The Bletchley Circle
The Bletchley Circle is an enormously popular British miniseries about four women who worked as codebreakers in World War II…
Category: Critical Essays
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…
Old Movies
Now that my cable provider has gotten ahold of a batch of old Samuel Goldwyn movies, no doubt at a…
The Layman’s Holiday
Happy Fourth of July, Readers! I hope you’re all enjoying hot dogs and lemonade in bright blue backyard pools, or…
Forever 27
April 5th marks the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s membership to that infamous 27 club. It is a club with…
All American Tragedy: What the American Pie Franchise Tells Us about Failing in Sex, Education and Work
In 1999, the first American Pie movie gave audiences a fresh and honest perspective of teenage high school life. With…