Fantasy and horror books and blogposts
I've had some time to think about The Shape of Water, which I saw a few weeks ago, and I have decided the thing that most impressed me about the film was not the beautiful composition, nor the aesthetic, nor, even, the commentary on how society attempts to break the outsiders among us into something... Continue Reading →
I loved this movie. And if you read this, it might spoil it for you. But hopefully you have made it to the movie already. Hopefully you have gotten to experience it, too. I've read a lot of Last Jedi reviews since the movie came out. A lot. And if you're recall, the day of... Continue Reading →
The new Star Wars is out this weekend, and by the time this post goes live I will hopefully be about to watch it. This is a cause for celebration, so your post is a teensy bit early this week so that I can recover Friday. I cannot tell you how excited I am. Rian... Continue Reading →
I went and saw Blade Runner last weekend and it was really, really good. Very loud, very bleak, but good. I definitely recommend watching the bridging shortfilms, though, for greater appreciation of some of the plot points. This movie gave me a lot of thoughts. I debated on what to focus on in my analysis... Continue Reading →
So PSA, I loved this movie. I've seen some discussion of the problematic aspects of this film, and we'll get to those because I want to unpack them. But I want to start by focusing on the positives. I had been waiting to see this movie for two weeks when I finally made it into... Continue Reading →
Remember how it was the S.O.'s birthday at some point recently, and he is a huge fan of The Fifth Element? Well, he saw the trailer for Valerian and decided he wanted to see it, so off we went to the theater. I didn't go into this movie with a lot of expectations, honestly. Thank goodness, because I... Continue Reading →
I've been waiting a long time to write this post, because I wanted to make sure that I was writing it for the right reasons. Reading this article by Tabby Biddle at Huffington Post helped me clarify that I was not just being a random crazy person, and that my feelings were shared by at least... Continue Reading →
I read the novel Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones recently, and it sparked in me some thoughts about adaptations and reimaginings in anime. We've had a lot of controversy about some of those recently. Take Ghost in the Shell, for example, one of the most widely adapted of the anime franchises. I am sure everyone... Continue Reading →
So I felt really, really upset after watching Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them this past week. Some people seem to have really liked it, which is baffling to me. I grew up on Harry Potter, like many in my generation, generally loved the books, and for me this movie was an uncomfortable, disconcerting experience... Continue Reading →
Is Ex Machina feminist, or a subversion of a feminist trope? This is a question that has haunted me since watching the movie a few months ago. Spoilers, as might be expected. Still reading? Good. I watched Ex Machina expecting something earth-shattering, since it had been recommended to me by someone who was a fan... Continue Reading →
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