An ongoing exploration of the dark and gritty reboot
Just another Fan Theory Friday I finished reading the Harry Potter novels at the age of thirty. I read the first four books as they were released, starting the first one when I was twelve. By the time the fifth one (The Order of the Phoenix) was released, I had lost interest and started to …
Continue reading The Harry Potter Fan Theory That Explains Hogwarts’ Finances
It's a book that is real. Over the last few weeks, I’ve found myself repeatedly fielding one particular question: “what’s the deal with this book?” This question has been presented to me in various ways, sometimes in statement form, with iterations including: “You have been so quiet about this. What is it?”"Why does your book …
Continue reading What is Top 10 Games You Can Play In Your Head, By Yourself?
An exploration of how the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe might not be what we think. And how Gregg Turkington and Tim Heidecker fit in.
A sort of (but not really) film review Let’s get something out of the way: yes, Christian Bale is great in Vice. He crushes it. He destroys it. He is Dick Cheney. People are saying he deserves awards and he appears to be winning them and, sure, he deserves the awards. He deserves the praise, …
Continue reading Why Will Ferrell Should’ve Played George W. Bush in Vice
A Black Mirror Fan Theory This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film, television series, book, or other fictional narrative. Like a lot of people, I like the show Black Mirror. I enjoy watching it, even when it's overly dark or predictable …
Continue reading Anyone else still thinking about that Black Mirror guinea pig?
A fan theory about The Departed and whether or not Mark Wahlberg's character was once a nice guy.
A new fan theory suggesting John McClane is in a bad mood in Die Hard because of how much he loves Christmas.
A minor fan theory suggesting Tony Stark's anti-blogging remark had a particular motivation.
A deep dive into the true nature of Home Alone's Old Man Marley and the possibility that he is the architect of Kevin McCallister's tribulations.
Everyone knows that John Lennon's Christmas song is a Christmas song. But is it? And what even is a Christmas song?