Marvel and Disney’s A Oscar Game

If you remember, a few days ago I wrote an article about Black Panther Oscar Nomination, and how Marvel capitalized on the hashtag #oscarssowhite to set themselves up to be a player in the best picture category. They are participating in a game that Hollywood plays all the time. But since they are now partnered […]

Hashtags and Oscars (Twitter is Evil Part 1)

When the Oscar nominees for best film came out, and Black Panther was one, I knew something was horribly wrong in the world. I knew that Hollywood, and the critics that hang like leeches from the film industry’s success, hadn’t suddenly gained respect for superhero movies. I knew that those same people hadn’t decided to […]

Glass – – Why do critics hate comic books and scifi?

I have a confession to make. The reason I went to go see Glass was not because I loved Unbreakable, even though I did. I didn’t see it because I love M. Night Shyamalan. His record has been a bit spotty as of late. I didn’t see it because I’ve loved Bruce Willis in everything since […]

Critic Review: The Upside and the big humongous elephant sized downside

There is a problem in the film critic community and I think it may be indicative of the problems in Hollywood/the Entertainment industry as a whole.

Underrated Christmas Films:Scrooge (1970)/Albert Finney

Scrooge, the 1970 film starring Albert Finney is a musical version of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol.” The link to Dickens you might have guessed by the name. If you and your kids sing show tunes–if you haven’t heard “Let it Go” enough, you’ll like this musical. There have been dozens of versions of this […]

Reinventing ‘heroes’

I read this on the “Arrow” Goggle site today: Reinventing the DC Comics character, the Arrow is not a superhero … but a hero — every bit as dangerous as the criminals he’s hunting. After being marooned for five years on a remote island, billionaire Oliver Queen returns home with a mysterious agenda and lethal […]

Social Commentary: MTV VMA awards

It started with a post from Todd Starnes of Fox News: I noticed a significant police presence in my Brooklyn neighborhood – barricades, road closures, chaos. ME: “Excuse me, officer. What’s going on — a terrorist threat?” POLICE OFFICER: “No sir. It’s the MTV Video Music Awards.” Among the folks trolling around my hood are […]

What The Dark Knight Rises Teaches Us About American Values

In honor of the “The Dark Knight Rises” being released on Blu Ray, I decided to focus on the American Value that is espoused most by Batman: Might FOR Right. Being America’s first knight, Batman comes from a tradition wrapped in honor, myth and a reality that was not always as noble as it looks at […]

What Lord of The Rings Teaches Us About Integrity

I made a promise, Mr Frodo. A promise. “Don’t you leave him Samwise Gamgee.” And I don’t mean to. I don’t mean to. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings (movie) Since the Hobbit is coming out this week, I thought I’d dedicate my American Values series to Tolkien’s world and the values that […]

In Defense of The Disney Princesses

Many many MANY people mock the Disney Princesses as being unrealistic, promotion misogyny, giving girls the notion that beauty is more important than anything else to a man… but wait a minute. Replace Disney Princess with Hollywood and you have the same exact problem. In Cracked.com’s article on 6 insane Stereotypes in movies, #5 is: […]