A Note from the Author: I'm trying something different here, and doing a running review of this series as I watch through it. May the 4th is unofficially Star Wars Day. Part of that is because of the clever wordplay. "May the Fourth be with you," and "beware the Revenge of the Fifth," sound an … Continue reading Television Review – Star Wars: Visions (season 2)
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Department of Truth – Subjective Reality in the Modern Age
An FBI agent attends a Flat Earth Convention. He's a special agent who specializes in online conspiracy theories, so he's morbidly curious. He wants to see his subjects in their element. While he's there, he's spotted and recognized by one of the richest men in America who graciously invites him to a "private event" going … Continue reading Department of Truth – Subjective Reality in the Modern Age
The Nice House on the Lake – True Millennial Horror
The Theory of Generations is a term coined in a 1928 essay of the same name by Hungarian sociologist Karl Mannheim. The theory, which like any theory in sociology, psychology or...pretty much any social -ology, is limited but in brief it basically describes a "generation" as being a cohort of people who develop relationships and … Continue reading The Nice House on the Lake – True Millennial Horror
A Rambling Non-Review of The Batman
So this is a format that I tried with Dune, but never got around to posting. Basically, I'm going to try and put as many of my random, meandering thoughts down onto digital paper about this movie. Because I think The Batman is an interesting moving picture show. It was actually really quite good in … Continue reading A Rambling Non-Review of The Batman
Batman: Wayne Family Adventure – The Future of DC Comics?
So last time, we discussed how one creator and one company are riding a trend in the modern comic book industry by treating digital comics as the main course instead of a side dish. This time, we're going to talk about one of The Big Two, DC Comics, and the comic that's acting as a … Continue reading Batman: Wayne Family Adventure – The Future of DC Comics?
Scott Snyder, Best Jacket Press and the Future of Comic Books
I've mentioned before that the first comic I bought for myself was 2011's Batman #1, written by Scott Snyder and with art by Greg Capullo. What I don't think I've mentioned is that I bought that comic book on the shiny new Kindle Fire that I'd gotten as a Christmas present in 2011. I bought … Continue reading Scott Snyder, Best Jacket Press and the Future of Comic Books
A Tale of Three Supermen
God, I love superhero comics. I know that's probably pretty self-evident from some of the articles I've written in the past, but it's true! I love superhero comics. But I think it's funny. In this era where the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the dominant pop culture force on the planet, the source material for these … Continue reading A Tale of Three Supermen
Quarantined Review – Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness
A Note From your Author: Hello! Sorry it's been forever since I wrote anything. Between grad school and the ever present job hunt, I've been busy. I've tried a few times, but nothing ever stuck. Until. Well...this. I have no idea how to begin writing this review. I'll start by saying that I very rarely … Continue reading Quarantined Review – Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness
Heroes in Crisis – The Act of Talking
Author's Note: I didn't mean for both of my first two comic book pieces to cover the work of Tom King, but here we are I suppose... Event comics are tricky things. In one regard, they're the primordial soup of the modern superhero film. For instance, while most of Avengers: Endgame was an original story, … Continue reading Heroes in Crisis – The Act of Talking
Shazam, Verisimilitude and Perspective
Boy, I sure am writing a lot about superhero movies aren't I.... Harley Granville-Barker once succinctly summarized Romeo and Juliet as "a tragedy of youth, as youth sees it." It's important to remember that even in its time, Shakespeare's version of Romeo and Juliet was not an original work. It was an adaptation of a … Continue reading Shazam, Verisimilitude and Perspective
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