Media Analyses… A Defense of Ed Wood 8 Apr 201931 Jul 2019 Tim Burton's most overlooked, mature film is the touching biopic Ed Wood (1994.) It's about the infamous director of Plan 9 From Outer Space, Glen or Glenda and other notably flawed films, but…
Thoughts & Memories Elagabala the Fabulous 8 Apr 2019 While by all accounts a bad Emperor, I find Elagabalus to be a fascinating figure due to his allegedly feminine presentation. Of course, you have to take the written accounts…
Media Analyses The Most Thought-Provoking Character in Game of Thrones 1 Apr 2019 I was thinking about Game of Thrones and the prostitute from Volantis that’s dressed up like Dany. What kind of thought process goes into something like that, do you think? What's the…
Media Analyses… The Martyr of Zeal 1 Apr 201913 Apr 2019 For context, there is an SNES/PS1/DS game called Chrono Trigger, and it's a favorite of mine. Besides being a fun RPG title, it boasts one of the most thought provoking and…
Thoughts & Memories Influential Women of Ancient Rome 31 Mar 201931 Jul 2019 The history of Rome, like many Antiquity and Medieval societies, is mostly men's story. This is because women were forbidden to run for office (or even set foot in the…
Media Analyses Vertigo (6/10) Midge Wood Analysis 31 Mar 201921 Mar 2020 Probably Scottie's true best match, or the closest thing he ever had to one, though sadly he never knew it. Even Judy I don't think deserves that title, considering she…
Media Analyses Vertigo (4/10) Judy Barton Analysis 31 Mar 201931 Jan 2024 Judy Barton is perhaps the most tragic character in the entire film, which is saying a lot, the naive and insecure country girl in the big city. Unfortunately, she gets…
Media Analyses Vertigo (3/10) Madeleine Elster Analysis 30 Mar 201931 Jan 2024 We never meet the real Madeleine at all in the movie so, like Scottie, we only get to see an idealized fantasy. Madeleine as played by Judy is elegant, regal,…
Media Analyses The Greatest Romance of All Time (Literally, I Guess) 29 Mar 201925 May 2019 Recently I watched what has come to be my all-time favorite episode of any TV show: Star Trek's "The City on the Edge of Forever." In the first place, I'm…
Media Analyses Queens of the Loud House (My Sister Leni Review) 29 Mar 201921 Mar 2020 Source for the Header Image. Artist is TheFreshKnight Usually, I enjoy a dark gritty TV drama like Mad Men, Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones. (I may share my thoughts…
Media Analyses… The Mask of Ice: A Collection in 9 Poetic Forms 27 Mar 201924 Feb 2020 Most of you reading this would have probably seen the header below and wondered how Blue could be considered forgotten when he was the rival in the first generation Pokemon…
Media Analyses Nickelodeon Heroines (3/3) Lauren Zelmer 26 Mar 20198 Dec 2019 I'll just be upfront about it: Just for Kicks is not very good. Rewatching it recently, I have to admit it's worse than I remembered in fact. It does get…
Media Analyses Nickelodeon Heroines (2/3) Clarissa Darling 26 Mar 201914 Mar 2020 I’ve gone on and on about what an excellent character Clarissa Darling is to anyone who will listen, and I’m gonna reiterate some of those points now. The Voice of…
Media Analyses (My Translation of) Wulf and Eadwacer 23 Mar 201921 Mar 2020 To my pack he is but a blood-gift. They would devour him if he appeared, but it is different than that for us. Wulf on one island, myself on another.…
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