Media Analyses Vertigo (10/10) Themes, Motifs and Repetition 15 Oct 201924 May 2020 Final part of my Vertigo analysis Themes Hitchcock Examination/”Confession” Much has been made of Hitchcock's penchant for remaking his leading ladies very specifically. Vertigo references this in the way Scottie…
Media Analyses… Scattered Thoughts on Princess Diana’s Legacy 25 Sep 201928 May 2020 Roundabout Introduction I love The Carpenters. You can't not like The Singles: 1969 - 1973 in particular; in fact, it's my fave "greatest hits" release by any artist. I see it as…
Media Analyses SMiLE (2/14) The Men Behind the Music 11 Jun 201923 Nov 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 (1/14) Related Material & Packaging 10 Jun 201923 Nov 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 (9/10) The Soundtrack 1 Jun 201924 May 2020 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 (8/10) The Story (& Differences from Script) 1 Jun 201924 May 2020 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 A Panoramic Vertigo Analysis 1 Jun 20192 Jan 2020 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 :) Volume 1:…
Media Analyses… The Beach Boys’ Impact on My Life 25 May 201927 Mar 2020 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 201929 Dec 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 201917 May 2020 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 201917 May 2020 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 201924 Sep 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 201931 Jul 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 201917 May 2020 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 201916 May 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 201917 May 2020 "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 20195 May 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 20192 May 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 201917 Apr 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 201917 Apr 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 201921 Mar 2020 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 201913 Apr 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,…
