I was on tumblr just now, as per usual, and a post featuring the Disney song "Gaston" happened to scroll by. I didn't even listen to it, but such is the insidiousness of Disney music that it's been stuck in my head for the past hour and a half, and in my unwilling contemplation of… Continue reading A Close Reading of Gaston; or, Why Disney Also Sucks for Boys
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Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts 2013
Who's watching the Oscars tonight? Before you do, let's take a minute to talk about the Oscar-nominated animated shorts, because frankly they're the best part of the Oscars. If you haven't yet, check out my reviews of the live-action shorts, too. But for now, it's time to get animated. Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"… Continue reading Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts 2013
Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts of 2013
Like I mentioned a few weeks back, we seem to have found ourselves smack-dab in the middle of awards season again, with the Oscars coming up next weekend. And while most of the attention come Oscar season is on the feature films, I'm taking you on a trip through my favorite part of the show--the… Continue reading Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts of 2013
The Value of a Good Genre Film
Well, folks, with the Golden Globes just past, the SAG awards just winding down, and the Oscars poking their glittery little noses around the corner, it's that time of the year again: pretentious movie appreciation season! Detecting a note of bitterness, are you? Yeah, you caught me. Don't get me wrong--I'm 100% movie nerd, right… Continue reading The Value of a Good Genre Film
Avengers and the Movie Revolution
As you read this, I am in the great city of Los Angeles, probably getting a tan and maybe even watching the Avengers (work, work, work). As I write this, I am still in anticipation of getting to do these things, and it is pretty killer. For now, though, let's chat. Because I have to get… Continue reading Avengers and the Movie Revolution
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