Tony Stark, Antagonist
An antagonist in literature is not, in fact, a villain. An antagonist is one who…
Film on the Internet: ONIBABA
The signature image of Kaneto Shindo’s Onibaba is the one I’ve used for this article:…
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We love the 80s, or at least the version of the 80s presented by this…
Year of the Month: GANGS OF NEW YORK
Content note: In addition to spoilers, this article contains references to 9/11, the wars in…
Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
It’s October 12th, 1979. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is released. It’s Douglas Adams’s…
Celebrating the Living: John Cusack
In about 2002, I went through a Cusack Completist phase. I’m not sure how many…
Attention Must Be Paid: Susan Strasberg
Hollywood nepotism is real. Oh, not all the people with the same last name that…
Disney Byways: “The New Neighbor”
When I was a kid, we had a woman move in next door who basically…
The Friday Article Roundup: Get Comfortable
This Week, Sit Back and Discuss: big budget movies low budget movies sudden ends hidden…
Year of the Month: Miller on THE GLUTTON BOWL
“Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts [of…