Cinematic genre fiction, dark mythmaking, and narrative experiments from the creator of the "Shadowdance" dark action fantasy saga—stories of power, consequence, and justice for the bad guys.
Writer Mark Wooden provides the latest in geek culture news so you can keep up with the life.
Welcome back to #MusicMondays, where I talk about music that inspires my “Shadowdance” action urban fantasy saga! This week it’s all about setting a mood with The Cure and their song, “Burn,” off the soundtrack to Brandon Lee’s The Crow.
Welcome back to #MusicMondays, for which I talk about music that inspires my “Shadowdance” action urban fantasy saga! This week, let’s look at the Birthday Massacre and their song, “Destroyer.”
Jason Bourne is set to return as Universal secures the rights to the franchise. What’s the best way to continue the series?
Welcome to writer Mark Wooden’s all-new (mostly), all-different (definitely) “Thoughts from the Shed” writer blog. Here you’ll find pop culture news and commentary, fanfiction, and updates on my “Shadowdance” action urban fantasy saga. All served with a side of snark — and maybe a bloodstained tanto or two. If you’re into monsters, mayhem, and morally […]
Kevin Spacey made a not-so-subtle dig at all the people who dropped him like a hot potato when his numerous sexual misconduct allegations came to light. Now he’s ready to get back to acting. Should we, the audience, take him back or avoid him?
Ana de Armas entered the world of John Wick not with a bang, but a whimper at the box office. Let’s look at why that is, what could have been, and where the John Wick franchise goes from here.
With Ballerina hitting theaters, y’all need to put some respect to the man who popularized the “waif assassin” trope – Luc Besson. Here’s the story about two potential waif assassin sequels he could still pull out.
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” dropped last weekend and… I have issues.
Fam, you know I love me some action movies. But we gottta talk about these long-ass runtimes!
Fam. You know I love action movies. Live for them. I even turned my urban fantasy novels into action movies with an urban fantasy twist. I got this love of action movies from James Bond, but in the late eighties and early nineties, my jam was Hong Kong action cinema. These movies were led by […]
