Iron Thorns and Gone But Not Forgotten
"We are nothing but animals looking to destroy each other if not use one another to be king of the…
Category: Critical Essays
Missing Horror Movies of Days Long Ago
"I hate the Horror movies of today. The “Paranormal Activity”? Really? I did not need to be hopping out of…
What if Heaven Were Really Real?
"After Colton Burpo's supposed journey into heaven and back, there was a scene with such argument over how the boy…
When Trauma Isn’t Traumatic Enough
We as a media consuming society know that there is a gap between what we see on screen and what…
The Bletchley Circle
The Bletchley Circle is an enormously popular British miniseries about four women who worked as codebreakers in World War II…
The Giver Revisited
A few months ago, I wrote a movie review on The Giver. While I was writing that review, I struggled…
A Leading Man, John Cho, and Selfie
GQ Qi (Jack Yang) is a talented and handsome actor who can’t seem to get a break. That is until…
Cloppers: Perverts or Fetishists?
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is an animated television show targeted at preteen girls, but unexpectedly has gained a…
Why the Short Film Menschen Is Important
The short film Menschen carries its weight as a period piece that involves relevant themes loaded from the past. I…
The Batman Monomyth
The Batman character is what Freud called a truth wrapped in symbolism (Freud, as cited in Campbell, 2008). Never mind…