People in the opening credits aren’t supposed to die.
It’s been interesting reading what people are saying online today about last night’s episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The episode, entitled “Baelor,” is the penultimate episode of Thrones‘ season,...
View ArticleMis-shapes, Mistakes, Misfits
A friend linked me to a blog post called Harry Potter: The Anti-Geek the other day. The author of the post argues that Harry Potter and his friends do not fit in with the “band of misfits” trope that...
View ArticleMarvel Movies Project: Blade
Last week I started talking with one of my co-workers about Marvel movies, from the early days when Sony was making big money off the X-Men and Spider-Man to the birth of Marvel Studios and the very...
View ArticleMarvel Movies Project: Blade II
The third film in the Marvel Movies Project is also the first of many Marvel sequels: Blade II (2002), in which we rejoin Blade and Whistler in a new adventure. Yes, Whistler, thought dead at the end...
View ArticleIn Every Generation: 10 Years After Buffy
It’s been exactly 10 years since “Chosen,” the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, first aired on UPN. I started watching Buffy in its third season, after my sister convinced me to watch some of...
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