‘Bambi’: An Animation Thesis, 75 Years Later…

A nice little break from the more personal stuff and ramblings, I wanted to talk about Walt Disney's Bambi... Yesterday, August 9th, marked the 75th Anniversary of the film's world premiere in London, which predated the general American wide release by a few weeks. Disney recently re-released the title on Blu-ray to celebrate, in an edition …

Nostalgia? Or Something Else? A Personal Story About Drawing and Media

I am often a stern critic of nostalgia. What even is nostalgia? It's the sweet feeling you get when you remember a time in your life, presumably one that occurred long ago. Nostalgia can be triggered by looking at something you once enjoyed, or something you've enjoyed all your life even. To me, it's like …

Imitation? Part 2

A few months ago, I was inspired to write a piece after discussing a very derivative movie with my blogger/reviewer friend Rachel. She had then recently seen the Canadian/South Korean animated feature Spark, which saw a brief limited theatrical release here in North America in the middle of April. It came and went, no one …

Sunshine Dream: A Review of The Newest Beach Boys Archival Release

If you haven't been here for a while, here's the skinny... I am a bonafide super-fan of the Brothers' Wilson and friends... Known as The Beach Boys, of course. I'll spare the introduction, because this is a review of an archive release exploring a year where The Beach Boys ceased being popular on American soil, …

60 Recent Jams

Usually I do a "15 Songs of the Month" post, where I talk about songs I'm currently loving - either new discoveries or old favorites. I've been slacking on these for quite a while, so I'll cover March, April, May, and June. 60 songs altogether! ... and of course, if you like what you're hearing, …

‘Age of Ultron’ Re-watch, and Movie Sandwiches…

Movie sandwiches? What the heck does that mean? What does it have to do with the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Also, why Avengers: Age of Ultron? Isn't that movie two years old now? Today, I had the urge to re-watch Avengers: Age of Ultron, the second Avengers movie and the eleventh installment in the movie series. …

Edge of the Rules

Not too long ago, we got an update to a sequel some of the film community is looking forward to... The sequel to the 2014 Tom Cruise-starring sci-fi actioner, Edge of Tomorrow. Or... Live. Die. Repeat. Or Live. Die. Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow. A movie with multiple titles! Yet no matter what certain box art says or what …

Imitation?

As a writer, I deal with this problem often. I worry, some times a little too much... Is my work way too similar to [insert film/book/show here]? Yesterday, my blogging and reviewing friend Rachel posted her thoughts on the recently-released animated feature Spark. The film was made by ToonBox and Red Rover International, the Canadian-Korean …

15 Underrated Beach Boys Songs

If you're new here or you don't really know me well, here's a few words... I am obsessed with The Beach Boys. I don't play favorites, but in terms of artists and bands? They would be in my Top Ten... Sitting comfortably alongside another 60s act whose name starts with B-E-A. To the intermediate Beach …

A Fan’s Dream: 50th Anniversary ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Is LOADED

June 1st... The Beatles' legendary, renowned, beloved Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will turn 50 years old. Apple Records is pulling out all the stops. For the first time, a Beatles studio album re-issue will come with... BONUS TRACKS. The Beatles' original UK discography was first issued on CD in 1987. None of those re-issues …