I realize I haven’t mentioned it here on this blog, but Andor is very good. A prequel to 2016’s Rogue One, Andor follows the titular Cassian Andor as he goes from a guy just schlepping about the corners of the galaxy to an all-in member of the Rebel Alliance who helps steal the Death Star… Continue reading Revolutionaries
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Not Glittery Gold
Heads up, this post contains some minor spoilers for Rings of Power. Probably not actual spoilers if you were following casting news in the lead-up to the release of Amazon’s shot, but it is about a neat surprise I got while watching, having been ignoring the buzz. Don’t worry, it’s not about who turns out… Continue reading Not Glittery Gold
Vacation (Again)
‘sup. Yep, I’m on a vacation again, somehow spending the past couple of months making up for nearly three years of pandemic sedentariness. I’m trying to spend this time doing the exploring and adventuring thing, something about being present in the vagarities of life and all that. And maybe get some writing done on other… Continue reading Vacation (Again)
What The Hell Is Canon, Anyway?
That long-awaited/feared Amazon-made show based on Tolkien’s stories is finally out and I have watched the first two episodes and let me tell you that I am surprised by how much I dig it. Understand, I absolutely love The Lord of The Rings —in both book and movie form—, I tackled The Silmarillion shortly after… Continue reading What The Hell Is Canon, Anyway?
Ad Breaks
I don’t like watching movies on tv. I know, I know, this sounds like it’s the start of some elitist rant about how movies are better in their original form and have to be enjoyed at 23.976fps with a precise refresh rate and color profile. And that, well, that’s more-or-less true, but I’m also a… Continue reading Ad Breaks
Vacationing
I’ve been on vacation this week, and rather than writing a half-baked essay on a solid idea, so barely a month after the last time, I’m doing another one of those What Have I Been Doing Lately. Is it a cop-out? Maybe. But it’s my blog and I can do whatever I want. Movie TV:… Continue reading Vacationing
Too Much
If one’s good, two’s probably great. That’s the general idea of more is better and a particularly notable line from The Social Network. But that doesn’t really work past a certain point, as our current shared existence in this late-stage capitalism hellscape makes all too clear. Too much of a good thing isn’t always great, and that translates… Continue reading Too Much
Finding Joy
It feels odd to write a pop-culture focused blog right now, especially with the everything going on these days. Writing an essay about a movie or video game feels so futile when I’d much rather rail against an illegitimate court or decry ineffectual politicians doing nothing to stop gun violence. With it is that desires… Continue reading Finding Joy
The Weight of Mythology
It took a while, but the new season of Stranger Things is out, or at least the first half of it. It’s pretty good, though the longer episode lengths (around 70 minutes a pop) plus the geographically scattered characters does mean the plot plods in places, but when it gets going it’s still a lot… Continue reading The Weight of Mythology
Catharsis and Kenobi
So, the Disney+ series about Obi-Wan Kenobi (titled, uh, Obi-Wan Kenobi) came out on Friday and it is a fantastic exercise in catharsis. And I want to talk about that, because after this week I needed some damn catharsis. Catharsis, as Aristotle defined it in his Poetics way back when, is a purging of emotions.… Continue reading Catharsis and Kenobi
Essays, Not Rants! 