Last weekend I got out to see Aquaman. It was incredibly stupid and absolutely ridiculous in a lot of ways, but I enjoyed it a lot. Certainly, I much prefer over-the-top dumb-fun like this to self-consciously grim garbage like Man of Steel. Then I happened across this review which I thought was so off-point that … Continue reading An Aqua-Fisk
Thoughts
One Hundred Years Dead
"Death had to take him sleeping, for if Roosevelt had been awake, there would have been a fight." -Vice-President Thomas Marshall On January 6th, 1919, Col. Theodore Roosevelt died. It's now been one hundred years since that most colorful of American Presidents, one of the few whose lives were larger than the office he held, … Continue reading One Hundred Years Dead
A Matt Walsh Fisk On Superheroes
At present the distinction [between highbrow and lowbrow books] is certainly used to allow us the satisfaction of despising certain authors and readers without imposing on us the labour of showing that they are bad. — C. S. Lewis, High and Low Brows. Matt Walsh is one of my favorite commentators. There are few people who … Continue reading A Matt Walsh Fisk On Superheroes
On Moral Ambiguity
"There are precious few at ease / with moral ambiguities / so we act as though they don't exist." That's a lyric from the show Wicked, in which the Wizard - here portrayed as wholly a bad guy, rather than an ultimately harmless 'humbug' - sings about why he deceived the ignorant and superstitious people of Oz. I … Continue reading On Moral Ambiguity
Things to Know Before Dating a Traditionalist:
After reading the staggeringly tone-deaf list of things to know before dating a feminist, I thought it might be useful to provide a list of what someone - a modern woman within what seem to me to be the typical range of socio-political views - ought to know before dating a Traditionalist (which is my … Continue reading Things to Know Before Dating a Traditionalist:
My Reaction to France
I don't like commenting on politics in my own country, let alone in a foreign one, but as I watch as the hapless Macron forces his citizens to pay for his efforts to combat 'climate change,' while France spirals ever further into chaos yet again, my reaction is pretty much this:
Thoughts on the ‘Lion King’ Teaser
Recently, the first teaser for the new 'live action' (CG) version of The Lion King dropped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CbLXeGSDxg My reaction to this is pretty much "Okay, what's the point of this again?" Don't get me wrong; the visuals look pretty fantastic, and there's a definite 'cool factor' to it. But if they're going to be this slavish about … Continue reading Thoughts on the ‘Lion King’ Teaser
“Something True to Believe”
Every Godzilla fan is familiar with the song All to Blame by Sum 41, which was the official song of Godzilla: Final Wars, the fiftieth-anniversary film and third 'grand finale' of the series (it's been around for nearly sixty-five years; it's had a couple finales). It's actually a decent song, despite some screaming and slightly heavy-handed lyrics. … Continue reading “Something True to Believe”
Aleteia Post on Halloween
My first Aleteia post is up, and it's about Halloween! However, I also must confess a dislike for the usual proposed alternative of “All Saints Night,” in which children are encouraged to dress as their favorite saints and all the spooky trappings of the holiday are avoided. To paraphrase Jane Austen, that may be more … Continue reading Aleteia Post on Halloween
Thoughts on ‘The Cabin in the Woods’
The other day I watched The Cabin in the Woods for the first time. I have to say, for a film with such a high reputation, I was really not impressed. The set up is that it's your standard '80s horror film; a bunch of college students go out to a, yes, cabin in the woods, where … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Cabin in the Woods’
Serpent's Den 