I firmly believe that no one knows anything. Our parents, our scientists, our politicians (especially our politicians) spend their time making educated (or not so educated — see: politicians) guesses, because guesses are all we have. Nothing is certain, except death and taxes. And sometimes people can even guess their way out of taxes. Despite … More Low Stakes Comedy and You
“Control is an illusion.” –Mr. Robot The two-part season two premiere of the hit USA show Mr. Robot aired last night. To say it lived up to the hype would be an understatement. Mainly because, no one could have possibly predicted what that hour and a half of television brought into homes across the world. … More The Superb, Wandering Season Two Premiere of Mr. Robot
I’ll say it up front: This is a niche post. It alienates all but those who have had the chance to view David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows. (See how I smoothly slipped that spoiler warning in there? Proud of myself.) If that weren’t bad enough, it’s also openly pretentious. So if you want out now, it’s cool, … More A Pretentious Film Student Analysis of “It Follows”
The secret is out—Adam McKay has a political agenda. It’s the kind of platform that would have Rush Limbaugh popping a vein into a microphone while Sean Hannity rubbed his nipples. It’s the political stance that Fox News has been warning us about for years. The liberal agenda. Recently, McKay has been a vocal political … More The Covert Politics of Adam McKay
Today, I’d like to talk to you about movies and sharks – no, not movies about sharks, necessarily, but movies that are sharks. Per the fossil record, sharks have been alive for more than 400 million years. The skeletons of extinct megalodons are nearly the same of skeletons of great whites. Evolution, it seems, … More Sharks, Stories, and The Shallows
I’m exhausted. And not an “I didn’t sleep well last night” exhausted. I mean more of an “I’m at mile 16 of a marathon and my nipples are bleeding” exhausted. At least that’s the emotion that swells within me whenever I hear about another goddamn comic book movie. And make no mistake, there are much … More Sad Affleck: The Gritty Origin Story of the Comic Book Genre and Why It Won’t Die
Tonight, thousands of millennials will be lining up at theaters across the country, in a weekend that could smash box office records. Will they be waiting to see the next $200 million comic book movie, or a raunchy R-rated comedy? No. They’ll be waiting to see a G-rated children’s movie—Finding Dory. For those of you … More ‘Finding Dory’ and What It Means to Millennials
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around every once and a while, you could miss the opportunity to reboot a classic movie and make a boat load of money off of it.” – an Executive at a movie company, probably. Allow the sweet sounds of Wayne Newton to set the mood for … More How to Make the Dark, Gritty Reboot of “Ferris Bueller” in 2016
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