Seriously, Hollywood? You’re the ones making such a big deal about having 'strong roles' for women and minorities, you’re the ones making films that supposedly lack these qualities, and then you blame the audiences for being bigots because we…what? Go see the movies you actually make?
Author: DBreitenbeck
Thoughts on ‘Rampage’
Over the past few weeks I've been to see Steven Spielberg's film about a world bounded only by the imagination, the ultra-hyped latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a Dwayne Johnson vehicle based on a cheesy arcade game. Guess which I think was the best. Go ahead; guess. Rampage is basically a sci-fi … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Rampage’
More on Black Panther
One of my favorite YouTube critics, Maulr, absolutely tore into 'Black Panther.' After watching his video, I think I still liked the movie better than he did, but...yeah, it's really not a well-put together film at all. Something he brings up repeatedly is that there really is nothing binding T'Challa to the Black Panther: it's … Continue reading More on Black Panther
Thoughts on Black Panther
Finally got out to see Black Panther while it was still in theaters. My reaction is definitely ‘good not great.’ It was…fine. There was a lot to like about it, though on the whole it wasn’t really that impressive to me as a film, or even compared to the rest of the Marvel universe. First … Continue reading Thoughts on Black Panther
Thoughts on ‘Ready Player One’
Today I went and saw ‘Ready Player One.’ It was more or less what I expected: shallow pop-culture porn, only not as good. I won’t say I didn’t enjoy parts of it, but the enjoyment was mostly of a very simple nature: ‘oh, hey, this is cool, oh, I recognize this.’ I think there is … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Ready Player One’
Giants were Upon the Earth in Those Days
There is a strange passage in Chapter Six of the Book of Genesis. In the Duay version it runs thus: And after that men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them, The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of … Continue reading Giants were Upon the Earth in Those Days
Easter Feminism
Wow, this one is weapons grade stupid! "But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense." -- Luke 24:11 Even before we begin there’s a bad sign. Should I deal with this now or later? Later I think. The men refused to listen to her story. She was publicly smeared … Continue reading Easter Feminism
A Thought
Economics and Religion are the two subjects most prone to lead otherwise brilliant men to talk absolute nonsense.
Anti-Gun is not Pro-Life
[Note: I wrote this piece for another site, but since it doesn't seem to be being published there I'm putting it here. It's intended as a bit of a companion piece to my most recent 'Federalist' article]. I’ve heard some people talking about the recent student march in Washington saying things like “it’s really a … Continue reading Anti-Gun is not Pro-Life
The Two Thieves
All four Gospels note that Christ was crucified along with two others. These two are described as ‘thieve’ or ‘robbers,’ though this is sometimes rendered ‘revolutionaries’ or simply ‘criminals.’ One was crucified on His right, the other on His left. Viewed from a modern perspective, the designation of right and left is a little interesting, … Continue reading The Two Thieves
Serpent's Den 