RICHARD ELLIS PRESTON, JR.

The French Dispatch is a cinematic playground packed with stars and oddball, warm stories that will tickle the fancy of Wes Anderson...

The penultimate episode of Vikings: Valhalla season one is packed with political conspiracies as a battle for Kattegat looms. Check out...

"The Last Daughter of Uppsala," the 6th episode of Vikings: Valhalla, turns up the sexy without breaking stride. Seers! Berserkers!...

After the hard-won battle for London, both Viking conqueror and vanquished Saxon look to securing power in "Miracle." It's the best first...

Vikings: Valhalla delivers a blast of bloody action and royal betrayal in "The Bridge." Looking for the dogs of war? Check out my...

With the bloody goodness of "The Marshes," Vikings: Valhalla is beginning to look like it might have a shot at becoming a show as...

The second episode of Vikings: Valhalla, "Vikings," shows real potential but the show has its work cut out for it as it strives to find...

The first season of Vikings: Valhalla has arrived on Netflix. The sequel series has big boots to fill in comparison to the original...

I'll be reviewing these Films and TV shows for 2022 (plus more, probably) and I hope you'll join my Substack community and participate...

THE NURSE AND THE SENTRY. Read my WHITE ROSE OF STALINGRAD novel exclusively on Substack. I travelled to Moscow to interview surviving...

In the Shadow of the Moon is mediocre sci-fi that asks you to shut your brain off. Check out my unkind review HERE.

Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, The Shape of Water) is a master of visually stunning filmmaking and he delivers again with Nightmare...

Valhalla Rising is a long, bloody but fascinating journey through a weird prism of existence. I liked it. Check out my review HERE.

My hideaway working time in a remote cabin near Idyllwild gave a BIG BOOST to the start of the fourth novel in my Chronicles of the...

Netflix's latest WW2 film is a political thriller set in 1938. Munich: The Edge of War offers a fairly standard plot but also gives an...

Ridley Scott has gone medieval again but this time the story stumbles. Check out my review HERE.

AMC+ takes its limited series The North Water into the heart of (Arctic) Darkness. Check out my No Spoilers Review HERE.

Read Chapter 7 "The Flight of the Rodina" (and the entire serialized book) as a member of my Substack community! It's based on the true...

I was worried about Amazon Prime's The Wheel of Time series after watching episodes 1-3. I'm happy to say that episode 4: "The Dragon...

Disney's Jungle Cruise is a fun adventure suitable for the whole family. If you love the theme park ride you'll enjoy this action-packed,...