It's a fair question. Not one that requires an answer, as one does not have to defend interests, but it's a question that I understand in a Dunning-Kruger sense of things. If you are not a Disney fan yourself, the reasons for liking Disney are not apparent and it may seem odd that a man… Continue reading Why I Love Disney
Category: Critical Thought
The Dreaded Sequel
The last post was about the women of the Bond franchise, and that came about because my wife and I decided to sit down and marathon them all from Dr. No to No Time to Die, one movie each night. Part of the discussion we have when doing marathons together is about general quality over… Continue reading The Dreaded Sequel
The Definitive Ranking of Bond Women (25 Films, 75 Women)
***SPOILERS - Major plot points for all 25 Eon films may appear in this post*** Yes, this concept has been done to death over the years, and I think that says something. On the one hand, the list gets redone because Eon provides new films and we get new characters. On the other hand, time… Continue reading The Definitive Ranking of Bond Women (25 Films, 75 Women)
Protected: The Mythology
Fate and Determinism (Take Two – a Groundhog Day Version)
Bill Murray and the late, great Harold Ramis had a famous falling out while filming the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. The short version is that Murray wanted the movie to delve into the philosophical more and Ramis wanted to keep it light and funny. In the end, I'm happy with the balance the two struck… Continue reading Fate and Determinism (Take Two – a Groundhog Day Version)
Speak Now: A Fearless Look at Reputation Since Midnight in 1989 (Taylor’s Version) – Or, Thoughts on the Nature of Fame and Having a Voice
She's not the best example, but the figures associated with Taylor Swift help to illuminate something. It could be the record sales, the number of weeks at number one, the number of songs to crack the top ten (even sweeping all ten spots), her number of social media followers, or her bank account - the… Continue reading Speak Now: A Fearless Look at Reputation Since Midnight in 1989 (Taylor’s Version) – Or, Thoughts on the Nature of Fame and Having a Voice
It’s a Christmas Movie
In my younger and more artistically snobby days, I had a strict formula for whether something constituted a Christmas movie or not - Christmas must be integral to the plot. If one can remove anything related to Christmas from the movie, or if nothing existed in the first place, then it is not a Christmas… Continue reading It’s a Christmas Movie
She-Hulk: Is Marvel Failing Feminism?
I won't name her, but YouTube decided to hit me with a video the other day about how woke superhero Hollywood was failing women. It begins with an article supporting She-Hulk that drove the talking head into a froth because it included comments from the show creators about how the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has… Continue reading She-Hulk: Is Marvel Failing Feminism?
The Ambages – How a Fictional Family Became the Cornerstone of My Mind
Ambage: noun - an archaic term for intentional ambiguity or indirect ways or proceedings (usually presented as the plural "ambages"; Middle English via French and Latin) Intentional ambiguity is not a literary device that most writers would seek to employ, but if we're going to talk about the secondary definition regarding "indirect ways" then it… Continue reading The Ambages – How a Fictional Family Became the Cornerstone of My Mind
In Which One is Critical of Gender Critical Gender
I saw a Twitter post the other day asking why the recent Jon Stewart piece was doing everything with respect to women rather than men. It seemed like an odd question to me because while, yes, men are the privileged group and women the disadvantaged, the discussion always seems to be with respect to women.… Continue reading In Which One is Critical of Gender Critical Gender
Celtic Riverside 