James Gunn vs. the Superhero Movie: THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021)
There’s a tonal challenge to making fun of superhero tropes while keeping an emotional investment…
Pictures of a Revolution: 2003
Welcome to Pictures of a Revolution, a year-by-year study of the output of Revolution Studios. This…
Year of the Month: Miller on DON’T FUCK WITH THE APOCALYPSE
Two-bit town though it is, This is where I am king. There’s a beat to…
A Soderbergh Escapade: NO SUDDEN MOVE
In November 2019, a month after the heartbreak of The Laundromat and three months after he…
My Time in the Trenches of TV Tropes
As you may well know, TV Tropes is a massive wiki dedicated to collecting examples…
Pictures of a Revolution: Introduction and 2001
The Introduction The year is 1994. Michael Eisner has pushed Jeffrey Katzenberg out of his…
The Four Traits Of A Great Artist
Respect For The Art The great artists know what you can and cannot do with…
Year of the Month: Persia on SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: The Album
The opening notes of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack have a steady, driving, tempo, the…
The Friday Article Roundup: What Makes Horse Races
The FAR bets on all the competitions. Not just the Oscars, but box office returns…
Year of the Month: Good Artists, Gilded Men, and Golden Helmets (Part 2 of 2)
I read Carl Barks’ work voraciously ever since I learned of the existence of the…