Natural as a Bear Attack: A Review of Chris Nash’s In a Violent Nature
Contrary to word on the street, In a Violent Nature is not a “deconstruction” of the slasher, nor is it a “meta” slasher.
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire: Why Do Some People Embrace the Dark Side?
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire suggests we are first meant to pity and forgive, not fight, our enemies.
When You Wish upon an Empty Star
Wish presents a fundamentally materialist Marxist world.
Unveiling the Great Women Behind Dune: Part Two’s Great Men
If anyone is inclined to take away from this film the message that men shouldn’t listen to women because they’re shameless manipulators, then they’ve missed the point.
Wonka’s Recipe for a Sweeter Life
Wonka inspires a cherished hope, one that’s written on the heart of every believer.
Call for Features: Tribalism
Love and Loss with Metalcore
My daughter Jess died in 2015, yet through music, she feels less absent somehow. Her CDs are a bridge of sorts, conciliatory and consoling.
70 Years with Big G — Part Four: Apocalypse and Hope in the Reiwa Era
Godzilla is a towering figure in modern mythopoeia, embodying the apocalypse of divine retribution and judgment.
Exposing the Arbitrary Line Between “Adult” and “Mainstream” Treatments of Sex
Art can be pornographic even if not intentionally so.
