Batman has always been the serious, gravel-voiced billionaire crime-fighter we know and love…as long as you discount the time he was turned into a walking rainbow. Or a tree-man. Or a block of ice. Or an actual bat. Or chain-gang prisoner. Or a toddler. Or a baby. — Google Images I was going to sayContinue reading “Batman Definitely Has Rabies”
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Dracula is Secretly About Syphilis
Was Dracula originally a story of a brooding bad-boy written to get us excited for bats? Or was it about Syphilis?
5 Things Gladiator Got Wrong About Emperor Commodus
Note: This article was originally posted on Masksofmonsters a few years back, before the docu-drama Reign of Blood came out on Netflix. I’ve reposted here for your enjoyment. Actually…more for my enjoyment. While watching Gladiator last week I got curious about Joaquin Phoenix’s sneering portrayal of Emperor Lucius Aurelius Commodus (161 – 192 AD). Was he playingContinue reading “5 Things Gladiator Got Wrong About Emperor Commodus”
Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves is Secretly About Impostors
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves came out during a very influential time in my life. I was young enough for the neighbors to laugh when I built my first yarn-and-stick bow, yet old enough to get into trouble for threatening to cut their hearts out with spoons. Less intimidating when it’s a 7-year-old. So it’s noContinue reading “Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves is Secretly About Impostors”
Three Great Movies Hidden In Pacific Rim 2
Pacific Rim 2 is a great movie…actually, it’s three great movies. And they’re all hidden inside the movie we actually got.
Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Is A Kid’s Movie
What happens if you analyze the plot points of Fallen Kingdom with children’s books in mind?
Retired Obi-Wan Was A Killing Machine
Obi Wan, 20 years to kill, and a planet full of Tusken Raiders. What do you think happened?