Great strides have been made in the inclusion of different walks of life in popular forms of media. The mainstream media has welcomed gay characters in many television sitcoms as well as popular movies. 607 more words
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The Saas Perspective: Episode 11 (2/16/2014)
Hello, everyone, and today we offer up the eleventh episode of The Saas Perspective podcast. After putting Trevor through the emotional torment of Synecdoche, New York… 128 more words
Conceal, Don't Feel: Problems With Oppression Allegories
In fiction the supernatural and addressing of oppression often come together in unsatisfying ways, and Disney’s latest animated film Frozen is one most recent example. In the film, Queen Elsa stops concealing her ice powers, but at the end of the day she’s still hidden behind an allegory. 1,278 more words
It's not the fall that kills you, it's the landing...
Whereas most film reviewers and podcasts I follow seem to produce their ‘best of the year’ reviews sometime in early December, I’m finally considering mine now. 1,082 more words
Trailer Tuesday: The Boxtrolls
Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies, since I’ve always found them to be endlessly fascinating.
I love it when a film is creatively marketed. 674 more words
Top 10... New-To-Me Movies in 2013
I may not have seen many films in 2013, but I did see some new ones that weren’t released last year. This post is dedicated to those films, and here’s the top 10 new-to-me non-2013-released movies: 1,515 more words
