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Thoughts on Frozen

NB: this entire post deals with major spoilers for the movie Frozen. A recent Slate article makes the case that the big twist towards the end of Frozen (in which the dashing prince, Hans, is revealed as a self-serving scoundrel) teaches girls valuable lessons about the dangers of whirlwind romances. The author objects to the […]

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Thoughts on Luhrmann’s Gatsby

I haven’t seen The Great Gatsby yet, but I’m aware of the polarizing effect it’s been having on critics. Its detractors are quick to point out that there’s very little jazz in this Jazz-Age story, and entirely too much 3D. Its defenders—this Huffington Post writer as prime example—are just as quick to point out that […]

A film for the occasion

Being a history buff and and a cinephile, from a family of history buffs and cinephiles, I commemorate historical events by watching corresponding historical films on those dates. My family has watched The Longest Day on June 6th for about as long as I can remember. (I admit to watching Titanic on April 15th, too.) […]

Star Wars and storytelling

So much of my education as a writer can be boiled down to “Look how good Star Wars IV-VI are. Look how bad I-III are.” Christopher Hastings, creator of one of my favorite webcomics, The Adventures of Dr. McNinja, tweeted the above the other day. I thought it was a pretty great quote, because I’m […]