Ballers… Don’t Call a Show Good, or Bad, Until The End is Known: On Ballers, True Detective, and House of Cards. 9 Jul 2015 In a previous post, I mentioned Herodotus's lesson, to "call no man happy until he is dead." My specific application of his lesson in that case was to say that…
Bale… Why Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman is A Bad Batman Movie 5 Jul 201517 Oct 2022 Note: I wrote this article back in 2015, and both my thoughts on the subject and the state of Batman films have evolved since it was published. I no longer…
A Song of Ice and Fire… Six Months of Search Terms: Wolverine, His Beard, and The Strange Searches That Lead People Here 2 Jul 20152 Jul 2015 A few years ago, I wrote a blog post called The Maramduke Fart Paradox, in which I discussed the strange search engine terms that lead people to this website. Among…
HBO… Why Silicon Valley’s Approach to the Bechdel Test is Brilliant 22 Jun 201522 Aug 2023 We all know what the Bechdel Test is. Or, if you don't, it's that rule, invented by Alison Bechdel in her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, about fiction which…
Batman… Reserving Judgments is a Matter of Infinite Hope: Regarding Batman, The Joker, and Their Fans 20 May 201520 May 2015 On the first page of The Great Gatsby, narrator Nick Carraway tells us about a piece of advice his father gave him: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just…
Bale… Guys, Let’s Take it Easy on the “Superhero Shaming” Concept 23 Feb 201523 Feb 2015 I watched only a little bit of the Oscars, mostly because I didn't really want to watch the Oscars. But it's hard to miss all the things people talk about afterward.…
Bale… What Ever Happened to Bruce Wayne? 21 Aug 201223 Feb 2015 Warning: Spoilers for all the Batman films, as well as a few Batman comics, abound in the following: The most troubling element of the Dark Knight Trilogy (as it is…
Batman… Bruce Wayne’s Privilege, and the Realities of Batman Incorporated 13 Mar 201227 Feb 2015 A 26 year old impoverished Slovakian man named Zoltan Kohari lives in an abandoned building, wearing a Batman costume he made himself. He hopes to help the police and recently…
Batman… Why Madonna is The Joker 7 Feb 20128 Feb 2012 If there is one thing the internet agrees on regarding Super Bowl XLVI, it's that Clint Eastwood sounded like Bale does when Bruce Wayne is being Batman. That's about it.…
Bale… The Man of 2012, Part I: Bale vs. Gosling 22 Jan 201222 Jan 2012 Christian Bale arguably had his best year yet in 2011, but 2011 was not the Year of Bale. Yes, he had many amazing moments, including (but not limited to) winning…