Fan Theories… A Fan Theory on Chewbacca at the End of A New Hope 4 May 201927 Sep 2019 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…
Fan Theories… Why Your Westworld Fan Theory is Not a Fan Theory 15 Apr 201815 Apr 2018 Madness descended upon the internet earlier this week when the Westworld showrunners stormed into a the /r/westworld subreddit for what proved to be one of the larger online pranks in…
Bale… Some takes on 2017, before it ends 30 Dec 201731 Dec 2017 The end of 2017 is nigh. And with it, the top ten lists, the retrospectives, the predictions. Rather than the Top Books Published in 2017 or the Best Films of…
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…
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…
Film… Five Films That Would Benefit From Force Ghosts 1 Sep 201531 Aug 2015 There is at least one major question about the new Star Wars film that goes unanswered: will there be Force Ghosts? At least, this is what I'm wondering. Obi Wan's Force…
2016 Election… If the Candidates were Sci-Fi Movie Characters: A Cheat Sheet to the 2016 Presidential Election 4 Aug 20156 Aug 2015 During the last presidential election, Rick Santorum famously told the media that he felt like "this campaign is like an episode of ‘Survivor.’ It’s just a matter of staying in…
Books… Why Harper Lee’s “New Novel” is the Literary Equivalent of Greedo Shooting First 3 Aug 20154 Aug 2015 People love pretending that there is a new novel by Harper Lee, available in stores now. But we all know there isn't. I'm not going to go into all the details…
HBO… Why Silicon Valley’s Approach to the Bechdel Test is Brilliant 22 Jun 201530 Jun 2015 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…