The Naughty List: Christmas Movies with Spice
Ah, the holidays. Is any time of the year more surreal? The world transforms into a wonderland of the Christmas ideal, bombarding you with tradition and nostalgia. Movies are no…
Creative Empathy: Inclusion not Limitation
In the years following the #OscarSoWhite controversy, there has been a much-needed push to ensure equality for minorities in film. Whether because of race, gender, or sexuality, marginalized artists have been…
Fantastic Characters and Where to Find Them
J.K. Rowling created a world rife with iconic characters in her Harry Potter saga. Harry, Ron, and Hermione have become part of literary history and pop culture as much as…
The Fanboy and the Apostate, Part 2: Evolution
The Ritchie and Carlin superhero debate continues! Last week, we discussed how our generational differences and initial exposures to these iconic characters shaped our contrasting views. Have superheroes evolved with the people and times, or…
The Fanboy and the Apostate: A Conversation on Superheroes
Over the past few years, I’ve had many correspondences with fellow writer and cinephile, Sean P. Carlin. We agree on most fronts but have found ourselves on differing sides of…
A Rotten Conundrum: The Demise of Personal Opinion
It’s no secret that I’m a devoted fan of grandiose summer movies, especially those produced by Marvel and DC. Superhero stories have long been a personal source of inspiration and…
Worth 1000 Words: What’s in a Desktop Wallpaper?
I recently purchased a new laptop (hooray!) after ten years of writing on an ancient, Frankenstein’s monster of a machine. While setting it all up, I was greeted by a…
Heart of a Hero: Marvel Studios’ Finest Dramatic Moments
The initial idea for this piece was to write about my favorite action scenes in Marvel movies and how they advanced or altered our understanding of the characters. While compiling…