Does it strike anyone else as ironic that a movie based on a book that screams for black equality has not a single African American playing a lead character? Does anyone else find it strange that the same movie based on the same book contains cheap racial stereotypes? Despite what I just said, this remainsContinue reading “Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1903)”
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Grapevine Video Kickstarter Unboxing
We here at The Fictosphere like to celebrate things (at least when said celebration doesn’t require too much work from us), and one of those things is Black History Month. Though African Americans in Hollywood have never had an easy time of things, they have provided casual movie goers and bonafide filmfreaks alike with someContinue reading “Uncle Tom’s Cabin Grapevine Video Kickstarter Unboxing”
Carnival of Souls (1962)
So, this film is a sort of Rorschach test as it is both quaintly absurd and deeply unsettling at the same time. The folks from Rifftrax have lampooned this film (for good reason), and The Criterion Collection has seen fit to include this film among the most important and influential in the world (for goodContinue reading “Carnival of Souls (1962)”
CWisis on Infinite Earths: Finale
SPOILERS AHEAD, OBVIOUSLY PREVIOUSLY ON THE CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS: ALMOST EVERYONE DIED! After a flashback to the start of the Monitor’s journey and all this nonsense, we join the Paragons who are the only people in the Multiverse left alive. These, once again, are the Flash (Barry Allen), Supergirl (Kara Danvers), Batwoman (Kate Kane),Continue reading “CWisis on Infinite Earths: Finale”
Cats: The Jonathan Hortenz Review
I was overjoyed this week when Mikenificent (I refuse to acknowledge his alleged lordship and the fact I refer to him by such a ridiculous name bruises my sanity) contacted me and told me he was sending me a ticket to see “that new movie everyone’s been talking about for months” because I assumed heContinue reading “Cats: The Jonathan Hortenz Review”
In Response to the Hubbub (Bub) Surrounding “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
Here’s a review of Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi I wrote for Crane’s Cabinet of Kinetographic Curiosities back around the time the movie was released. It’s extremely sarcastic (if you couldn’t tell), and addresses a number of issues I had with the film at the time–and still do to this day. Considering thisContinue reading “In Response to the Hubbub (Bub) Surrounding “Star Wars: The Last Jedi””
Es-Cape Plan Episode Five: Dice
Why I’m doing this…Previously on The Cape… Today’s episode features some of the creepiest interplay we’ve had in this series, which isn’t saying much since everyone save Trip has been able to interact like normal human beings. Speaking of Trip, we see him and his mother Dana so little in this episode in such disposableContinue reading “Es-Cape Plan Episode Five: Dice”
Revisiting X-Men: “Have Yourself a Morlock Little X-Mas”
In the early nineties, two animated series came along that literally changed the game going forward. There was Batman: The Animated Series which is still heralded as one of the great cartoons of our era for its distinctive art style and episodes which didn’t dumb themselves down (too much, at least) for its intended gradeContinue reading “Revisiting X-Men: “Have Yourself a Morlock Little X-Mas””
CWisis on Infinite Earths: The Flash
This episode has a lot to do. As the last episode before the hiatus, it has to make sure that the story has progressed to a certain point where we want to come back, and on that point it succeeds. Mia and Constantine are still trying to revive Oliver, but now they have Diggle onContinue reading “CWisis on Infinite Earths: The Flash”
Cheapmas Day Ten: Rocketbirds
Mikenificent plays Rocketbirds and finds it a mostly pleasant experience until he gets to a point where he becomes frustrated and quits. Before then, he found it to be quite a good game with responsive controls and a pleasingly cartoony style. The only thing he was surprised about was the amount of blood in theContinue reading “Cheapmas Day Ten: Rocketbirds”
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