Category Archives: Movies

Sunday’s Wisdom #253: The Line Must Be Drawn

Posted on September 22, 2019 by

“The line must be drawn here! This far, no farther!” – Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: First Contact When Picard says this, it must be admitted, he is not at his most rational. He is leading a desperate fight to … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Wisdom #247: Hakuna Matata People

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

“My friends are gone! …and, my hakuna matata went with them!” – Timon, The Lion King 1½ This side-story of the original animated classic The Lion King is an outrageously funny parody, but it still has some emotional weight to … Continue reading →

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State of the Cineverse, 2019

Posted on July 11, 2019 by

It’s been about two years since I last commented on cinematic universes. For all of those two years, there was always something happening, something still in progress. Now, we stand at a moment where there have been multiple endings, several … Continue reading →

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Far From Home: The REAL “Amazing” Spider-Man

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

Spider-Man: Homecoming told the story of a young man, Peter Parker, who wanted to rise up higher while the world was pushing him down, and then he chose a humbler path after his ultimate triumph. Peter’s second solo movie in … Continue reading →

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Dark Phoenix

Posted on June 11, 2019 by

Robert Jordan began and ended almost all of his iconic Wheel of Time novels with the words, “It wasn’t the beginning. But it was a beginning.” In a similar vein, one could say of Fox’s latest X-Men movie, like unto Logan before it, … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Wisdom #238: Tools

Posted on June 9, 2019 by

“Whether you use it to draw something beautiful, or use it poke someone’s eye out, it’s still just a pen.” – Charles Xavier, Dark Phoenix I think this might actually be my favorite moment of seeing Professor X as an … Continue reading →

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Godzilla: King of the MonsterVerse

Posted on June 4, 2019 by

OK, it’s not a perfect movie. But it is a pretty dang epic movie, and a proper launching of the MonsterVerse, the cinematic universe which features Godzilla, King Kong, and such. I enjoyed the Godzilla movie of 2014, but, let’s … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Wisdom #237: The Hope of Forgiving

Posted on June 2, 2019 by

“Sometimes the only way to heal our wounds is to forgive the demons who caused them.” – Dr. Ishirō Serizawa, Godzilla: King of the Monsters He’s obviously not referring to literal, physical wounds, of course. Those heal, or they don’t, … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Wisdom #233: A Matter of Motivation

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

“Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them.” – Darth Vader, Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi Vader says this right at the beginning of the movie, when the imperial crew building on the second Death Star is … Continue reading →

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It’s a Beautiful Endgame

Posted on April 30, 2019 by

That was beautiful. Usually, I say “awesome.” With italics and exclamation points. But this time, that falls short. Far, far short. It was… beautiful. …now, how else to properly describe it, without any spoilers? Well, I suppose I should start with the … Continue reading →

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