RoleStaff Writer
LocationWenatchee City, Washington, USA
ExpertiseTV, Film, Entertainment, Books
Contribution84 articles published since April 2021

Tyler Howat

Tyler Howat joined Ready Steady Cut in November 2017 as a Staff Writer. Based out of Wenatchee City, Washington, Tyler has used his education and experience to become a highly skilled writer, critic, librarian, and teacher. He has a passion for Film, TV, and Books and a huge soft spot for Star Trek.

In addition to being a critic for films and books, Tyler is the co-host of the podcast Geek Card Check, a show in which the hosts rewatch the classics in Film and TV.

Tyler’s primary profession is education. He’s currently a Teacher of Humanities and Dean of Academics at The River Academy in Wenatchee City, Washington.

Articles by Tyler Howat

Review | Annihilation (2018)

February 24 2018

Alex Garland, writer of Danny Boyle masterpieces 28 Days Later… and Sunshine, his own novel The Beach, and writer-director of 2016’s brilliant sleeper mind-blower Ex...

Flashback | Recap | Star Trek: The Original Series S1E27: The Alternative Factor

February 22 2018

Season 1, episode 27 of Star Trek: The Original Series, The Alternative Factor is not only pretty darned bad, it’s nearly incomprehensible at times. Written by...

Review | Phantom Thread (2017)

February 11 2018

In Phantom Thread, writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson and star Daniel Day-Lewis collaborate again for the first time since 2007’s There Will Be Blood to put forth a...

‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ Season 1, Episode 25 Recap – “The Devil in the Dark”

February 8 2018

The mining operations on Janus VI have been terrorized by something in the dark. It burrows “through solid rock as easily as we move through...

Flashback | Recap | Star Trek: The Original Series S1E24: “This Side of Paradise”

February 6 2018

The Enterprise arrives at Omicron Ceti III to understand its destruction. A colony, led by Elias Sandoval (Frank Overton) was sent to that planet three...

‘Winchester’ Review – This Is Not A Good Horror Movie

February 3 2018

The Winchester Mansion is supposedly the most haunted house in America – and maybe the world. Each and every one of the victims of the...

‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ Season 1, Episode 21 Recap – “The Return of the Archons”

January 25 2018

When Lt. Sulu (George Takei) returns to the Enterprise without his partner on the landing party, muttering dazedly about paradise, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) must...

Flashback | Recap | Star Trek: The Original Series S1E20: “Court Martial”

January 23 2018

The Enterprise arrives at Starbase 11 in desperate need of repairs. They rode through an ion storm, which left the ship damaged and a single crewman, Lt....

Flashback | Recap | Star Trek: The Original Series S1E18: “Arena”

January 17 2018

The Earth Outpost on Cestus III is completely destroyed by an unknown alien vessel that struck viciously and then fled. The Enterprise must give chase....

Flashback | Recap | Star Trek: The Original Series S1E17: “The Squire of Gothos”

January 11 2018

Star Trek – The Squire of Gothos Episode Title “The Squire of Gothos” Episode No. 17 Air Date January 12, 1967 Written By Paul Schneider

‘The X-Files’ Season 11, Episode 1 Recap – “My Struggle III”

January 9 2018

First, I’m really excited to start covering The X-Files, because it’s one of those shows whose nostalgia factor is pretty high for me. I just...

Flashback | Recap | Star Trek: The Original Series S1E14: “Balance of Terror”

January 2 2018

Star Trek – Balance of Terror Episode Title Balance of Terror Episode No. 14 Air Date December 15, 1966 Written By Paul Schneider What happened?...

Review | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

December 27 2017

In this continuation of the classic Robin Williams adventure flick, the board game Jumanji has been adapted to fit the modern world. Transforming itself into...

Recap | Doctor Who Christmas Special 2017: “Twice Upon a Time”

December 27 2017

In his final outing as The Doctor, Peter Capaldi meets The First Doctor (David Bradley, in the role, originated by William Hartnell in 1963). Each...

Flashback | Review | Die Hard

December 27 2017

Die Hard Director John McTiernan Writer(s) Roderick Thorp (Novel), Jeb Stuart & Steven E. de Souza (Screenplay) Rating R Release Date July 20, 1988 What’s...

Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1, Episodes 11 and 12 Recap “The Menagerie, Pts 1 and 2”

December 21 2017

For some reason, Spock redirects the Enterprise to Starbase 11. He then commandeers the Enterprise, kidnaps his horribly injured former captain, and takes him to...

Flashback | Recap | Star Trek: The Original Series S1E10: “The Corbomite Maneuver”

December 19 2017

The Corbomite Maneuver Show Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Title The Corbomite Maneuver Episode No. 10 Air Date November 10, 1966 Written By Jerry...

‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – “What are Little Girls Made Of?”

December 7 2017

A search for the missing scientist Roger Korby (Michael Strong) brings the Enterprise to Exo III, an all-but-abandoned planet. Beneath the planet’s surface, Kirk and...

Review | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

December 6 2017

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri  Director Martin McDonagh Writer(s)  Martin McDonagh Rating R Release Date November 10, 2017 What’s This? A year ago, Mildred Hayes’...

Review | Coco

November 24 2017

Coco follows a young boy, Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), on the Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), as he hopes to follow his dreams...