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Hey y’all—here’s the live author talk I moderated with writer Jordan Clark at Fantom Comics about his series Ancestral Recall from AHOY Comics. We get into the Milestone Initiative origins, what it means to make “black history a literal superpower,” the collaborative groove with Antigon Ilhan, and why the book’s villain is a sentient AI […] The post Ignorant Bliss: Black History as Superpower: Jor...

Quick con-floor B-sides with Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles from SDCC and NYCC 2025. We talk S.H.Figuarts Cyclops (Gameverse), hopes for more comic-leaning X-Men, Kamen Rider’s growing U.S. presence, Premium Bandai belt chatter, and the eternal dream of Shinkocchou Seihou reissues. Guests Chapters Topics & Highlights Credits Host/Producer: Julian Lytle Guests: Justin Cavender, AJ Velasco […] The...

Polite Society is a fun and playful homage to 70s martial arts film that also mixes in Jane Austin-style romance and early 2000s teen comedies. The core sister relationship of Ria and Lena ties this fun remix of styles together to make a great theater experience. Grade: B Carmen feels like an interpolation of the […] The post Ignorant Bliss: Polite Society, Carmen, and Peter Pan & Wendy review app...

Alright, let me tell everyone from the jump I’m biased on this. Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. are some of the earliest memories in my life. Playing games with these characters are dearer to me than superhero comics, so after suffering in middle school with the old 1993 movie, I just expected that there […] The post Ignorant Bliss: Super Mario Bros. Review appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

D Spinning Gold is not good folks. This film that is sold as the story of Casablanca Records is about Neil Bogart, one of the founders, and from the way, the film tells it the driving force behind this label and the artists on it and somehow their music. I sat in the theater, mostly […] The post Ignorant Bliss: Spinning Gold Review appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

A fantastic performance from Teyana Taylor anchors this film about a mother and son that goes in ways you wouldn’t expect... The post Ignorant Bliss: A thousand and One review appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

They finally have made a good adaptation of this game to film. The film has the right amount of humor and respect for the source that works for those who know it and those who have no idea but want a good time.  B THANK YOU TO ALL THE SUPPORTERS ON PATREON! Early access & […] The post Ignorant Bliss: Dungeons and Dragons – Honor Among Thieves review appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

This film goes from plucky tech success stories into an international business and political thriller and back again. It’s nothing as you’d expect from a video game film and is just as engaging as the game is.  B+ THANK YOU TO ALL THE SUPPORTERS ON PATREON! Early access & more on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/julianlytle email the […] The post Ignorant Bliss: Tetris review appeared first on Ign...

Now I’ll be honest and say I’m not a huge Luther fan. While I know it exists, it isn’t something that really ever made me want to watch. Idris Elba as a tortured, genius detective that hunts serial killers is a dope idea, but that first episode almost put me to sleep, and I like […] The post Ignorant Bliss Review: Luther – Fallen Sun appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

People, we finally have Woody Harrelson back in a basketball movie!!! In this film, Champions Harrelson plays Marcus, a G-League assistant basketball coach. After blowing up on his head coach (played by Ernie Hudson) and getting a DUI, he does community service. That community service is coaching a team with intellectual disabilities. The movie starts […] The post Ignorant Bliss Review: Champions...

I didn’t get a chance to watch Scream, aka Scream 5, last year, but after the teasers and trailers for Scream 6, which takes place in Manhattan, it not only made me want to go and see this movie and also made me want to go back and watch the last one. With strong Jason […] The post Ignorant Bliss: Scream VI review appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

Hey folks, here’s a discussion with Vulture critic and friend Roxana Hadadi about the first season of the The Last of Us. I reviewed this show before it aired, and I didn’t want to attempt to do weekly podcasts about it and wanted to just do one at the end. Roxana has been covering the […] The post Ignorant Bliss: The Last of Us Season One review with Roxana Hadadi appeared first on Ignorant Bliss...

Sigh, here we are again, with me seeing and reviewing another entry of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This episode focuses on Scott Lang, played by Paul Rudd, who is also Ant-Man, and The Wasp, aka Hope Van Dyne, played by Evangeline Lily. Way after the events of Avengers: Endgame and somewhere in the current happenings […] The post Ignorant Bliss: Ant-Man and The Wasp Quantumania review appeared...

