“Let it go” with the anti-colonialism in Frozen 2
Frozen 2 valorizes the descendants of colonialists fixating on the sins of their ancestors and sacrificing their own society in reparation to the descendents of colonized peoples.
Alan Moore’s Lost Girls: Art or Smut?
“Fiction and Fact: only madmen and magistrates cannot discriminate between them.”
The Real Blaspheme of Mark Russell’s “Second Coming”
Second Coming is didactic to the point that the message gets in the way of solid storytelling.
The Arcs of Characters and Human History in Avengers: Endgame
The character arcs of Marvel’s Big three parallel prominent views regarding the shape of history.
Aladdin is Not Quite a Whole New World, Thankfully
The old world was just fine, and just enough of it still shines through
“I Review You, Pikachu!”
As with the games, I can’t help but loving the core conceit so strongly as to overlook a litany of gripes
Shazam! is Lacking in Magic
You won’t believe a man can fly
New Brunswick officially changes nickname to “Cowboy’s Junction”
Speculation remains rampant as to the true identity of The eponymous Cowboy
The Middling Captain Marvel is Best as a Period Piece and Prequel
Captain Marvel excels as a period piece and a prequel, but it’s far from the feminist equivalent of Black Panther
The Secret Origin(s) of the Joker
Do you want to know how he got those scars?
