Tyler Dean
@tmdean.bsky.social
Literature professor and writer with a penchant for the Gothic, vampiric, and decadent. Guillermo del Toro but sadder and hornier. Check out my pop culture articles on reactormag.com/author/tyler-dean/
My newest article on the series best “Seven” for #Aknightofthesevenkingdoms is up at Reactor!
Open your heart and learn to believe in hope again with the latest episode of "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," which highlights all the reasons Dunk and Egg are worth rooting for, even in the grim, cynical world of Westeros...
Good Deeds Shine in a Weary World in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: "Seven" - Reactor
Carving out a space for hope and earnestness, even in the darkest moments...
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February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
My newest article on the series best “Seven” for #Aknightofthesevenkingdoms is up at Reactor!
My review of the new Luc Besson #Dracula is up at @artforum.com ! Read about where this Coppola clone distinguishes itself and where it fails to meet the moment over on their website!
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I too can love: On Luc Besson’s Dracula
Luc Besson's adaptation of the iconic Dracula novel turns the Count into a gothic lover
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February 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
My review of the new Luc Besson #Dracula is up at @artforum.com ! Read about where this Coppola clone distinguishes itself and where it fails to meet the moment over on their website!
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Here is my article on episode 3 of AKot7K. It’s full of spoilers (some for things that may matter for years of Westerosi history) but they are clearly marked. Go and comment and share the link if you like (I’d like you to!)
Dragon dreams, delusions of grandeur, pointless cruelty, doom-laden prophecy, and secret identities revealed...the Targaryens continue their reign as Westeros' weirdest, messiest family in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms!
#AKnightoftheSevenKingdoms
#AKnightoftheSevenKingdoms
Prophecy and Revelations in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: "The Squire" - Reactor
As always, the Targaryens are basically Westeros' messiest telenovela.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Here is my article on episode 3 of AKot7K. It’s full of spoilers (some for things that may matter for years of Westerosi history) but they are clearly marked. Go and comment and share the link if you like (I’d like you to!)
My explainer on episode 2 of AKot7K is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social
Go read it and comment and share it wide!
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The Jousting Begins in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: "Hard Salt Beef" - Reactor
Dunk gets by with a little help from Targaryen princes and smallfolk alike...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:15 PM
My explainer on episode 2 of AKot7K is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social
Go read it and comment and share it wide!
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Go read it and comment and share it wide!
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Winter is here and you can read my review and explainer for the premiere of #aknightofthesevenkingdoms for @reactorsff.bsky.social
Follow my regular coverage this whole season!
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Follow my regular coverage this whole season!
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A Delightful Buddy Comedy Unfolds in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Reactor
Welcome to a kindler, gentler version of Westeros, where chivalry is not entirely dead!
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January 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Winter is here and you can read my review and explainer for the premiere of #aknightofthesevenkingdoms for @reactorsff.bsky.social
Follow my regular coverage this whole season!
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Follow my regular coverage this whole season!
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Reposted by Tyler Dean
How would you rank Stranger Things' big finale? Did it pay off, or leave you in the Upside Down? @tmdean.bsky.social breaks down the best, worst, and most unexpected aspects of the series' final season:
Critical Hits and Misses of the Stranger Things Finale - Reactor
Let's talk about what worked, and what really didn't, in this final season.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
How would you rank Stranger Things' big finale? Did it pay off, or leave you in the Upside Down? @tmdean.bsky.social breaks down the best, worst, and most unexpected aspects of the series' final season:
My second article in as many weeks on #StrangerThings is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social !
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The Best Moments of Stranger Things - Reactor
As the series comes to a close, a look back on some of the show's greatest hits.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
My second article in as many weeks on #StrangerThings is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social !
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My article on the awesome cult classic #Krull is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social
Go read it and enjoy what they think a #glaive is!
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Go read it and enjoy what they think a #glaive is!
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Krull Deserves a Bigger Cult Following — Who's With Me? - Reactor
Is this a good movie? Debatable. Is it an *awesome* movie? Hell yeah it is.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
My article on the awesome cult classic #Krull is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social
Go read it and enjoy what they think a #glaive is!
