Fan Theory… How Spectre Reaffirmed the Brainwashed Bond Fan Theory 31 Jan 202017 May 2020 Thanks for reading another installment of Fan Theory Friday! They’re not every Friday—and they’re not always on Fridays—but they are on some Fridays, sometimes. I come to bury Spectre, not…
Fan Theories… Why Did Obi-Wan Lie to Luke Skywalker So Much? 9 Nov 201921 Jun 2023 A new fan theory about an old question My favorite fan theories are those that seek to answer the unanswered question. There are many unanswered questions in the Star Wars…
Fan Theory… A Minor Fight Club Fan Theory About Life Insurance 20 Oct 20194 Apr 2023 Or: Does Life Insurance Pay Off Triple on a Business Trip, and Why Would the Narrator Care? It has been almost twenty years since the first time I saw Fight…
Fan Theories… How Far From Home Reaffirms a Minor Spider-Man Fan Theory 13 Jul 201927 Sep 2019 Another Fan Theory Friday (on a Saturday) You have presumably seen Spider-Man: Far From Home by now. If you haven’t, I think it's safe to assume that it’s not particularly…
Fan Theories… Is Captain America Ruining Grief Counseling? 6 Jul 201911 Nov 2022 A Very Minor Avengers Fan Theory About the Captain American Therapy Scene There is a lot to be said about the latest Avengers film. To begin with: I liked it.…
Fan Theories… A Fan Theory on Chewbacca at the End of A New Hope 4 May 201931 Oct 2021 It's another Fan Theory Friday. Although this is a special one, on a Saturday, because today is Star Wars Day. Today's fan theory is in honor of Peter Mayhew, the…
Books… Why Does Slytherin Still Exist? 8 Mar 201931 Jul 2023 Or: The Harry Potter Fan Theory That Explains Hogwarts' Finances I finished reading the Harry Potter novels at the age of thirty. I read the first four books as they…
Fan Theories… Gregg Turkington, Tim Heidecker, Ant-Man & Metafiction 22 Feb 201920 Sep 2024 Or: Is the MCU a Meta Narrative Within the On Cinema at the Cinema Universe? Note: this article has been updated several times (most recently in September of 2024) to…
Black Mirror… Anyone else still thinking about that Black Mirror guinea pig? 18 Jan 201921 Jun 2023 A Fan Theory About The Black Mirror "Crocodile" Episode This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film,…
Bale… Did Dignam in The Departed Used to Be Nice? 11 Jan 201911 May 2023 Another edition of Fan Theory Fridays This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film, television series, book,…