Corrective Sequels… Understanding Sequels Through the Lens of Halloween 28 Oct 202131 Oct 2021 There are so many things a sequel can be these days. Reboot and requel are common descriptions accompanying many latest installments in film franchises, with delineations like hard reboot and…
Batman… Sick of Reboots, Sequels, and Extended Universes? Blame Classic Literature 25 Jun 20173 Nov 2021 We find ourselves in the midst of another summer and with it, an endless brigade of sequels, prequels, reboots, requels, and the ongoing march of extended cinematic universes. A new…
2016… The World Needs Bad Men: How the Bush Era Caused the Anti-Hero Wave that Gave Rise to Trump 22 Jan 201722 Apr 2018 Toward the finale of the 2016 election, Mike Huckabee took to Fox News to give a defense of Donald Trump that I’ve been mulling over in my head ever since.…
Corrective Sequels… Will True Detective’s Second Season be to True Detective as Halloween 3 is to Halloween? 7 Jul 20168 Jul 2016 Matthew McConaughey recently stirred up some folks by saying that yes, he misses playing Rust Cohle and, yes, he would consider reprising that character, if given the right opportunity. “Would…
American Psycho… What Should Mr. Robot Pay Homage to in Season Two? 1 Jul 20167 Jul 2016 The critically-acclaimed, award-winning cable series Mr. Robot is notable for a number of reasons, with a big twist: in the final two episodes, you realize you've been watching a ten hour…
Batman… What Would F. Scott Fitzgerald Say About the Ghostbusters Reboot Controversy? 29 Jun 20167 Jul 2016 If you haven't noticed, there is a very heated and very strange argument occurring right now in certain circles of the internet. It's about Ghostbusters. There are two sides to…
indiana jones… No Matter His Name (Or How Old He Gets), He’s Still Indy and They’re Not 8 Mar 20168 Mar 2016 Ever wondered what your grandpa would look like in a fedora? Well, Harrison Ford may give you a good idea. Believe it or not, another Indiana Jones movie is in…
Bale… Please, No More Origin Stories of How Evil Villains Used to be Good Guys or Children 17 Oct 201517 Oct 2015 If you haven't heard, the latest complete failure at the box office was the flaccid reboot Pan, an attempt to create a franchise out of the Peter Pan story by starting…
fast and furious… Why Vin Diesel Should Be the Next James Bond 26 Mar 201528 Mar 2015 We are close to the end of what is, quite possibly, the greatest franchise ever: The Fast and the Furious films. While I initially disliked these movies, (referring to the…