What do major film or novel franchises have in common? The ones that feature stories involving a protagonist on a quest to save the world from some sort of disaster. There’s typically a love interest, a villain, a sidekick or band of sidekicks, and a resolution where everyone lives happily […]
2017
All my blog posts from 2017.
2017: Don’t Look Back in Anger
My brother is a fan of the Oasis song ‘Don’t look back in anger.’ It is a pretty good song; the intro sounds like ‘Imagine’ by Lennon. This post is named so as a yearly reflection due to my tendency to look back at things negatively. I tend to look […]
Celebrity Culture & Reality TV
In 1983, Scorseze released a film featuring De Niro called ‘The King of Comedy.’ The film was a satirical comment on the obsession with the celebrity, and of people desiring fame for the sake of validation rather than time spent honing their craft and talent. I have a YouTube video […]
Alicia Keys vs Beyoncé
Ah, two of my favourite female singers. Guys, I am a person who thinks, and people who think need to keep on thinking. So here’s to some thoughtful thoughts about these two women. (Spoiler alert: Alicia Keys is better. Let’s find out why). Over the past couple years now, I’ve […]
The Crisis of Masculinity
I’m a film fanatic – clearly, if you see my post from yesterday and various others. One of the great things about Fight Club is it highlights the problem of masculinity in the modern age. As the feminist movement has taken place, what of the men? What does it mean […]
Top 40 Favourite Films
I really had to narrow this down from about 150 movies (I love movies…obviously). So here are my top 40 to-die-for films, all of which I have seen multiple times. (Note: this is going to be a very long post.) 4321. This action-packed thriller is the story of four […]