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
Category: Rant
On Modular Stories
Because I feel like being contrary today, we're going to talk about something that most "literary" types love to do that drives me absolutely bonkers. Come on, modular stories--let's dance. For those of you who don't spend an absurd amount of time reading and thinking about story structure, a quick explanation: a "modular story" is a… Continue reading On Modular Stories
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
Why Regional Releases are Stupid
Yesterday, I had the outrageous good fortune of being able to attend SIFF's screening of Danny Boyle's Frankenstein, starring Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch. It was superb beyond belief. I could gush about it for pages, but that would ruin it for you, and you really ought to go see it yourself, so I… Continue reading Why Regional Releases are Stupid
Why I Haven’t (And Won’t) Read Game of Thrones
Most of the time, the books you choose to read are entirely your own business, and no one else really cares what you do. Occasionally, though, a series will catch on and become a sort of phenomenon, and the next thing you know everyone is reading it and demanding that you read it, too. This… Continue reading Why I Haven’t (And Won’t) Read Game of Thrones
M.M. Jordahl 