2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxurkzayb222Jay dives to find his late father's body. He gets caught up with a squid, then swallowed whole by a sperm whale. Our Whalefall review: nerve-racking almost to the end, with a fair warning for anyone with a deep-water phobia. #whalefall #survivalhorror https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/10/review-whalefall-keeps-you-squirming-in-your-seat/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-auto-share-review-whalefall-keeps-you-sq&utm_content=sr284&utm_term=story-first.whalefall-review15 Oct 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxurkzayb222https://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxtro56xak22Looking for something to watch? Surprise pick: the new Masters of the Universe goes all in on Saturday-morning camp, and Leto's Skeletor is unrecognizable in the best way. Stay through the credits. All of them. #mastersoftheuniverse #heman https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/06/review-masters-of-the-universe-has-the-power/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-2026-movie-rewind-jan-aug&utm_content=sr160&utm_term=curious-reader.masters-universe-review14 Oct 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtro56xak22https://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxryoaifji2cA high schooler flees a crowd of spirits, ducks through a gate between modern buildings, and finds a shop that grants wishes. The catch: every wish has a price. Twenty years on, xxxHolic is still a perfect slow-chill spooky-season watch. #xxxholic #spookyseason https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/10/every-wish-has-a-price-rediscovering-xxxholic-this-spooky-season/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-auto-share-every-wish-has-a-price-redisc&utm_content=sr278&utm_term=story-first.xxxholic-rewatch13 Oct 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxryoaifji2chttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxrb7iykgd2sDidn't expect an Avatar review to argue the sequels are secretly about grief. Fire and Ash takes its title from "the fire of hate gives way to the ash of grief" and hands the narration to Lo'ak. Is your weekend watch sorted? #avatarfireandash #moviereview https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2025/12/review-avatar-fire-and-ash-a-visually-stunning-story-with-heart/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-2026-movie-rewind-jan-aug&utm_content=sr155&utm_term=curious-reader.avatar-fire-and13 Oct 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrb7iykgd2shttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxpmgm7zfz2zVision has been in hiding, consulting the AI voices in his programming: F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., J.A.R.V.I.S....and Ultron. Then a bounty drops and he's on the run with a boy who may be his son. Our verdict: freshest MCU series since Loki. #visionquest #marvel https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/10/visionquest-review-the-mcus-freshest-series-since-loki/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-auto-share-visionquest-review-the-mcu-s&utm_content=sr272&utm_term=story-first.visionquest-review12 Oct 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxpmgm7zfz2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxm5as4ju324Picture the Crunchyroll Showcase at New York Comic Con: trailers drop for The Remarried Empress, Teenage Mercenary and The Boxer. Then the bigger news: around 15 WEBTOON series are being lined up for anime. #webtoon #nycc https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/10/webtoon-series-set-for-anime-adaptations-at-crunchyroll/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-auto-share-webtoon-series-set-for-anime&utm_content=sr260&utm_term=story-first.webtoon-anime-slate11 Oct 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxm5as4ju324https://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxkhbpge5722Revisiting my Frankenstein review a year on: Del Toro gives the rage to Victor, not the monster. The trade-off is Jacob Elordi's creature, which comes off a bit emo and so muted that it's forgettable by the end. #frankenstein #guillermodeltoro https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2025/10/review-guillermo-del-toros-frankenstein/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-q4-2025-movie-rewatch&utm_content=sr236&utm_term=helpful-expert.del-toro-frankenstein10 Oct 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxkhbpge5722https://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxjmqeiecl2aA year ago I reviewed Deliver Me From Nowhere. The detail I'd send you back for: watching Springsteen's Nebraska travel from cassette tape to vinyl master. Mundane on paper, oddly fascinating on screen. #springsteen #delivermefromnowhere https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2025/10/review-springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-q4-2025-movie-rewatch&utm_content=sr226&utm_term=helpful-expert.springsteen-biopic10 Oct 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxjmqeiecl2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxi5jg4noz22Hot take: a great Chris Hansen performance isn't enough. Primetime nails the narcissism behind To Catch a Predator, then barely touches the fallout for decoys, staff, or victims. Tonally messy, but it says a lot about how we got here. #primetimemovie #tocatchapredator https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/09/review-primetime-nails-hollywoods-narcissism-fumbles-its-fallout/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-rewind-october-2-2026&utm_content=sr178&utm_term=contrarian-take.primetime-review09 Oct 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxi5jg4noz22https://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxh7duv33c24A year ago fans worried the Badlands Predator looked too human. Revisiting my review, the bigger story was Trachtenberg finally giving the Yautja a coming-of-age tale. No xenomorphs, no bumbling humans, just a lot of Predator. #predatorbadlands #dantrachtenberg https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2025/11/review-trachtenbergs-predator-badlands/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-q4-2025-movie-rewatch&utm_content=sr196&utm_term=helpful-expert.predator-badlands09 Oct 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxh7duv33c24https://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxfjozsrbs2zPopular wisdom: a NYT bestseller is a safe bet on screen. Verity begs to differ. Anne Hathaway shines (while mostly 'comatose'), but wall-to-wall narration and a twist that shows up too late make it easy to forget on the way out. #verity #colleenhoover https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/09/verity-review-a-twist-too-late-to-save-the-plot/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-rewind-october-2-2026&utm_content=sr188&utm_term=contrarian-take.verity-review08 Oct 