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Go read it and enjoy what they think a #glaive is!
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My roundup of the best in this year’s tv lineup is out in this month’s @artforum.com
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Television
Writer Tyler Dean shares his favorite television of 2025, including Andor, Alien: Earth, and The White Lotus.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:53 AM
My roundup of the best in this year’s tv lineup is out in this month’s @artforum.com
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My season 4 recap/review ahead of the final season of #strangerthings is up at Reactor!
We've come a long way from Eggo Waffles and yearly new episodes, so we won't blame you for needing a refresher. Tyler Dean on everything you need to know before the end of Stranger Things:
#StrangerThings
#StrangerThings
Everything You Need to Know Before Stranger Things’ Final Season - Reactor
There's a lot going on heading into this last season — time for a refresher!
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November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
My season 4 recap/review ahead of the final season of #strangerthings is up at Reactor!
My article on @realgdt.bsky.social ‘s #frankenstein is up at @artforum.com
It’s a fantastic excoriation of Byron that, like every GdT film, wants to find the humanity even in its most vile monsters (Victor).
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It’s a fantastic excoriation of Byron that, like every GdT film, wants to find the humanity even in its most vile monsters (Victor).
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Byronically
A review of Guillermo del Toro's new take on Mary Shelley's iconic novel Frankenstein, highlighting the film's Byronic references.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My article on @realgdt.bsky.social ‘s #frankenstein is up at @artforum.com
It’s a fantastic excoriation of Byron that, like every GdT film, wants to find the humanity even in its most vile monsters (Victor).
www.artforum.com/columns/guil...
It’s a fantastic excoriation of Byron that, like every GdT film, wants to find the humanity even in its most vile monsters (Victor).
www.artforum.com/columns/guil...
My newest #80sFantasyFilmClub article is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social. This time we’re looking at the childhood nightmare, #ReturntoOz. Go and comment. Share the article. Marvel at Fairuza Balk’s best performance!
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Return to Oz: Is This a Horror Movie or a Kids' Movie? - Reactor
Dorothy is committed to an asylum, and it only gets weirder from there...
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September 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My newest #80sFantasyFilmClub article is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social. This time we’re looking at the childhood nightmare, #ReturntoOz. Go and comment. Share the article. Marvel at Fairuza Balk’s best performance!
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My article for @reactorsff.bsky.social on Ridley Scott’s #Legend is up! Go comment and bask and reshare! reactormag.com/legend-faeri...
Legend: Faeries, Unicorns, and Tim Curry's Six-Pack - Reactor
What exactly is going on in this movie? Why isn't Tom Cruise wearing pants?
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August 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
My article for @reactorsff.bsky.social on Ridley Scott’s #Legend is up! Go comment and bask and reshare! reactormag.com/legend-faeri...
#Alien:Earth uses #PeterPan as a focal point and uses the same quote from #PeterandWendy to anchor its read as I used for the backbone of my dissertation chapter on it. Noah Hawley’s a smart guy—what can I say?
August 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#Alien:Earth uses #PeterPan as a focal point and uses the same quote from #PeterandWendy to anchor its read as I used for the backbone of my dissertation chapter on it. Noah Hawley’s a smart guy—what can I say?
Where there’s a whip…
My article on the horrors of revisiting a beloved flop is out at @reactorsff.bsky.social Comment on the site or share it here. My god though, what a nightmare.
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My article on the horrors of revisiting a beloved flop is out at @reactorsff.bsky.social Comment on the site or share it here. My god though, what a nightmare.
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The Animated Return of the King: Sadly, Nostalgia Has Its Limits - Reactor
Rankin/Bass' follow-up to "The Hobbit" is so much messier than you might remember...
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July 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Where there’s a whip…
My article on the horrors of revisiting a beloved flop is out at @reactorsff.bsky.social Comment on the site or share it here. My god though, what a nightmare.
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My article on the horrors of revisiting a beloved flop is out at @reactorsff.bsky.social Comment on the site or share it here. My god though, what a nightmare.
