the Multiverse War Chronicles and the End of the World

So the world’s coming to an end and somehow people seem cool with that, hashtag #TheEndIsNear. I’m calling all comrades out from across the multiverse to discuss one of my favorite modern philosophers/academics Slavoj Zizek and what he has to say about the end of the world in light of… Continue reading

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Surrealism, Aristotle and literature/poetry

A little lesson on surrealism in literature: http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-surrealism-definition-artists.html For me the lineage of surrealism can be traced all the way back to Artistotle’s Poetics and the counter-critique he makes of Plato’s critique of poetry in “The Republic”. Aristotle’s critique lays a foundation for the anti-formal with the establishment of formalism itself. He… Continue reading

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

After seeing another failed analysis of Zack Synder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice by Wisecrack, I wanted to share some of my thoughts in response to the first video they did for Earthling Cinema: I get that these critiques are focused on wisecracks as the name suggests, but they also… Continue reading

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“Filth” and the Real

And yet another engagement with the Real, and let’s talk gender while we’re at it. I been talking a lot of Lacan in my critiques because Lacan is a profoundly useful analyst for understanding our world today. Recently saw the Jon S. Baird’s film Filth starring James McAvoy based on the novel by… Continue reading

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Revenge well-done (Oldboy 2013 remake critique)

So today I’m tackling another controversial remake which hasn’t gotten a fair shake, that is Spike Lee’s 2013 Oldboy written by Mark Protosevich and based on the 2003 classic Oldeuboi (올드보이)  by  South Korean director Park Chan-wook and writers Hwang Jo-yoon and Im Joon-hyeong, itself based on the Japanese manga. I enjoyed the original,… Continue reading

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