In a surprising third entry of Tatum and Soderbergh’s stripper who no longer wants to be a stripper any more franchise, we see Mike Lane, aka Magic Mike, brought out of retirement to help a wealthy socialite Max (Selma Hayek) put on a new type of theater experience in London. Soderbergh and screenwriter Reid Carolin […] The post Ignorant Bliss: Magic Mike’s Last Dance review appeared first on Igno...

My review of The Northman by Robert Eggers starring Alexander Skarsgård. Anna Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, and Björk.  My written review – https://idobi.com/ent-review/film-review-the-northman/ THANK YOU TO ALL THE SUPPORTERS ON PATREON! Early access & more on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/julianlytle email the show at ignorantblisspodcast at gmail dot com Get at me @ju...

My review of the new Nicolas Cage film co-starring Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish, and more.  My written review – https://idobi.com/ent-review/film-review-the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent/ THANK YOU TO ALL THE SUPPORTERS ON PATREON! Early access & more on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/julianlytle email the show at ignorantblisspodcast at gmail dot com Get at me @julianlytle on Twitter, IG...

Here are some of my thought on the new film Death on the Nile directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Branagh, Gal Gadot, Annette Benning, Tom Bateman, Letitia Wright , Armie Hammer , Russell Brand , Dawn French, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo , Jennifer Saunders , Ali Fazal  , & Rose Leslie. THANK YOU TO ALL THE SUPPORTERS ON PATREON! […] The post Ignorant Bliss: Death on the Nile Review appeared firs...

A recording from the lost year of 2020 here is two conversations I had with Jamila Rowser, comic book writer, and publisher. We catch up (at the time) on how life is as a rising talent in comics and publisher in this comics industry. We also talk about the upcoming graphic novel Wash Day Diaries with […] The post Ignorant Bliss 89: Jamila Rowser appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

Here is a conversation I had in late summer/early fall about the comic industry and the issues regarding comic professionals and their behavior in comic conventions with fans, up and coming creators and peers – specifically about sexual harassment. We talk about what we’ve seen and how it’s been talked about over the last decade […] The post Ignorant Bliss 88: A conversation about Bar Con & the co...

On this late released episode fellow critic, Roxana Hadadi comes onto the show to talk with me about Westworld season 3 which leads into some talk about the FX series Devs and other science fiction TV talk.  (note this episode was recorded before the uprisings in the US) Roxana’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/roxana_hadadi Music in this episode: […] The post Ignorant Bliss 87: Westworld season 3 wi...

On this episode I touch base with cartoonist Chuck Collins, creator of the Award winning webcomic Bounce about the comic, anime, fighting games and his new projects with Megascope imprint of Abrams ComicArts. I hope you all enjoy.  (note this episode was recorded before the uprisings in the US) Music in this episode: You Are […] The post Ignorant Bliss 86: Chuck Collins in 2020 appeared first on I...

On this one, way later but the world is quite crazy Ron hit me up on my birthday to talk some more. We get into many topics as usual so I hope you enjoy. The post Ignorant Bliss 85: Ron x Julian (April 2020) appeared first on Ignorant Bliss .

On this episode Julian and Shawn Pryor talk about the Versuz battle between Black Music Legends Teddy Riley and Babyface from the failed first attempt to the second almost successful outing.  Please enjoy! Music in this episode: Teddy’s Jam – Guy For The Cool In You – Babyface All the music copyright their respective owners […] The post Ignorant Bliss Special: Teddy Riley vs Babyface appeared firs...

On this episode I have Jamar Nicholas on again to chop it up and have a good time. We cover a whole gambit of topic so I hope you enjoy.  https://www.patreon.com/jamarnicholas https://www.facebook.com/jamar.nicholas Music in this episode: You Are Luhhh – Frank Ocean Funny Thing – Thundercat All the music copyright their respective owners THANK YOU […] The post Ignorant Bliss 84: Chopping it up wit...

On this episode Dom and I look back and talk about the Zack Synder film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 4 years later. We talk about film as it sits now and it’s place in superhero cinema and some of the backlash and divisive nature of this film.  Dom’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllNewDom Dom’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7llcWZBhR9nvIzquktSzqg […] The post Ignorant Bliss 83:...