The Life And Writings Of Alex Cortright

In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss John Boyega's recent comments surrounding his role in the Star Wars franchise, Marvel's Avengers video game and its recent TANK in sales, A Quiet Place spin…

The landscape of art is ever-changing, but I'm not so sure it's headed in a good place right now.

I am a writer with a love for learning and discussing story, especially sci-fi and fantasy!

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Episode 7 of the Cortright Cast where Alex and Jonathan discussed Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's legacy, Christopher Nolan's comments on Tenet box office numbers, and Johnny Depp's release from t…

The latest edition to my Anatomy Of An Opening series where I break down the first page of an acclaimed book sentence by sentence to see how it ticks. This one is all about The Fifth Season by N.K. J…

In this video, I broke down Skyward by Brandon Sanderson and gave you all the reasons you need to pick up this book. How'd I do? Comment below!

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Alex and Jonathan sat down to talk about The Mandalorian season 2 premiere, Tom Holland's Uncharted Film, Tomb Raider 2 news, Assassin's Creed getting a Netflix show, and Zack Snyder's Justice League…

This is my tribute to Rebecca Kuang in the lead up to The Burning God. I took apart The Poppy War so far to figure out what made it really stand above the rest.

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In this one, I bring you The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. Winner of three consecutive Hugo awards. I break down the strengths of the book and give you just what you need to know before buying! 

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I finally got around to reviewing Christopher Paolini's latest novel, To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars. A science fiction space opera about Kira Navarez, a xenobiologist who discovers alien life.

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In this episode we sat down to talk about Michael B Jordan's Static shock news, the DC universe, The Batman, Joker, Mad Max: Furiosa and casting news about Chris Hemsworth and Anya Taylor Joy, Blade …

Really excited about this one. I broke down Brandon Sanderson's The Way Of Kings opening to find out what really makes it work. Going through Kalak's prelude, Szeth's prologue, and Cenn's opening cha…

I reviewed Utopia, a new show on Amazon Prime Video. The series began strong, but started to fizzle and collapse under the weight of expectations. I went in-depth to break down the strengths and weak…

This week, it's Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. I broke down everything YOU need to know before picking up the book. This is a fantasy novel from 1990 that's just as good today as it was then!

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In this episode, we go down the Star Wars rabbit hole, talking all the latest leaks and theories regarding The Last Jedi, The Rise Of Skywalker, and Brie Larson's new series. We also go over predicti…

In this piece, I break down Logen Ninefingers and his journey across the First Law Trilogy, deconstructing his relationship with war and violence as well as characters like Bayaz, Ferro, and Jezal Da…

This one went WAY longer than I planned to, but oh well. I hope you guys enjoy! I'm considering doing more content like this in the future. In this episode, I go in-depth on The Boys season 2. We tal…

In this episode, I break down The Poppy War by R.f. Kuang, giving you everything you need to know before buying the book. A mini-review to let you guys in on some of my favorite reads. Rin's journey …

In this episode, we debate who the best Chris in Hollywood is, new delays on every film in existence (including Dune, The Batman), discuss James Cameron's upcoming Avatar Films, the Lion King live-ac…

In this piece, I try to take apart what has gone wrong with Philip Pullman's latest novel, The Secret Commonwealth, and how it affects the greater trilogy, The Book Of Dust. I get into Lyra and Pan's…

This week's pick is The Rage Of Dragons by Evan Winter. A fantasy novel by a debut author. The first novel in the new series, The Burning. An epic book about dragons, magic, exotic culture, and more.…