I’ve long been a skeptic about the entire Neil Gaiman “phenomena”. I’ve met plenty of people who love his books but his revisionist takes on series like Sand Man, Good Omens, Miracle Man and American Gods never sparked my interest. My thoughts on his script for his Beowulf film are also on record. I haveContinue reading “Book Review: Norse Mythology (2017)”
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“Woke” Storytelling in 2007: How Robert Zemeckis’s Beowulf Reveals the True Problems in Film Criticism
Much of modern amateur film criticism has been dedicated to discussions on progressive themes and intrusion into popular cinema and art. It’s not hard to see why. Whatever your opinions on Marvel movies, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, comic books, video games or otherwise, the quality of modern pop-art seems to be declining in proportion to theContinue reading ““Woke” Storytelling in 2007: How Robert Zemeckis’s Beowulf Reveals the True Problems in Film Criticism”
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