7 Serious Lessons from Will Ferrell Movies
Everything Must Go is a very serious Will Ferrell Movie. But then again, all Will Ferrell movies are very serious Will Ferrell movies.
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Seriously Overthinking It on Overthinking It
Fixing Iron Man 2
What do Iron Man 2 and Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King have in common? No, not Jeff Bridges.
The Real (Symbolic, and Imaginary) Ghostbusters
In other words, the man who is born into existence deals first with ZUUL; this is a given.
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The Greatest Story in the History of Video Games
It is a fighting game that provides us with the boldest and strangest narrative in the history of video gaming. I’m talking, of course, about Super Smash Brothers for the N64.
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Fictional Fictions
Never again will the real have the chance to produce itself — such is the vital function of the model in a system of death, or rather of anticipated resurrection, that no longer even gives the event of death a … Continued
The Philosophy of Batman: Literary Theory Edition
Or: Holy plaisire du texte, Barthes-Man! The plot of The Dark Knight, like that of Batman Begins, is honestly kind of shapeless and waffle-y. And yet, as Memento proves, Nolan is capable of writing narratives that are drum-taught and mongoose-agile. … Continued
The subtle xenophobia of McDonalds
There’s a new McDonalds ad that kind of weirds me out. Sadly I haven’t located the video online – post a link in the comments if you can find it. Anyway, this is the latest in their campaign based on … Continued
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