Media Analyses SMiLE (2/?) The Men Behind the Music 11 Jun 2019 This multi-part essay is my attempt to thoroughly examine various aspects of Brian Wilson’s unfinished masterpiece, SMiLE. This essay is written with the assumption that readers already have a basic understanding of the album’s goals…
Media Analyses SMiLE (1/?) Related Material & Packaging 10 Jun 2019 This multi-part essay is my attempt to thoroughly examine various aspects of Brian Wilson's unfinished masterpiece, SMiLE. This essay is written with the assumption that readers already have a basic…
Media Analyses Vertigo: The Soundtrack 1 Jun 2019 Vertigo is nigh inseparable from its soundtrack, and as entertaining or technically proficient as the rest of the movie may be, without the work of Bernard Herrman I do not…
Media Analyses Vertigo: The Story (& Differences from Script) 1 Jun 2019 The plot of Vertigo is in many ways an implausible mess. The script has elements of paranormal, film noir, psychological thriller and romantic melodrama, but somehow it all comes together…
Media Analyses Complete Vertigo Analysis 1 Jun 2019July 30, 2019 This is a multi-part series where I look at Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo from every conceivable angle. It's my favorite movie and I have a lot to say :) Part 1:…
Media Analyses… SMiLE (Prologue) How I Discovered the Beach Boys 25 May 2019May 25, 2019 SMiLE by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is my favorite body of music ever. The only reason I've called other albums "my favorite" in the past is because SMiLE itself…
Media Analyses Scattered Thoughts on Alice in Wonderland 19 May 2019May 19, 2019 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are such beloved and timeless stories that there's really not much for me to say that hasn't been discussed already. Not…
Media Analyses… Jungian Archetypes in Media 17 May 2019May 17, 2019 According to psychologist Carl Jung there are several archetypes that are burned into the collective unconscious of all humanity. This then got turned into the commonly cited “Twelve Archetypes” that…
Media Analyses Thoughts on the Star Wars Franchise (2/2) The Decline 16 May 2019May 16, 2019 The Prequel Trilogy I liked these movies as they came out but by the time the next installment was released, I'd already come to resent the previous entry. I remember…
Media Analyses Thoughts on the Star Wars Franchise (1/2) The Golden Age 16 May 2019 I'm going to "quickly" lay out my feelings on the Star Wars saga. I'll preface this by confessing I'm really not the biggest fan and I'm not familiar with most…
Media Analyses James Dean and Generational Conflict 11 May 2019July 31, 2019 I love James Dean, and his legacy as an embodiment of adolescence and teen angst. So, here are my thoughts on two of his three movies, with emphasis on the…
Media Analyses… Thoughts on My Dinner with Andre 11 May 2019 My Dinner With Andre is one of the most thought-provoking films I’ve seen. This post is going to be a little different from anything I've done in the past though,…
Media Analyses… My Favorite Artist, Syd Barrett 5 May 2019May 16, 2019 When it comes to the realm of music, my two biggest heroes are Brian Wilson and Syd Barrett. Both men created (or were working towards creating) two of the greatest…
Media Analyses… Boman: The Greatest Vlogger of All-Time 5 May 2019May 5, 2019 "Guys, What is Boman?" I first discovered Boman in the summer of 2014, where he was roughly two years into his wayward pilgrimage across the Earth in his search for…
Media Analyses Thoughts on Pulp Fiction 4 May 2019May 5, 2019 (ASIDE: Sorry for the big gap between my last updates and this. It's been a hectic two weeks and I haven't had much time to write. In this essay, I…
Media Analyses Oliver! Observation About Dodger 21 Apr 2019May 2, 2019 My girlfriend and I were watching Oliver! tonight and we noticed an adorable detail I wanted to share. It happens in the scene where Bill Sykes and Nancy have kidnapped…
Media Analyses… Thoughts on Inherit the Wind 21 Apr 2019 Inherit the Wind is a dramatization of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. This is the best scene, one of the top courtroom cross-examinations ever made. This movie really spoke to…
Media Analyses… Bad Movies 18 Apr 2019 On the topic of bad movies, I've got a few things to say. Defining What's Truly "Bad" I'd say the true worst movies out there are not the "so bad…
Media Analyses… 1984 Thoughts I Haven’t Seen Anyone Else Say 17 Apr 2019April 17, 2019 This header image is my original work. They are my actual eyes, digitally altered of course :P In my experience whenever anyone discuss George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, it's always in…
Media Analyses Bobby C (Saturday Night Fever’s Tragic Tag-along) 17 Apr 2019 He’s perhaps the single most mistreated character in a film. Yet, you won’t often hear people in the film buff or artistic community acknowledge Bobby C (or this movie in…
Media Analyses… Mock Philosophical Constitution 17 Apr 2019 The Header Image is my own original work. This post was written to be something of a joke. Take it with a healthy serving of salt. I was watching some…
Media Analyses Frodo and Sam 17 Apr 2019April 17, 2019 "I made a promise, Mr Frodo. A promise. 'Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee.' And I don't mean to!" Once, in college, my friends and I were talking about which…
Media Analyses Charlie’s Mom, the Unsung Hero 17 Apr 2019 Charlie's mom is the true unsung hero of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Poor thing takes care of four couch potatoes, washes underwear for a living and raises her…
Media Analyses My Favorite Actors 17 Apr 2019 My number one has to be James Stewart. I love his all-American good guy persona, his mannerisms and he just so happens to be in a lot of my favorite films.…
Media Analyses Transcribing Brainticket’s Cottonwoodhill 16 Apr 2019 Dawn Muir's various trippy monologues on Brainticket's first album, Cottonwoodhill are brilliant. I consider it the most "far out" psychedelic album ever made and in four years I've yet to find…
Media Analyses Thoughts on Quentin Tarantino’s Filmography 15 Apr 2019April 15, 2019 I plan on talking about Pulp Fiction in my very next post as I have a lot to say about that one in particular. What's important to know for now…
Media Analyses Small but Powerful Moments Between Kids and Their Parents in Media 12 Apr 2019April 13, 2019 I was thinking about something the other day as my girlfriend and I were watching Season 3 of Mr. Robot, specifically the flashback scene where Elliot's dad took him to…
Media Analyses… Beatles Musings (& Ranking the Albums) 11 Apr 2019 I love the Beatles, you love the Beatles, everybody loves the Beatles. Books, films, documentaries and blogs have already been made to excess describing why they're awesome. So unlike say,…
