by Matt Freeman | Sep 22, 2015 | Essay, Movie Reviews, Uncategorized
Meta – (of a creative work) referring to itself or to the conventions of its genre; self-referential. A couple weeks ago, horror legend Wes Craven passed away from brain cancer at the age of 76. This news came as a shock to most people (myself included) who were...
by Matt Freeman | Jul 29, 2015 | Essay, Movie Reviews, Uncategorized
Richard Linklater thinks Mason (Coltrane), the protagonist of Boyhood, is a normal kid. And that makes me angry. Not because he’s a middle class heterosexual white male. I trust somebody else has already written at length about how defining Mason as “normal” is...
by Matt Freeman | Jul 8, 2015 | Book Reviews, Essay, Matt's Sci-Fi, Uncategorized
This article is an analysis of recurring themes in Neal Stephenson’s literary corpus and consequently contains spoilers for most of his published works, including Snow Crash, the Diamond Age, Anathem and Seveneves. That said, it is this writer’s opinion that the...
by Matt Freeman | Jul 2, 2015 | Essay, Movie Reviews, Uncategorized
Spoilers for both Ted 2 and Jurassic World I thought about doing a traditional review of Seth Macfarlane’s new comedy sequel, Ted 2 but after watching it this past weekend it turns out there isn’t too much to talk about. The movie is pretty funny if you like the...
by Matt Freeman | Jul 1, 2015 | Essay, Movie Reviews, Uncategorized
Modern Disney movies don’t understand villains. I’ve developed a comprehensive checklist: [Y/N] Is there a prolonged scene where the villain’s motivation is justified in relatable terms? [Y/N] Is the villain a misunderstood but basically good person?...
