Black Widow (The Avengers): Late Thoughts on Feminism
I realize that a lot of people have already talked about Joss Whedon’s portrayal of Black Widow in the smash hit The Avengers (and that I’m coming to this quite late). Jim Hines has an interesting response here that is worth reading. Much of the discussion has dealt with Loki’s insult (“mewling quim,” which more or […]
Semi Movie Review: Ironclad (Historical Revisionism of the Worst Sort)
Have you seen Ironclad? It stars Paul Giamatti as King John of England and James Purefoy as Thomas Marshall, a Templar Knight (Purefoy, by the way, seems to have had a role in at least 3/4ths of the medieval-era-ish film productions released in the last 6 or so years, which is impressive). If you haven’t, […]
The Anime/Manga Adaptation Invasion: Why We Love It and Why It’s Here to Stay
The anime/manga-invasion has been building for the last twenty years. With live-action films for Death Note, Dragonball, Speed Racer, Transformers (not anime; Jordan Lapp has destroyed my childhood), and over forty other adaptations behind us, and at least a dozen others (U.S. and Japan based) on the way, it seems like anime and manga have a […]
Brief Thoughts on Space Battleship Yamato
The live-action adaptation of Space Battleship Yamato hit theaters in Japan on Dec. 1st, and if the video below is any indication, the film is all kinds of awesome. Hopefully U.S. theaters will be smart and bring this one to us before the end of January, but I highly doubt that will happen. Before I talk […]