Chelsea Zukowski
Entertainment features & reviews
Updated: Jan 18

I'm a nerd. I love television, movies, books, video games, and anything else related to popular culture. And, I love writing about them. I spent four years as a reporter for Florida's largest newspaper, the Tampa Bay Times, and while there became the unofficial television critic. I reviewed shows and movies, interviewed celebrities, wrote a weekly TV guide, and covered all of the comic book conventions that came to town.
Now, as a freelance writer, I continue to share stories from the geek community for local and digital outlets.
Here are some of my favorites:
Features
A guide to all the new and familiar characters on The Rings of Power
Who are the Jedi-hunting Inquisitors in Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi?
A guide to the Egyptian gods and mythology in Marvel’s Moon Knight
‘Turning Red’ creators and actors talk girl gangs, boy bands, and normalizing puberty
The enduring myth of Boba Fett
Vikings: Valhalla: A little history of the series' 'brutal' Pagan-Christian war
A guide to the undead worlds created by Zack Snyder and George Romero
How Japanese cinema and samurai history inspired Star Wars
Details you missed in Star Wars: Visions
Tampa Bay Comic Con returns, and local shops are here for it
Interview: A'Ziah 'Zola' King on new Tampa-based film and the power of sex work
Sankt'ya and Merzost: The Russian influences behind 'Shadow and Bone'
The Bad Batch interview: Dee Bradley Baker, showrunners talk new Star Wars series
Tampa Bay Pokémon superfans gear up to celebrate the franchise's 25th anniversary
On set of Kevin Smith's 'Killroy Was Here,' Ringling students learn fun and fundamentals
'Star Wars' artist Doug Chiang talks about bringing the galaxy to life
Interview: Stan Lee comes to MegaCon Tampa Bay to raise money for Hurricane Irma relief
It's possible to do Comic Con on a budget. Here's how
Reviews
Star Wars: Andor takes its time with searing 3-episode premiere
Review: 'The Book of Boba Fett' debut banks on Star Wars nostalgia
'The Bad Batch' premiere is Star Wars at its most charming, action-packed best
'The Cloverfield Paradox' a messy, loosely-fitting piece of the Cloverfield puzzle
'Altered Carbon' is a dark and dizzying cyberpunk thriller