No One Expected… The Disney Vampires!
It’s the Scary Season and as part of my Halloween viewing, I recently re-watched Van Helsing. Frankly, it hasn’t aged well, but that’s a…
Tag: Joss Whedon
The Rise and Looming Fall of the Social Justice Warrior
This week’s anniversary of Bleeding Fool caused me to rummage through the archives, and while there are many fond memories, I also found myself…
Why Disney’s ‘Woke’ Snow White is Objectively Evil
Over the last few years, I’ve been looking at the world in a more spiritual way. No, I’m not talking “paint the colors…
Why Do Hollywood Writers Think Ageing Heroes Become Bitter Losers?
The predictable failure that is Indiana Jones and Dial of Density (see what I did there?) is remarkable insofar as it’s the same sort…
Review: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Was an Insult
Accidental death and dismemberment is sorely lacking in the new D&D movie. Which, after all, is based on what at its heart a risk…
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Comics: Is Whedon’s Creation Still Relevant?
OPB interviewed Casey Gilly – a Portland-based writer who’s had Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dungeons & Dragons comics to her credits – for Free…
Good News! We Can Still Watch ‘Spy Kids’ Without Guilt
As much as I’ve been recommending people buy movies and books on physical media, there is a downside: what to do when you suddenly loathe…
Superficial Complaints About the Fan-Service in Comic Film Adaptations
The dreadful Gizmodo’s talking about comic movies again, claiming fanservice has become the worst part of the franchises, but curiously, no lamentations about how a certain…
Lesbian Velma: Death to the Cute, Straight Nerdy Girls!
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. That would certainly explain the…
Tarnished: The Rise and Fall of Joss Whedon
A subject I’d once considered writing about earlier in the year, but unfortunately forgot about till now, is what’s become of Joss Whedon, the…