Someone makes a surprise visit to town in ‘Shining Knight’ Last time on Stargirl, Courtney decided to work with a new enemy. When she brought the idea to the team, they were all against it. Yet after hearing them out, they chose to try working with them. Together, they hoped to stop something terrible from…
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Arrival Movie’s “Dirty Sci-Fi”: Remixing the Genre
We explore how the film departs from standard conventions of the sci-fi genre and the film's deeper meaning.
We explore how the film departs from standard conventions of the sci-fi genre and the film’s deeper meaning.
When a Beatle Wrote With Elvis
The two were natural collaborators.
The two were natural collaborators.
Arrival Movie’s Language: Talking in Circles
We unpack the alien language in Arrival (2016) and explain how the filmmakers visualized it on screen.
We unpack the alien language in Arrival (2016) and explain how the filmmakers visualized it on screen.
P.S. Move On
A young widow's late husband leaves her a series of messages that serve to guide her new life.
A young widow’s late husband leaves her a series of messages that serve to guide her new life.
Betraying “America”: Sufjan Stevens Asks Us to Kiss the Country We Know Goodbye
“America” is a call for us to take part in a necessary betrayal.
“America” is a call for us to take part in a necessary betrayal.
A new Dragon Arrives Near Huttsgalor in ‘Secrets of the Songwing’
It turns out this dragon has some devious plans for this little town
These friends meet a new dragon in ‘Secrets of the Songwing’ I enjoyed every one of the How to Train Your Dragon movies. The first season of Dragons: Rescue Riders was a lot of fun to watch. Season 2 took this group of friends on more adventures discovering lots of new dragons. When I heard…
Rosemary’s Baby Explained: Realism & Control
The horror of Rosemary's Baby explores close-to-home realities like the loss of control.
The horror of Rosemary’s Baby explores close-to-home realities like the loss of control.
Some of the Team Opens a Mysterious Box in ‘Dumb Patrol’
After they open it, they start to get some really bad ideas
Something odd is happening to most of the team in ‘Dumb Patrol’ Last time on Doom Patrol, a spaceship landed at the mansion. In it were three people who decades ago were sent on a mission by Niles Caulder. They returned, and didn’t seem to age one day. Larry also discovered something interesting about one…
The Way Things Are Going, I’d Want to Billboard Anything With ‘Ecstasy’ in the Title
Kabir: Ecstatic Poems
Kabir: Ecstatic Poems
Play the ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Chords
— Everybody loves the “Fly Me to the Moon” song. It was composed by Bart Howard in 1954 and was recorded by Kaye Ballard in the same year. It was initially named as “In Other Words”. However, in 1960 when Peggy Lee added this song in her album “Pretty Eyes” and sang it on “The…
Two Teammates Must Come up With a Plan in ‘As I Have Always Been’
The team is in a bad situation and only two people may be able to find a way to get them out of it
The team is in big trouble in ‘As I Have Always Been’ Last time on Agents of Shield, something was wrong with the time drive. It kept throwing the team into the same moment over and over again. If it wasn’t fixed soon, it could cause something terrible to happen to this team. Yo-Yo went…
An Enemy Asks Courtney for Help in ‘Brainwave Jr’
When she hears of their plight, she asks her teammates to help them out
An enemy comes to Courtney for help in ‘Brainwave Jr’ Last time on Stargirl, we learned the origins of Brainwave. We saw when they first got their powers, and over the years how they refined them. As this was going on, someone else started developing similar abilities. Courtney thought they might make a good member…
The Walking Dead: Genre-Blind Is How We Live
Find out why the characters on The Walking Dead never say the word "zombie."
Find out why the characters on The Walking Dead never say the word “zombie.”
Prepare to Have Some Laughs Reading ‘Lewser!’
Another Doonesbury book is coming out that pokes fun at President Trump
This popular comic strip pokes fun at the president in ‘Lewser!’ I can’t say I am a huge Doonesbury fan. I have read the comic strip in the paper before, but not as much as I read other comic strips. When I heard about Lewser! I was hoping I might get a chance to read…
Debi Mazar Talks Womanhood, Millennials and Breaking Rules
Allison Kugel interviews Debi Mazar
Allison Kugel interviews Debi Mazar