Appreciation Post: David Thewlis

In this week’s post, I want to talk about an actor I adore, but first and foremost, it’s necessary to talk about something that all actors need if they don’t want to get typecast; range. There are two kinds of versatility – more commonly called range – that actors tend to strive for. One is…

Captain’s Log: May 2017

Game of Thrones Trailer! So, the first Game of Thrones season 7 trailer was released this month, and it looks phenomenal. It’s really neat to see that the show is starting to build towards its end with climaxes and resolutions we’ve been promised for six seasons now. This might be considered lazy writing, but I find my…

Captain’s Log: March 2017

Hey everyone! It’s been a busy semester for me, so again, I thank all my readers for being patient in my new every-other-week schedule. In this post, I’m going to be covering some of the bigger stories/events from February and March, since I missed the Captain’s Log post for February. Logan This month, Logan debuted to strong…

Captain’s Log: January 2017

First Captain’s Log of the new year! How exciting. Just to clarify; this series is to cover the smaller current events that I don’t usually cover while I’m writing about special topics. But since this month, I wrote about two major current events, which are the unveiling of the new Star Wars title, as well…

Daenerys Targaryen and other Feminist Pop Culture Heroines

Tomorrow is International Women’s Day; with that in mind, today I’m making it my goal to highlight my favorite characters in popular culture. (This isn’t quite a definitive list for all of pop culture, since I felt it wouldn’t be necessary to mention the mainstays of pop culture heroines. There’s no need to highlight why…

And Now For Something Completely Different: Fargo (FX) and the Art of Spinning-Off

“This is a true story.” Fargo is a masterpiece. No, I’m not talking about the Coen Brothers film, though that is a masterpiece as well. I’m talking about the FX series by the same name which debuted in 2014. 18 years after its release, Fargo was still beloved, and there wasn’t any need for it to…