Omar Gallaga, Author at Book and Film Globe

Fantastic Fest

Still Fantastic

September 30, 2022 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Anya Taylor-Joy, Decision To Leave, Fantastic Fest, Hellraiser, Park Chan-Wook, Ryan Johnson, The Menu, Werewolf By Night

Austin’s genre film fest was back in full with a strong 2022 lineup

Atlanta

‘Atlanta’ Is Back! (Again)

September 28, 2022October 3, 2022 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Atlanta, Brian Tyree Henry, Donald Glover, Hiro Murai, Lakeith Stanfield, Stephen Glover, Zazie Beetz

After a divisive third season, Donald Glover’s FX show runs its victory lap

Paper Girls

What Went Wrong With ‘Paper Girls’?

August 10, 2022August 17, 2022 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Ali Wong, Christopher C. Rogers, Christopher Cantwell, Halt and Catch Fire, Jason Mantzoukas, Nope, Paper Girls, Runaways, Stranger Things, The Sandman, Y: The Last Man

Amazon’s streaming comics adaptation already feels like it’s disappearing

CREATORS TELEVISION

What is Nathan Fielder Up To In ‘The Rehearsal’?

July 26, 2022August 24, 2022 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments HBO Max, Nathan Fielder, Nathan For You, The Rehearsal

‘Nathan for You’ creator’s bigger ambitions (and HBO-sized budget) pay off

Eight Billion Genies

‘Eight Billion Genies’ Can’t Be Wrong

July 1, 2022July 6, 2022 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Amazon Prime, Charles Soule, Eight Billion Genies, Ryan Browne

Amazon has already picked up the bonkers new comic already for a cross-media movie and TV adaptation

Fortnite

Fortnite meets MLK

September 6, 2021September 9, 2021 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Dr. Martin Luther King, Fornite, March Through Time, MLK, Time Magazine

Learning about civil-rights history from the game that teaches you to “aim for the head”

Made For Love

‘Made For Love’: Made for Television

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Alissa Nutting, Billy Magnussen, Cristin Milioti, Made for Love, Ray Romano

HBO Max’s adaptation of Alissa Nutting’s novel slows the pace and amps up the humanity

Bad Trip

Not Such a ‘Bad Trip’

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Bad Grandpa, Bad Trip, Eric Andre, Jackass, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, White Chicks

Netflix’s Eric André prank movie gets the set pieces right

Looney Tunes

FILM Politics TELEVISION

Looney Tunes Escapes the Censor’s Axe…So Far

March 30, 2021April 1, 2021 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Charles Blow, Dr. Seuss, Gabriel Iglesias, Looney Tunes, Pepe LePew, Speedy Gonzales, Tim Soret, Wile E. Coyote

Well, except for Pepe LePew

Jim Carrey

Actors CREATORS FICTION FILM NON-FICTION TELEVISION

Jim Carrey: The Year In Review

December 28, 2020January 4, 2021 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Dana Vachon, Jim Carrey, Joe Biden, Memoirs and Misinformation, Nicolas Cage, Saturday Night Live, Sonic the Hedgehog

A three-media push in 2020 from our weirdest entertainer

Becoming You

What a Bunch of Babies!

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Becoming You, Olivia Colman, Planet Earth

Apple TV+’s ‘Becoming You’ exhaustively explains how babies develop

John Wilson

How To Make Great TV With John Wilson

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments How To With John Wilson, John Wilson, Nathan Fielder

HBO’s surprising ‘How To’ captures humans at their New Yorkiest

Bad Island

The Dark Vision of Stanley Donwood’s ‘Bad Island’

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Bad Island, Radiohead, Stanley Donwood, Thom Yorke

If Radiohead cover art were a wordless graphic novel

Comedy

Comedy Marches On

October 29, 2020November 3, 2020 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Ben Gleib, Chris Rock, Comedy Works, Eddie Murphy, Marc Maron, Standup comedy, Steve Treviño

Who will save stand-up from COVID-19?

head

What’s With All the Exploding Heads on TV?

October 2, 2020October 6, 2020 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Guillermo del Toro, Hannibal, Lovecraft Country, Ratched, The Boys, The Sopranos, The Strain, The Walking Dead

It’s enough to make your head explode

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