Advice, Books, Characters, Movies, Musing, Writing

Fictional Real People

A couple months ago, I read The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean. Getting through it took quite a bit of effort, which was disappointing because it's the source material for one of the most interesting films I've ever seen: Adaptation.. I have mentioned Adaptation before, and like all dutiful book-lovers I try to read movie source material… Continue reading Fictional Real People

Movies

Shorty Get Down, Good Lord

Hello, hello! That title has very little to do with this post, except that I have the Pitch Perfect soundtrack in my head and this is a post about short films. Whatever. This will probably not surprise anybody, but I spend A LOT of time watching internet videos. In many ways, I think online content… Continue reading Shorty Get Down, Good Lord

Gender, Movies, Rant, Reviews

Screw Wreck-It Ralph

Oh, gosh. Looks like I'm going after another one of Tumblr's babies today. I swear I'm not doing this on purpose. I mostly like media. But I recently finally got around to watching Wreck-It Ralph, which I was lead to believe was a fantastic movie, and I found it severely disappointing. Well. More than disappointing, actually.… Continue reading Screw Wreck-It Ralph

Characters, Movies, Reviews

Iron Man 3: Holy Pathos, Batman!

Okay, yeah, that title is kind of a bad joke. Shut up. Moving along, now. A few weeks ago, I saw Iron Man 3, the latest in the Marvel extravaganza that is the Avengers. If you haven't seen it yet, maybe do that before reading this, because spoilers. Now, we all know that the Avengers… Continue reading Iron Man 3: Holy Pathos, Batman!

Characters, Gender, Movies

Why I’m Excited About Finding Dory

Believe it or not, good peeps of the Internet, I have been in Disneyland for the past couple days (as you probably know if you follow me on twitter). Auto-posting is a wondrous thing. Thus, I have been able to enjoy my vacation instead of stressing out over the last week of BEDA (I just… Continue reading Why I’m Excited About Finding Dory