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Using AI to Preserve Films, Not Rewrite Them

Using AI to Preserve Films, Not Rewrite Them

Physical media matters Most film fans I know feel their blood pressure jump when they hear the terms AI and movies in the same conversation. Stick with me a minute; this isn't about using AI to edit or change our cherished films, it's about how I&

The Dog Stars (2026)

The Dog Stars (2026)

Seen in theaters, Thursday 3.5 / 5 | When I first saw the trailer I was intrigued, mostly by the mention of the book that the film was based on. I looked it up, read it, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm a sucker for book-to-movie adaptations and

A Fantasy Series With Bite

A Fantasy Series With Bite

Snapped out of a fantasy rut I'd been in with this series I just finished. Clocking in at 93 hours, 24 minutes, the Empire of the Vampire series delivered a ton of value per audiobook credit. Jay Kristoff built a world that clicked with me from chapter one.

Upcoming Movie Releases — Week of July 26, 2026

Upcoming Movie Releases — Week of July 26, 2026

The big news in theaters this week is Spider-Man Brand New Day. My kids and I are hyped to see this one. So much so that we bought tickets to see it while on vacation. Honestly more hyped for this than I am Doomsday thus far. Physical media wise

Upcoming Movie Releases — Week of July 20, 2026

Upcoming Movie Releases — Week of July 20, 2026

It's a quieter week for theatrical releases, which gives us a little room to breathe between The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Detroit City would be my pick this week, but sadly neither local theater is running it. I'll likely go see Hadestown instead

Auditing the Shelves: What Happens When You Point an AI at your shelves,"

Auditing the Shelves: What Happens When You Point an AI at your shelves,"

Our (mostly Karrie's) book collection (horde) lives in two places: on the actual shelves, and inside CLZ Books, the cataloging app we've used for years to track it all. In theory these should always match. In reality, years of impulse buys, ARCs, signed editions, and the

3 Most Recent Movie Watches

3 Most Recent Movie Watches

Three Recent Watches: In Bruges, The Odyssey & Tampopo Three watches this past week, and about as wide a spread as you can get — a pitch-black hitman comedy set in a fairy-tale city, Nolan's massive take on Homer on the biggest screen I could reach, and

Upcoming Movie Releases — Week of July 16, 2026

Upcoming Movie Releases — Week of July 16, 2026

Theatrical & 4K Blu-ray releases for roughly the next two weeks (from July 16, 2026). Theatrical titles link to IMDb; Blu-ray titles link to Amazon. Theatrical Releases (Next Two Weeks) July 17, 2026 The Odyssey — Wide · Universal Christopher Nolan's IMAX-shot adaptation of Homer, with Matt

Upcoming Book Releases — Week of July 16, 2026

Upcoming Book Releases — Week of July 16, 2026

New and notable fiction and audiobook releases for roughly the next two weeks (July 16–30, 2026). July clusters around two Tuesdays — July 21 and July 28. Top Picks * Cool Machine — Colson Whitehead (Jul 21): the Harlem Trilogy finale. * Meet Me in Paris — Kristin Harmel (Jul 28): love and second

Welcome to Reel and Tome

Welcome to Reel and Tome

Where stories unreel as pages turn: our curated life. We're Jason and Karrie — a husband and wife team with a shared house, a shared collection, and a mild disagreement about how much shelf space is reasonable. Jason is the movie dragon. Physical media, mostly. He's the