Anecdote time. A few years ago, my younger cousin was beginning to doubt, so one day, finally, he went to his mother for reassurance. “Mom? …
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Movies
Itttttttttt (first thoughts)
In brief: I have some notes, but I loved it. Spoilers, for movie. And book. “they all float” by Mark Englert Creepy enough, Bill Skarsgård …
Magic is Might
I remember watching Deathly Hallows: Part 1 in theatres for the first time. I thought it was a step up, quality-wise, from the other movies in …
The Life of Pi Movie Misinterprets Itself
So Life of Pi. I’m talking about the very end of both the movie and the book today so it is fully a spoiler fest on …
I Think Movie Aliens All Look Like Animals
And it’s probably because their designs are based on animals. Shocking, I know. Observant, I am. But redundant or not, let’s look at a couple. …
Trolls: Second Thoughts (or: I was wrong about Trolls)
Public Service Announcement: Add this song to your motivational music playlist (alongside I’ll Make a Man Out Of You, When Will My Life Begin, and …
Trolls: First Thoughts
So I saw Trolls at lunchtime on opening day and I liked it. Disclaimer: there is, as you know if you’ve seen the trailers, a bit …
Starkid has Their Finger on the Pulse
A thing I’ve recently noticed: Starkid has their finger on the pulse of pop culture. I have three pieces of evidence for this.
Could You Use a Pick-Me-Up Today?
Well, I’ve got one, in the shape of a feature film. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium is pretty much perfect and it’s also inexcusably underrated by pretty …
No Magic: The Wonder of Modern Disney
We’ve been wanting to write a longform piece about Disney films’ changing attitudes towards dreaming, believing, and proaction. Maybe we still will one day, but …