The SVM Microcast

I hate the way the internet tries to steer us all down cattle chutes. We’re all capable of independent thought, right?

David Byrne was on SNL this week.

Being a fan of film means understanding and appreciation of the classics. The most “overrated” films are usually overrated for a reason.

On my TV this week, I saw two masterpieces of storytelling.

A slew of celebrity deaths have had me pretty upset this month, and the most recent one had an effect on me that I never would have predicted.

Another year, another weird list of Academy Award nominees.

I have a lot of feelings about the latest and final “Skywalker” movie, and most of them are confused

I have a lot of thoughts on Frozen II. Many more than are mentioned here.

In which SVM advocates for you to catch up on one of the best modern network shows

Quentin Tarantino has made a masterpiece of a film.

Two weeks ago I recorded an episode about going on a hiatus, and possibly the funniest thing about it is that it didn’t post. 😂

I hope to never be many different kinds of parents (including helicopter), but I have no probably being a cheerleader.

I have a lot of thoughts. A LOT OF THOUGHTS

Greetings, salutations, good morning, hello! 👋🏼

I rewatched the 90s Lion King for the first time and years and damn, what a gorgeous movie.

Today Nintendo announced a brand new iteration on their extremely successful Switch console.

Nintendo released Dr Mario World a day early today and I’m excited to play one of my oldest favorite puzzlers in a brand new form.

I’m rounding out my knowledge of one of the greatest film actors of all time. Today I watched Dark Passage and it was a treasure.

I’m *quite* blind without my glasses.

Netflix has a phenomenal track record with some of its children’s programming, we just finished the second season of She-Ra.

I’m taking the day off. Have you watched Spiderverse yet?

Due to unforeseen circumstances and forces beyond my control, I had a day full of twists and surprises today. But I was able to roll with it.

Contained herein is a spoiler-free reaction preamble before a spoiler-filled review and analysis of Toy Story 4.

The speed run of BotW this year by Wolhaiksong is a wonder to behold and also pretty funny.

Corn is instrumental to my life and my business. 🌽

Self explanatory

I’m exhausted, here’s some recommendations. 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

A collection of random thoughts about Spider-Man, Aardman Pictures, and a hot week on the east coast.

I’m blown away by Amazon’s adaptation of Good Omens, a book I would have assumed would be impossible to bring to the screen.

A Wal Street Journal opinion piece is being (rightfully) dragged on Twitter for bemoaning the existence of video games in children’s lives in favor of literal “fort nights”

We could help ourselves from jumping into the follow up/spinoff of Trollhunters, 3Below on Netfix today.

We’ve spent the last several weeks watching Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia on Netflix. Tonight we finished it.

Last night we added Violet to our town in Animal Crossing on Gabecube (on Wii)

I got the Wii in working order and introduced the girls to Animal Crossing for the GameCube.

It’s been ten years since Marble Hornets began on YouTube. And it’s an incredible accomplishment.

There wasn’t any mention of one of my favorite “mixtape movies” on the most recent episode of the Screen Drafts podcast.

I need a challenge in Mario Kart, and I’m expecting it to come from my daughters as they grow up.

My daughter is learning to read and yesterday, read a word that made be a very proud papa because of what it was from.

Spoiler warning: I adored the Netflix rom-com “Always Be My Maybe”

I get a front row, but observational, seat to a variety of human behaviors at work each day.

There’s a fantastic video on YouTube analyzing a specific, very lucky speed run of Zelda: Wind Waker. Links can be found on Twitter!

My city changed a four-way stop to a roundabout and a Facebook post about it turned into a mean, ugly battle.

I have felt the effects of depression at times and understand the weight that it piles on people. But I’ve also found many ways to break out of its grasp.

Nintendo dropped a pretty incredible surprise announcement today.

I’ve been a Dave Matthews fan since I was 13. I listened to one of my favorite live albums today for the first time in years.

I sell a lot of bananas to a lot of silent, odd people all day long.

The superhero’s secret identity is critical to the storytelling, but what happens when a loved one gets too close to finding out the truth?

Bar Harbor is one of my favorite places I’ve ever been.

The newest season of Black Mirror is now on Netflix. I have some recommendations.

I said a month ago that it was too early to speculate on the newest Star Wars film, releasing this December. Well, that was a month ago.