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Did you know Punxsutawney Phil lives in a library? And that I visited that library yesterday to join an author event that brought together literary creatives from across central PA? I loved spreading the news about the Disability Books for Kids series from @FreeSpiritBooks!

Did you know Punxsutawney Phil lives in a library? And that I visited that library yesterday to join an author event that brought together literary creatives from across central PA? I loved spreading the news about the Disability Books for Kids series from @FreeSpiritBooks!

Why did it take 5 years to get around to Encanto? A magical movie (despite a clunky, exposition-heavy opening song). "Surface Pressure" is a top-5 Disney tune! Mirabel, a magical-less member of her family, discovers her home is falling apart! But is it because of her?

Even though 2026's "Lego Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem" had the least amount of story of the Lego Princess specials, it was by far the most entertaining! So much humor & easter eggs were thrown at the viewer as the Cheshire Cat caused chaos for the Princesses on a rainy day.

2025's "Lego Disney Princess: Villains Unite" was a shorter, less ambitious follow-up to "The Castle Quest," but was still fun as more princesses were added to the cast (loved Aurora!) to fight Gaston's new villain league. The big twist: the "bog monster" is really the Chernabog!

I loved #LEGODisneyPrincessTheCastleQuest! As someone who enjoys #Disney mashups (like #KingdomHearts), this special just works. I hope this is the start of a show! If Disney is struggling making a #SnowWhite film, just base the character off of #Lego Snow, & it'll make millions!

"Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu Official Podcast" was a fun, 2 ep behind-the-scenes show that should be in the bonus feature section of the movie's physical media releases rather than on Disney Plus. Watching it makes me even more impatient for news of Mando's future!

Ranking Roxy Hunter:
1. Myth of the Mermaid (makes Rama 1 of the funniest characters in 2000s media)
2. Mystery of the Moody Ghost (a perfect, emotional mystery)
3. Horrific Halloween (a fun ending to the series, but needed real vamps)
4. Secret of the Shaman (too much dating)

That's a wrap with Roxy Hunter! What a nostalgic look at some of @Nickelodeon's best TV movies that feel like a more lighthearted & mystery-focused extension of an "Are You Afraid of the Dark" ep. The romance bits are cringy but the sharp dialogue & fun characters make up for it.

"The Horrific Halloween" had Roxy convinced that a new boy in town & his uncle Vlad are vampires. They're not, but Vlad is still bad news when it's discovered that he has been passing off his brother's art as his own & making lots of money. Roxy scares a confession out of him!

While pursuing a local journalism award in "The Myth of the Mermaid," Roxy finds a walking mermaid with amnesia & gets caught up in a plot by a local developer & his thugs (1 is an undercover cop) trying to illegally dispose of toxic waste. This is Ramma's best movie!

"The Secret of the Shaman" saw a crystal from Serenity Falls' 150 anniversary party go missing. A vagrant who wanted to use the crystal to say goodbye to his ghost daughter is framed for the crime. Deputy Potts stole the crystal so he could look like a hero & not be called Bull.

I binged the Roxy Hunter series for Halloween! "The Mystery of the Moody Ghost" had Roxy move to Moody Manor & discover that its ghost is just a medical student living in the attic. She then foils a plot by a woman trying to hunt for the house deed & develop the surrounding land.

"Insidious 6 Out of the Further" injects new ideas into the franchise. It's the strongest film since the 1st two. Gemma discovers she's a courier who can transport objects/souls between the Further & the real world, & has to stop Cyrus from using her to bring entities to Earth!

I binged a slew of Disney Junior Halloween specials: "Goof Mansion/A Doozy Night of Mystery" from Mickey & the Roadster Racers, "Iron Friends Trick or Treats" from Iron Man & His Awesome Friends, & "Howloween Cat" and "Howl-o-ween Charm" from SuperKitties.

I felt like Sally in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" after seeing that special for the 1st time: frustrated that nothing happens! It's just Linus waiting in vain for a Halloween Santa & Snoopy pretending to fight the Red Baron. How did this popularize Halloween specials?

"Ireland with Michael's Samhain: The Birth of Halloween" had Michael explore the Celtic festival that gave rise to Halloween, while also highlighting other spooky connections to the Emerald Isle. We even got to see the library Bram Stoker visited for inspiration for Dracula!

2025's "Good Boy" was a unique horror film shown from a dog's perspective. Ghost-sensitive Indy moves to the country with his sick owner, Todd. The entity that had destroyed Todd's gramps starts to haunt & control the man. As Todd's soul gets taken, he tells Indy to move on!

"In the Eye of the Storm" S4 had 14 eps, covering May Nightmare, Hurri Idalia, Michigan Monster, Hurri Harvey, Dakota EF5, Valencia Flood, St. Louis Tornado, Hurri Melissa, July 4th Flood, Ottawa Tornadoes, Father's Day Fury, 40-State Storm, 3 Rivers 4 Tornadoes, & EF-4 vs. Base.

Nat Geo's 8-part "Megastorm" series was impactful & just as good as "In the Eye of the Storm." It covered Hurri Harvey, Tennessee Tornado Outbreak, 2019 Australian Wildfires, Hurri Helene, Portuguese Wildfires, Alabama Tornado Outbreak, Valencia Floods, & Southern Twisters.