Tank Girl has been in print for about as long as I’ve been alive. The post-apocalyptic feminine-yet-macho woman in a tank cropped up initially where most dream girls emerge: pop-punk songs. TG’s creators, Alan Martin and…
Tank Girl has been in print for about as long as I’ve been alive. The post-apocalyptic feminine-yet-macho woman in a tank cropped up initially where most dream girls emerge: pop-punk songs. TG’s creators, Alan Martin and…
The Hobbit has been on the minds of fans ever since we heard The Lord of the Rings would be made into films first. It’s actually a very ambitious story to translate to film when…
Deadfall is a mixed bag. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, the story begins with Addison (Eric Bana) and Liza (Olivia Wilde) having just robbed a casino when they get into a car accident while trying to…
Duncan Jones’ 2009 film Moon was made on a meager five million dollar budget. At a time when sci-fi films boast budgets of 130 or 230 million dollars (such as Prometheus and Avatar), Jones’ film…
Big events where people are supposed to have all of the fun frequently end with fights and feelings hurt. It’s a hard truth, and I wish it wasn’t the case, but I’ve read The Sun…
The transition from Los Angeles to Texarkana has robbed me of my enviable position to see platform releases early in their run. Thus, when I went to Austin in early November for an academic conference,…
Anna Karenina, one of many film adaptations of the Leo Tolstoy novel of the same name, tells the story of an affair that tears the lives of those involved apart. In late 19th century Russia,…
NOTE: SPOILER ALERT Following a second season of inconsistency and odd character choices, the showrunners behind AMC’s The Walking Dead seem to have taken many of these mistakes into account and have amped up the…
Maybe the best thing about Parks and Recreation is that, as a viewer, you are treated with respect. You’re expected to follow long-running jokes, agree with character development, and trust the writing staff to reward…
Olly Moss is somewhat of a storyteller, in that he knows how to evoke feelings of commonality through images of our shared humanity. In Silhouettes from Popular Culture, he gives his audience a chance to…
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