An ongoing exploration of the dark and gritty reboot
Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast is almost here. And while the majority of the conversation has circulated around its awe-inspiring special effects, its loyalty to the original, and Josh Gad's portrayal of Disney's first openly gay character, there is a different conversation I'm interested in having. Specifically, this new adaptation of Beauty and the …
Continue reading Let’s Hope the New Beauty and the Beast Ends with Gaston Killing the Beast
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. I see Trump as Capt Quint (Robert Shaw) on the boat, Orca, in the movie "Jaws." He's salty, drunk and says incorrect things. He spits …
Hating 2016 and wishing for it to end has perhaps been the meme of 2016. It has been called a dumpster fire and was declared to "even sucked for Kim Kardashian." Beginning in July and continuing non-stop, this year was deemed to "suck" and we saw a flood of hot takes either labeling it the worst year in living …
Continue reading The True Theme of 2016: Never Meet Your Heroes
Or, When Did We Start Living in a Fictional Satire? I've compared recent events—and, in particular, this presidential election—to many things: Armageddon, Alien, every Batman story, and almost every '90s action movie. But there is one painful metaphor that I have not explored: the 2016 election appears to have been written by writer and satirist Kurt Vonnegut. I first …
Continue reading What Would Kurt Vonnegut Say About the 2016 Election?
Interested in reading D. F. Lovett's fiction? Buy his books here. Donald Trump made waves this week by releasing his list of SCOTUS picks. He must've had some help from a buddy of his, as the list was conspicuously absent of either John Grisham or Mark Geragos. But let's be real. We all know that Candidate …
Continue reading Who Would Donald Appoint? Some Predictions for Trump’s Cabinet
For the past several weeks, this blog has investigated which Batman character has the most in common with presidential candidate Donald Trump. We have considered five Batman villains thus far: Oswald "the Penguin" Cobblepot, Dr. Jonathan "the Scarecrow" Crane, Harvey "Two-Face" Dent, legendary villain the Joker, and the most recent of prominent Batman villains, Bane. …
Continue reading Which Batman Character Does Trump Resemble Most? Part 6: The Conclusion
"Do you feel in charge?" It is with these words that the power shifts from one man to another in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises, as the terrorist and demagogue Bane rests a hand on the shoulder of corrupt, scheming businessman John Daggett. This is Daggett's last moment alive, realizing that he staked …
Continue reading Is Bane the Batman Character Who Trump Resembles Most?
Trump and the Joker have been compared many times. Let's take a close look at how much they resemble one another.
This is the third installment of an ongoing investigation into which Batman character Donald Trump resembles most. You can read the beginning here. Harvey "Two Face" Dent represents the curse of the classic politician. He's the fallen star, the Apollo destroyed by the harsh realities of politics. His ambition and ideals are corrupted by pain and reality. He's …
Continue reading Is Harvey Two-Face Dent the Batman Character Trump Resembles Most?
This is the second installment in an ongoing series of articles exploring which Batman character Donald Trump resembles most. You can read the first installment here, in which I explain the impetus for this series and compare Donald Trump to Oswald "the Penguin" Cobblepot. Or if you're interested in reading D. F. Lovett’s fiction, you …
Continue reading Is the Scarecrow the Batman Villain Who Trump Resembles Most?