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Remarkable: Pan's Labyrinth and Children of Men (Major Spoilers)
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Short appreciations of poetry and pop culture. Saturday, June 16, 2007. Pan's Labyrinth and Children of Men (Major Spoilers). I missed both of these films in the theaters, heard all the buzz around them, and just now got around to watching them. I can understand the excitement over both, but wanted to write about why they both bothered me.]. Is a science fiction film close to Soderbergh's underrated Solaris. Director Guillermo del Toro and Children of Men. Azkaban, whatever). Both Children of Men. Will b...
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Remarkable: Beowulf, David Lynch, and Evil
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Short appreciations of poetry and pop culture. Sunday, June 11, 2006. Beowulf, David Lynch, and Evil. The best bit in Beowulf. The idea that evil is not far away is picked up persuasively by David Lynch. In Blue Velvet. The spirit of pure evil lives behind a diner. Evil isn’t in some far away place like the land of Mordor in The Lord of the Rings. It’s (almost literally) right around the corner. Pop culture (other than comics). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). He spoke at the Met once, and inspired a ...
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Guilty Displeasures: February 2014
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Saturday, February 15, 2014. AMC's The Walking Dead and the many ways in which it *ahem* bites. With the return of AMC's The Walking Dead. This week, here are my much-delayed but eagerly-awaited (or not! Reflections on why the show is terrible, and how it manages to screw up everything that the the comic does right. (Be warned! I will probably end up spoiling stuff.). 1) The Walking Dead are supposed to be the people, not the zombies. The visit to the grocery store was interrupted by bunches of zombies f...
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Guilty Displeasures: March 2014
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Friday, March 28, 2014. Daryl Dixon and the phantom menace of his turn to the dark side. Eventually, I'll stop beating up on AMC's The Walking Dead. Eventually. Probably when it's over. In the meantime, I want to use the last episode to pick out one of the things that show routinely does wrong. And my example is Daryl's most recent character arc. (arrrr! Thar be spoilers ahead.). What I want to complain about is how hilariously unconvincing I find this ham-fisted attempt to create drama and tension. ...
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Guilty Displeasures: Brief thoughts on a Conservative anti-drug radio spot
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Sunday, February 09, 2014. Brief thoughts on a Conservative anti-drug radio spot. From a Conservative Party of Canada radio ad:. There's so much I worry about as a mom. Justin Trudeau's plan to make marijuana legal certainly doesn't help. Imagine, making it available just like alcohol and cigarettes. He's sending the message that recreational drug use is okay.". 2) If pot were available in the same way that booze and smokes are available, it would actually be harder. For kids to buy. One of the thing...
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Guilty Displeasures: October 2014
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Sunday, October 05, 2014. Anita Sarkeesian Was Right". Amazingly, I don't think I've ever blogged about video games and sexism. I suppose that I don't say much about video games because I really don't play many of them. (I mean, I've owned every Nintendo console but the Wii U, but I wouldn't call myself a gamer and I don't think that would qualify me, regardless.) But it's still a bit odd, isn't it? You've probably heard about Anita Sarkeesian, or are at least familiar with her Tropes Vs. Women. Let me s...
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Guilty Displeasures: Why Rob Ford's rehab - if it's even occurring - will fail
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Tuesday, May 06, 2014. Why Rob Ford's rehab - if it's even occurring - will fail. I've recently decided to embrace the uncommonly-used genre of the tweet-essay. Here's an effort from earlier today. It may work as something that I can translate to the blog, it may not. (The latter would be unfortunate, though, since I otherwise can't find time to work on my blog.). 1 One hugely pertinent detail in the Rob Ford rehab story is being ignored. Twitter essay on Rob and the family Ford to follow. 5 So, getting ...
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Remarkable: Spiderman 3 (MAJOR SPOILERS)
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Short appreciations of poetry and pop culture. Monday, May 07, 2007. Spiderman 3 (MAJOR SPOILERS). We can have a debate about spoilers on Friday if you like. For now I want to talk about this movie freely while it still matters to people, and before my energy for this subject fades. Major spoilers follow. Though we love Romeo and Juliet. That Uncle Ben's killer runs into a particle physics experiment just as they fire up the machines. It is a coincidence. That Stacy is Brock's girlfriend, the daughter of...
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Remarkable: Hamlet Mash-Up, by Geoff Klock
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Short appreciations of poetry and pop culture. Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Hamlet Mash-Up, by Geoff Klock. And now for something completely different. I created a Hamlet Mash Up on YouTube: 65 clips from 65 different movies from or about Hamlet, and no clip longer than 23 seconds. Captain Picard, Billy Madison, Jack Skellington, and the cast of Gilligan's Island are among the 65. Enjoy, and share. Friday, June 24, 2011 at 9:51:00 PM EDT. Yeah, this is superb. Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 2:57:00 AM EDT. Brian ...
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Remarkable: 3D Glasses: Beowulf, Coraline, Up, Superman
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Short appreciations of poetry and pop culture. Thursday, July 23, 2009. 3D Glasses: Beowulf, Coraline, Up, Superman. I was very disappointed that the Beowulf DVD did not come with a 3D version and some glasses. Watching it with my students I felt like they were missing out on some key part of the experience. Coraline was the next 3D movie I saw - I actually ended up watching it with the same glasses I wore to Beowulf. The whole third act of the movie became a video-game treasure hunt, and rang false to m...
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