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Evil as a Teaching Tool: Refuting the Myth of Gratuitous Evil

3 Apr 2021 5 minute read 0 comments hrdiaz

Amazon’s new series Undone is a brilliantly acted and animated show that follows the life of a young woman named Alma (lit. soul) after she experiences a nearly fatal car crash, and then begins to see and speak with her long dead father. The show rai...

The Iron Giant: An Analysis of Satire, Speech and Individuality

28 Mar 2021 9 minute read 1 comment tigerbot4947

It's February 25th, 1995. Across the nation, youngsters wake up to enjoy their weekend. Fathers and mothers, some still wearing pajamas, prepare breakfasts consisting of waffles, pancakes or bacon and eggs. The paperboy passes by each home, heaving t...

Top 10 Sci-Fi Series On Netflix

6 Mar 2021 3 minute read 2 comments sanjoo

Take ‘em all, if you love the Sci-Fi genre. #01 Snowpiercer (2020-) Watch it if you love: winter and trains Plot: Seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a perpetually-moving train that circles th...

Gambling Movies: How Accurate Are They?

1 Mar 2021 4 minute read 2 comments MintDice.com

Gambling has been depicted in all kinds of Hollywood movies over the past few decades. But when you see characters gambling in a movie and winning millions, how accurate is this? And can these types of things happen in real life? Generally, the reali...

Godzilla vs. Kong - Giant Lizard > Giant Monkey

25 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Thlkmura

Please note, this is an opinion piece - I do not represent Misters Kong or Zilla in any legal capacity. Godzilla vs Kong. Lizard vs Monkey. Atomic breath vs.... Angry ape noises?  Kaiju fans the world over know who won the first time these monsters m...

Indie Production Short, "Slice Of Life", Induces Layered Sci Fi High

19 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments IRUUR1

iruur1 - It is an absolutely terrific spin off, of Blade Runner. It is as if you were looking at a slice of life, out of the culture depicted in that move. An example of what other depraved people do in that future to get by. The story is super simp...

CLASSIC REVIEW: The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

18 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Conversation Gaming

Clint Eastwood Western movies aren't really my favorite genre and I've never heard of this classic until today, but I am glad to have seen it. Clint Eastwood made me feel the pain of the Confederate soldier better than any book or movie I've come ac...

Die Hard (1988) - Film Structure Analysis

17 Feb 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Lion Suit

"This IS Christmas music." Die Hard is one of the best ever action films, Christmas films, love films... or just one of the best ever films.Directed by John McTiernan, with Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart adapting Roderick Thorp's novel. I was wat...

Filmmaking 101: Why you shouldn't use a ring light...

13 Feb 2021 3 minute read 0 comments PierreL

... if you want a professional looking video.   Ring lights are popular, and I get it. They're cheap (you can get one for less than 20 dollars on Amazon), bright, convenient cause you can put your camera/phone in it, thus having a light setup (pun in...

Ex Machina (2014) - Truth and Doubt As Midpoint

12 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Lion Suit

(image source) This is a great, contained/simple, pressure cooker of a film. A great story and a great execution of a not so far off sci-fi setup. Written and directed by Alex Garland. The story structure is one of my favorite parts of this piece. To...