Judging by how well it did nearly the whole world saw Spider-Man Homecoming last weekend. Its been praised virtually since its announcement as being the best depiction of Spider-Man on screen, that finally we have the real Spider-Man. Now that I've seen the movie I'd be inclined to agree, Tom Holland deserves the praise he … Continue reading Peter Parker is Still a Nerd
Category: Movies
Late Stage Counterculture: Airheads (1994)
I’m not sure if this is still a thing today, but when I was growing up it was very possible to see movies over and over again on accident and never actually see the entire thing start to finish. These were movies that were “TV Favorites” that aired in the middle of a Sunday … Continue reading Late Stage Counterculture: Airheads (1994)
Depictions of Ideology in the Films of Hayao Miyazaki – An Old Paper From 2012
I wrote this for a history of Japanese art class in 2012. I've been meaning to revisit it for several years now, even when I wrote it I knew it was short and I structured it to just meet the word count requirement in a class that I knew I would probably not be graded … Continue reading Depictions of Ideology in the Films of Hayao Miyazaki – An Old Paper From 2012
My Sweet Lord – A Mormon Interpretation of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
My Sweet Lord - A Mormon Interpretation of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Growing up in the Latter-Day Saint church (LDS) there was only one official portrait of God the father I ever recall seeing, it was a painting by Del Parson, The First Vision, an artist whose work is featured all over … Continue reading My Sweet Lord – A Mormon Interpretation of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2