Essays… The Frustrating Story of ‘Little Hope’ 20 Jan 2021January 6, 2021 Everyone tells a different version of the Massachusetts Salem witch trials. In the 328 years since the event, historical accounts of the Salem town and Salem village schism change. Who…
Essays… ‘Star Wars’ and the Art of ‘Making it Up As We Go Along’ 19 Aug 2020August 29, 2020 Late environment concept piece of Rey on Jakku (“The Force Awakens”). | © 2014 Yanick Dusseault A common refrain you’ll hear from the casual viewer to the die-hard Star Wars…
Black Protagonists… ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ and Failing Upwards (Part II) 12 Aug 2020August 12, 2020 You'll notice whenever a Black actor gains prominence in film and television, it becomes effortless for the audience and TPTB to renegotiate a Black character's significance within the works they…
Essays… ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ and Failing Upwards (Part I) 5 Aug 2020August 12, 2020 However let down Boyega and Isaac are by the story, constant quipping and humor of “The Rise of Skywalker”, both actors continue to demonstrate a dynamic stronger than anything Daisy…
Essays… ‘The Last Jedi’ and the Death of a Story 29 Jul 2020August 5, 2020 Brian Rood unintentionally illustrates the dynamics of “The Last Jedi” in the positioning of the characters, none of whom are done any real justice by the script. | © 2017…
Black Protagonists… ‘The Force Awakens’ and the Story of Finn 22 Jul 2020July 22, 2020 Ah, yes, the scene that made millions of Star Wars fans lose their marbles and expose themselves online as racists. The fuckers. | © 2015 LucasFilm Potential. That’s a word…
Black Protagonists… Depreciating Black Dramas for ‘Black Joy’ 15 Jul 2020May 24, 2020 Mont (Jonathan Majors) and Jimmie (Jimmie Fails) in Joe Talbot’s “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” | © 2019 A24 The 1990s is considered the “Golden Age of Black…
Reviews… The Myth of Medan 8 Jul 2020May 24, 2020 Supermassive Games’ Man of Medan is a game I forgot about often and harbored little in terms of expectation. The only thing it seemed to have going for it is…
Black Protagonists… We Gotta Talk About: KIN (2018) 1 Jul 2020August 19, 2020 Jonathan and Josh Baker’s KIN is a movie I’m sad to say I dismissed when it was dropped on me in August 2018, seemingly out of nowhere and with little…
Essays… How Kronika Manipulates the Story of Mortal Kombat 11 30 Jun 2020June 30, 2020 Kronika (Jennifer Hale) embodies what are probably the worst aspects of any writer: Perfectionism and tunnel vision. | © NetherRealm Studios. While Mortal Kombat never had a major villain problem…
