The Case Against Targaryen Restoration
I come here to bury Daenerys, not praise her. No, seriously, no praise. This is not the part of a clever tactic. Ding dong the dragon queen is dead.
Category: TV and Movies
Tenshot: I, Claudius
I, Claudius has everything Game of Thrones had. Granted, there’s a few more British actors and not quite as many dragons. But it all happened in real life.
A Song of Tolling Bells and War Crimes
So Your Favorite Character Is A Nuremburg Defendant: Game of Thrones Season 8 and Command Responsibility
The King of the Monsters
Sixty-Five Years Later, Godzilla Continues To Be A Symbol For Everything From Humanity’s Sins To A Force Of Nature To Even Box Office Superhero.
There’s Something About Mary Sue
The thing about Mary Sue that makes her interesting despite her triteness is also what makes her 100% for sure not sexist. A Mary Sue is a female conception of an ideal female character.
“Avengers: Endgame” Movie Review
Once the Avengers start getting the band back together, the movie oscillates wildly between broad comedy and some of the grimmer passages that made the first hour so great.
Sunday Morning! On Persona and Jennifer Packer
On a great contemporary artist, a Bergman classic, and the cruelty and care of depicting others.
Game of Thrones – S8E1 “Winterfell”, Recap and Thoughts
t’s been 595 days, and Game of Thrones is finally back. Let’s get right into it.
The Dangerous Expectations of “The Kindergarten Teacher”
The movie is disturbing. You find yourself sympathetic to her and rooting for her; then you are horrified to realize where Lisa’s desperation has led her.
Adventure Time?
I’ve heard it said that at its heart, science fiction is really just an adventure story.
While this may be true, I don’t believe “adventure” is the reason I enjoy the genre.
Superheroism, Role-Playing, and Adulthood
How we approach the concept of identity has been in flux for nearly as long as superheroes have been popular.
They Stole My Batman
There have been many iterations of Batman. The best comes from Batman: The Animated Series
Feminism, Lost in Space
Lost in Space is an enjoyable watch your whole family can enjoy and I felt represented by it in a way that I oftentimes don’t.
Ten Shot: Swallows and Amazons
A quick take on the young adult movie from 2017, Swallows and Amazons.
