Currently Reading:
Flickr Photos
Category Archives: Movies
Trading Zootopia for Eutopia
I finally got around to seeing Zootopia over spring break. It had the best trailer of the movies showing before Star Wars- The Force Awakens, but it ended up low on my “need to see” movie list. I’m glad I … Continue reading
Kung Fu Panda 3 and the Benedict Option
The story of Kung Fu Panda 3 begins with adversaries on parallel paths. Po, the hero of the series, is set to take on the duties of teacher. At the same time, the villain Kai has returned from the spirit … Continue reading
Middle Earth as Myth (not allegory)
One of the things you hear most when reading Tolkien (or reading about Tolkien) is whether or not The Lord of the Rings is an allegory. Tolkien, of course, flatly denied the charge, but that hasn’t kept decades of readers … Continue reading
“When the Gods Returned to Earth”
One of the things you find on almost every copy of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring is a quote from C. S. Lewis. “Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron; here … Continue reading
When Irony Killed the World
Perhaps the most important question posed by Mad Max: Fury Road was found scrawled on a couple of walls in the movie’s bleak landscape: who killed the world? And while it’s obvious in the movie that man and his greed … Continue reading
“The TARDIS Awakens”
Journey back to a time when the Doctor returned, when Rose met the Doctor, when the Daleks were thought to be extinct. And all to the sound and tempo of Star Wars- The Force Awakens. (Tip of the hat to … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Movies, Music, Television
Leave a comment
Didn’t See THAT Coming
It’s the one that sneaks up on you that really gets you. (hat tip: comicbook.com)
Posted in Internet, Movies
Leave a comment
Remembrance of Things Past (Kenobi Edition)
The folks over at comicbook.com posted an interesting video to their site today. It uses scenes from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith as actual “flashback” footage in Star Wars: A New Hope. Check it out: I’m still not sold … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Movies
Leave a comment
Star Wars on a Budget
These days the internet is full of “remakes” of movies and their trailers. Most of the time, the quality stuff seems to be done with LEGO blocks. The folks over at Robot 6 recently posted the “Budget Video” version of … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Movies
Leave a comment
Stars Wars and Sensibility
We’re two weeks into life with Star Wars- The Force Awakens, and it seems like there’s always some new opinion or auxiliary content to read through. This morning I came across an article listing various concepts and scenes that were included … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Movies, Uncategorized
Leave a comment
