2021 NFR Nominee: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001–2003)
National Film Registry Essay: It’s that time of year again, folks! Every year I make a list of films which I am nominating for the…
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Film Criticism, Eco-Villains, and the MCU: Seven Questions for Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch is perhaps one of my favorite film critics alive. I don’t always agree with him (in fact, I hardly ever do), but I’m always…
Exploring Miyazakiworld
This is a book review of Susan J. Napier’s biography of Hayao Miyazaki, Miyazakiworld.
The Future of the Public Domain
The American public domain is about to get very interesting over the next couple of years, as well as legally contentious. This year’s…
20,000 Leagues Under Dinotopia
SPOILER ALERT: Plot details for The World Beneath follow.
Great Games: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul
I didn’t think much of Yu-Gi-Oh! video games when the cards were still a major craze. I always preferred my real deck over my virtual one…
Ellie’s Revenge
SPOILER ALERT: Plot details for The Last of Us Part II and The Road follow.
Waiting For Sora
SPOILER ALERT: Plot details follow for all of Kingdom Hearts!!
President Biden
NOTE: This is the third endorsement I’ve made for a presidential candidate. The first was Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential…
Still, Against Trump
NOTE: This essay is a sequel, of sorts, to my critique of Trump before the 2016 election, which was entitled “Against Trump.” Like many…
New Guards For Our Security
“When a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism…
A Reunion Long-Awaited
SPOILER ALERT: Plot details for Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake follow