I can’t say I’ve felt flummoxed by a film quite like this in a while. At its face, it’s one of the most cynical products I’ve seen this year. It’s a product of the Disney mega machine that spits out dozens of this straight-to-dvd Lego specials with no notable story to tell or unique voice.Continue reading “HUMMEL Review: LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (2020)”
Monthly Archives: December 2020
The Tragedy of Anakin Skywalker: The Star Wars Prequels as Classical Tragedy
Deconstructing the multitudinous problems in the Star Wars Prequels became a cottage industry online for much of the late 2000s. 21 years later, I still hear grown men whining about how Jar Jar Binks ruined The Phantom Menace. In truth, I’ve mostly gotten bored with this dialog. Maybe it’s a symptom of the fact thatContinue reading “The Tragedy of Anakin Skywalker: The Star Wars Prequels as Classical Tragedy”
Orson Welles’s Othello (1951) Classic Review
I REALLY don’t know how one might go about litigating which of Orson Welles film’s qualify as his “weirdest” one. You can watch a film like The Lady From Shanghai with its surreal cinematography and editing and then compare it to something like Mr. Arkadin which goes way weirder. For my money, I’d throw OthelloContinue reading “Orson Welles’s Othello (1951) Classic Review”
Book Review: In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash (1966)
Jean Shepard’s 1966 comedic memoir is most remembered for the media that has since eclipsed it’s prominence. It’s the novel that A Christmas Story is based on. That reputation has certainly gone a long way to maintaining its longevity. When it’s paperback was republished in 2010, the book shot up to the top of Amazon’sContinue reading “Book Review: In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash (1966)”
A Brief Recap of The Mandalorian – Episode 15
I was worried going into this episode that this was going to just be another filler episode. After last week’s episode set the stage for the finale, I didn’t just want an episode about Mando breaking Bill Bur’s character out of jail. Thankfully that wasn’t exactly what we got. Bill Bur gets excused from hisContinue reading “A Brief Recap of The Mandalorian – Episode 15”
PODCAST – Ian Kirkpatrick Talks Writing, Radicalism and Serial Murder
This week on the AntiSocial Network, fellow YouTuber Ian Kirkpattie joined the hangout to discuss some of her interests and focuses! Kirkpattie has several focused on YouTube. She’s primarily a writing channel that teaches novel writing and collaboration on fiction but she’s done coverage on drama in the writing community, political radicalism and the psychologyContinue reading “PODCAST – Ian Kirkpatrick Talks Writing, Radicalism and Serial Murder”
AIREY Review – Mank (2020) Movie Review
The trailers for the David Fincher’s biopic ‘Mank’ promised one thing: to tell the story of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz’s push to write the script for ‘Citizen Kane,’ teasing some juicy origins and tensions with his collaborator Orson Welles. Unfortunately, this was not to the case. Mank (Gary Oldman) has been involved in a seriousContinue reading “AIREY Review – Mank (2020) Movie Review”
Game Awards – The Last of Us Part II Wins Game of the Year
The controversial 2020 PS4 game The Last of Us – Part II walked away from the Game Awards 2020 with multiple major awards including Game of the Year. In addition to Game of the Year, it also won a swath of awards including Best Innovation in Accessibility, Best Action/Adventure Game, Best Performance by Laura BaileyContinue reading “Game Awards – The Last of Us Part II Wins Game of the Year”
Huge Slate of Star Wars and Marvel Shows Announced for Disney+ During Investor Call
Disney’s annual investor call went down on Thursday night! As per usual, the internet was buried in surprising announcements as well as confirmations of rumored shows and films that have been circling the rumor mills. In addition to discussing the service’s expansion into new markets, Disney offered an extensive list of their planned upcoming programmingContinue reading “Huge Slate of Star Wars and Marvel Shows Announced for Disney+ During Investor Call”
Independent C.S. Lewis Biopic Wraps Production, To Be Released in 2021
Max McLean’s cinematic adaptation of his stage-play The Most Reluctant Convert has wrapped production in the United Kingdom. According to Deadline, the production has officially wrapped principal production and is on track for a 2021 release date. “Shot in and around Oxford, the film charts the spiritual journey of the renowned writer prior to theContinue reading “Independent C.S. Lewis Biopic Wraps Production, To Be Released in 2021”
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