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfjozsrbs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxeouhsglr2rTen years after the animated Moana, Disney's live-action version sticks almost scene-for-scene to the original. The Rock is back as Maui, and there's a new song, "Along The Way." Safe choice or pointless remake? This review weighs both. #moana #moviereview https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/07/review-disneys-live-action-moana-plays-it-safe/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-2026-movie-rewind-jan-aug&utm_content=sr150&utm_term=curious-reader.live-action-moana08 Oct 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxeouhsglr2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxcvv43hi426A year ago I wrote that Bugonia doesn't stick with you long after the theater. Revisiting that review, the core problem I flagged was the message: it only dips its toes into conspiracy theories until the last 10 minutes. #bugonia #yorgoslanthimos https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2025/11/review-bugonia-alien-plots-human-flaws-and-a-missing-message/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-q4-2025-movie-rewatch&utm_content=sr206&utm_term=helpful-expert.bugonia-review07 Oct 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcvv43hi426https://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxc6fpwwy22cA24 put Zendaya and Robert Pattinson in a wedding-week film where a friendly "worst thing you've ever done" icebreaker goes horribly wrong. Our reviewer's advice: skip the spoilers and brace for second-hand embarrassment. #thedrama #a24 https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/04/review-a24s-the-drama/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-2026-movie-rewind-jan-aug&utm_content=sr145&utm_term=curious-reader.the-drama-review07 Oct 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxc6fpwwy22chttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mxafg2ptjr2pA year ago I reviewed Tron: Ares and called Ares the least interesting lead in his own movie. Athena's fight against her code was the real story. Rewatching it? Watch her, and give the Nine Inch Nails score a few days to settle in. #tronares #tron https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2025/10/review-tron-ares/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-q4-2025-movie-rewatch&utm_content=sr212&utm_term=helpful-expert.tron-ares-review06 Oct 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxafg2ptjr2phttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mx7nx3giel2gSpielberg's Disclosure Day has a meteorologist, a cybersecurity expert on the run, and Colin Firth hiding the truth. The review says some moments feel so real you forget it's fiction. Weekend alien movie, sorted? #disclosureday #spielberg https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/06/review-spielbergs-disclosure-day-asks-us-not-to-fear-what-we-dont-know/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-2026-movie-rewind-jan-aug&utm_content=sr140&utm_term=curious-reader.disclosure-day-review06 Oct 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7nx3giel2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mx5ycggyb62sHot take: Practical Magic 2's plot doesn't need to work for the movie to be fun. Nothing feels earned, and Lee Pace's professor might be under a spell, but Kidman and Bullock as sisters? Still spellbinding. And yes, there's a blender and a song. #practicalmagic2 #moviereview https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/09/review-practical-magic-2-the-magics-still-impractical-but-the-sisterhood-is-spellbinding/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-rewind-october-2-2026&utm_content=sr183&utm_term=contrarian-take.practical-magic-205 Oct 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5ycggyb62shttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mx5hupu5q42lBeerus, God of Destruction, wakes from a long, deep sleep, hears rumors of a Saiyan who beat Frieza, and drops in on Goku. Earth is not thrilled. Dragon Ball Super: Beerus hits Crunchyroll Oct 11 with enhanced and all-new animation. #dragonballsuper #crunchyroll https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/10/stream-dragon-ball-super-beerus-on-crunchyroll-starting-october-11/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-auto-share-stream-8220-dragon-ball-super&utm_content=sr254&utm_term=story-first.dragon-ball-beerus05 Oct 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5hupu5q42lhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mx524smoch2rA year after reviewing Hamnet, one choice still gets me: casting Noah Jupe, Jacobi Jupe's real-life older brother, as Hamlet on stage. He looks like a grown-up Hamnet, and you feel it before you think it. Worth noticing on a rewatch. #hamnet #filmreview https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2025/11/review-hamnet-a-beautifully-crafted-story-of-tragedy-family/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-q4-2025-movie-rewatch&utm_content=sr201&utm_term=helpful-expert.hamnet-review05 Oct 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx524smoch2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mx3htigpe226A year after reviewing Wicked: For Good, my advice is the same: watch parts 1 and 2 back to back. Part 2 carries the musical's weaker half, but it is darker, and Grande's Glinda finally gets room to breathe. #wickedforgood #wicked https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2025/11/review-wicked-for-good/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-q4-2025-movie-rewatch&utm_content=sr221&utm_term=helpful-expert.wicked-for-good04 Oct 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3htigpe226https://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mx2mz5njuw22A year after reviewing Avatar: Fire and Ash, my rewatch tip: look past the spectacle and follow Lo'ak and Spider. Two outcasts, two sides of the same coin. The film's own line sums it up: the fire of hate gives way to the ash of grief. #avatarfireandash #jamescameron https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2025/12/review-avatar-fire-and-ash-a-visually-stunning-story-with-heart/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-q4-2025-movie-rewatch&utm_content=sr241&utm_term=helpful-expert.avatar-fire-ash04 Oct 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2mz5njuw22https://bsky.app/profile/robertwprentice.bsky.social/post/3mwyxep3yyu2rComfort rewatch list: Hunter x Hunter, My Hero Academia... and a harem anime set in the middle of a civil war? Tenchi Muyo: War On Geminar made the cut, and its 45-min episodes play like mini-movies. #tenchimuyo #anime https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2023/03/anime-you-can-watch-endlessly-according-to-a-fan/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-rewind-mecha-rewind&utm_content=sr41&utm_term=curious-reader.rewatchable-anime03 Oct 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:doiuhqu5hz5srybubcmdbekt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyxep3yyu2r