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My #80sFantasyFilmClub article on the Bakshi and Frazetta “masterpiece,” #FireandIce, is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social As one canny commenter already said, “it’s the only film where every frame could be spray painted on the side of a van.” Go and comment!
Fire and Ice: Swords, Sorcery, and Very Little Clothing – Reactor
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July 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My #80sFantasyFilmClub article on the Bakshi and Frazetta “masterpiece,” #FireandIce, is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social As one canny commenter already said, “it’s the only film where every frame could be spray painted on the side of a van.” Go and comment!
A few days late, but my article on #theneverendingstory for @reactorsff.bsky.social is up! It’s the latest in my #80sfantasyfilmclub series and (perhaps) the most traumatic!
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The NeverEnding Story: Childhood Trauma and the Stories That Change Us - Reactor
An emotional touchstone for a generation of fantasy-loving kids...
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June 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A few days late, but my article on #theneverendingstory for @reactorsff.bsky.social is up! It’s the latest in my #80sfantasyfilmclub series and (perhaps) the most traumatic!
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I’ve seen a lot of posts, aimed at non-Angelenos, about how it is all business as usual here. About how there are no rioters, no looting, no urban warfare with “military-aged illegal aliens.” The details are true.
June 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I’ve seen a lot of posts, aimed at non-Angelenos, about how it is all business as usual here. About how there are no rioters, no looting, no urban warfare with “military-aged illegal aliens.” The details are true.
Always happy when the winds of fortune blow our sociopathic opportunist governor back onto the vaguely right side of history. I’ll enjoy the next few days of it!
June 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Always happy when the winds of fortune blow our sociopathic opportunist governor back onto the vaguely right side of history. I’ll enjoy the next few days of it!
Fire at the Protests in DTLA. Was not close enough to see the source though, if reporting is accurate, I believe this is a burning WayMo (Google’s self driving rideshare vehicle).
June 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Fire at the Protests in DTLA. Was not close enough to see the source though, if reporting is accurate, I believe this is a burning WayMo (Google’s self driving rideshare vehicle).
#BurkeAndHare (2010) the wacky, buddy comedy about the famous graverobbers turned murderers is #GreatestShowman levels of tonally misguided.
May 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
#BurkeAndHare (2010) the wacky, buddy comedy about the famous graverobbers turned murderers is #GreatestShowman levels of tonally misguided.
My article on #ClashoftheTitans is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social for the #80sFantasyFilmClub! It’s the only Ray Harryhausen/Laurence Olivier collaboration in existence so treat it with reverence. Make @lisarinnaofficial.bsky.social proud!
Clash of the Titans: Perseus, Medusa, Claymation, and Camp - Reactor
Greek myth served up by acting legends and Harryhausen creatures — what's not to love?
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May 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My article on #ClashoftheTitans is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social for the #80sFantasyFilmClub! It’s the only Ray Harryhausen/Laurence Olivier collaboration in existence so treat it with reverence. Make @lisarinnaofficial.bsky.social proud!
My article on #Yellowjackets and the weaponization of Xennial nostalgia is up at @artforum.com
Share it far and wide!
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Share it far and wide!
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Good Will Hunting
Tyler Dean interrogates the combination of Millennial angst and supernatural horror that suffuses the nostalgia-drenched Showtime series, Yellowjackets.
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May 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My article on #Yellowjackets and the weaponization of Xennial nostalgia is up at @artforum.com
Share it far and wide!
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Share it far and wide!
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My newest article in the #80sFantasyFilmClub, on the transformationally campy #Beastmaster is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social
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The Beastmaster: Fantasy Classic or Transcendent Schlok? - Reactor
Rip Torn! Murderous ferrets! Are you not entertained?!
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April 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
My newest article in the #80sFantasyFilmClub, on the transformationally campy #Beastmaster is up at @reactorsff.bsky.social
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This #ARealPain #AlienRomulus double feature I accidentally arranged for myself is real weird
April 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
This #ARealPain #AlienRomulus double feature I accidentally arranged for myself is real weird