Growing up, Michael Keaton was my Batman. Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and growly voiced Christian Bale had nothing when pitted up against Keaton’s rendition. Don’t get me started on Batfleck, ugh. There was something about Keaton’s portrayal of Bruce Wayne… Read More ›
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Review of Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
The apex installment of the Monsterverse, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) answers the question of who would win in a fight between the king of the monsters and the lord of Skull Island. For a film that’s just shy of two… Read More ›
Different Types of Conflict
Last week, I had written a summary of the second act of a story because we were entering into the middle of the year. For those that hadn’t read it (shame, shame, shame), the second act is the middle of… Read More ›
Stuck in the middle with you
As we enter the middle of the year, I thought it would be interesting to examine the middle of a story. For those that don’t know, most stories are split up into a three act structure. The first act serves… Read More ›
What to read in a time like this?
I try to find the humor in every situation I face. Somehow, if I can laugh about something it just doesn’t seem that scary/depressing/overwhelming/(insert emotion). I remember when I was hospitalized for a three foot blood clot and I had… Read More ›
2019 Film Recap: The Best
Last year I ranked the films I watched in three categories: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. This year’s film recap, I only watched 23 films that released during 2019. Because of that, I am categorizing this year’s list… Read More ›
2019 Film Recap: The Worst
Last year I ranked the films I watched in three categories: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. This year’s film recap, I only watched 23 films that released during 2019. Because of that, I am categorizing this year’s list… Read More ›
If You’ve Never Watched Horror
So, I have a lot of people tell me that they don’t like watching Horror films because they have too much violence/gore/swearing/jump scares/takes place in Michigan or some variety of other reasons. Or maybe you have a rule about not… Read More ›
Book vs Film: Scaring your Audience
Since it’s October, I thought it’d be appropriate to write a series of scary topics to coincide with All Hallows’ Eve. To kick off this series, I’ll be discussing the differences between a horror book and a horror film. Boo!… Read More ›
Review of Joker (2019)
Simply put, Joker is a great film. Better yet, it’s a better comic book adaptation. Even better than all of those things, I dare say it’s the best DC film since The Dark Knight (2008). I’m sorry to have to… Read More ›
The Writer's Apocalypse 