Corrective Sequels… Understanding Sequels Through the Lens of Halloween 28 Oct 202117 Sep 2022 Updated in 2022 because there are even more sequels now. There are so many things a sequel can be these days. Reboot and requel are common descriptions accompanying many latest…
Fan Theory… A Minor Fight Club Fan Theory About Life Insurance 20 Oct 201911 Sep 2022 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… Is Captain America Ruining Grief Counseling? 6 Jul 201913 Sep 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… Gregg Turkington, Tim Heidecker, Ant-Man & Metafiction 22 Feb 201917 Sep 2022 Or: Is the MCU a Meta Narrative Within the On Cinema Universe? Note: this article has been updated since it was first published to incorporate updates to the Marvel and…
Bale… Why Will Ferrell Should’ve Played George W. Bush in Vice 10 Feb 20199 Nov 2019 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…
Bale… Did The Departed’s Dignam Used to Be Nice 11 Jan 201911 Sep 2022 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,…
Christmas… Is John McClane in a Bad Mood Because He Loves Christmas? 31 Dec 20186 Dec 2020 A minor Die Hard 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,…
Christmas… Is Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” a Christmas Song? 8 Dec 20182 Dec 2019 Every year, a few conversations begin to occur simultaneously before, on, and after Thanksgiving and continue through the new year. There are things you can expect to talk about with…
Christmas… Why Die Hard 2 is a Better Christmas Movie Than Die Hard 24 Dec 201710 Sep 2022 It's the season of Die Hard. The season of "Die Hard is the best Christmas movie." Or, at the very least, "did you know Die Hard is a Christmas movie." Die…
Books… 9 Reasons to Start Reading Moby-Dick on its 166th Birthday 14 Nov 201731 Oct 2021 It's no secret that I'm a pretty big Moby-Dick fan. Or, if it was a secret to you, then this might be the first thing you've read by me. Which…