Media Analyses… Beautiful Christmas Fantasy 15 Dec 20196 Jul 2021 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. Off-off Broadway is far from the best Louis Theroux film, but still a great…
Thoughts & Memories Post-Modern Religion (1/3) Examining Poly-, Mono-, A- & Pantheism 14 Dec 201922 Dec 2019 This series will delve into my thoughts on religion and its continuing relationship to our lives in a changing world. I'm sure this will lead to a very well-tempered and…
Media Analyses SMiLE (12/14) The Gospels of Siegal & Hutton 23 Nov 201930 Jan 2024 Jules Siegal's Account ("Goodbye Surfing, Hello God") 1) So...did Brian actually destroy the master of Fire? Vosse, Anderle, and now Siegal all agree on that. So if that's the case, how…
Media Analyses Vertigo (10/10) Themes, Motifs and Repetition 15 Oct 201931 Jan 2024 This is the final part of my Vertigo analysis, I hope you've enjoyed it! Themes Hitchcock Examination/”Confession” Much has been said of Hitchcock's meticulous crafting of all his leading ladies…
Media Analyses… Scattered Thoughts on Princess Diana’s Legacy 25 Sep 20198 Dec 2019 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…
Political Reactions The Political Atlas (9/9) The Rainbow of Politics (Plus My 50+ Attempts at Flag Design) 24 Sep 201922 Dec 2019 [The cover image of every post in this series is an apolitical mock flag design of my own creation.The flower overlapping the star is a pansy, which represents Free Thought.]…
Media Analyses Vertigo (9/10) The Soundtrack 1 Jun 201926 Oct 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 (8/10) The Story (& Differences from Script) 1 Jun 201926 Oct 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…
Thoughts & Memories My Attempts at Digital Art 20 May 201922 Sep 2019 So, if my calculations are correct, we're now at post #72, a reversal of the digits in my favorite number, 27. Even disregarding the arbitrary significance of this number, it…
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 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 201925 Sep 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 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 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… Boman: The Greatest Vlogger of All-Time 5 May 20195 May 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 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 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 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… An “Anonymous” Advocate for Open-Mindedness 11 Apr 201922 Dec 2019 I absolutely love this now-lost series of videos about ayahuasca and its effects on the vlogger who took it. Unfortunately the young lady who created the series decided to take…
Media Analyses YouTube Prank Series That’s Surprisingly Endearing 11 Apr 20191 Sep 2019 There are several YouTube personalities I love listening to. Some of my favorites off the top of my head include Redlettermedia, Mr. Nightmare, the 8-bit Guy, Wisecrack, Defunctland and AlternateHistoryHub.…
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…
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