Long Live DC Back in 2008, at the dawn of the MCU with Iron Man, DC Comics released The Dark Knight, arguably their finest film. Both movies were incredibly influential in their own ways: Iron Man for starting the highest grossing (and yes, perhaps most
DC continues franchise course correction The DC Extended Universe has always seemed to have some trouble since 2014’s Man of Steel, which found mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike. In 2016, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice also lost the battle against critical reviews,
Consequence in a Good Way On Wednesday morning, I woke up to a message from my mother. She was concerned for me after reading my column and wanted to assure me that if I felt like I needed to go to therapy, I should. It
Sadness + Brownies This was not the first time that the sadness had taken over Marcus. He called it sadness because he wasn’t sure what else to name it. It wasn’t depression, or at least he hoped it wasn’t. In his experience, depression was something
The Taming of the Screw There’s a screw under my desk. Or maybe it’s a nail. Well, wait. Hold on. They just informed me that they are, in fact, neither nail nor screw but something in between. I can call them Screw though. So, that’s
What happened to the office? Ladies and gentleman, the story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. This is the city: Denver, Colorado. My name is Elmore. I’m a journalist. It’s my job to report to
Pursuit of Happiness I turned 20 last Friday. It’s an odd thing to say because, at least a little, it freaked me out. My dad wrote in my birthday card “Hope you enjoyed your childhood and teen years.” When I read that, I gave a nervous
Inspiration (Part 2) “Art has to be about more than just, ‘My life is great and I’m good at drawing,’” says Spencer (Barry Keoghan), the protagonist of American Animals, as he plans a robbery. He’s clearly going about giving his life meaning via a significant
Inspiration (Part 1) “Do you ever feel like your life has turned into something you never intended?” asks Amy Adams about a quarter of the way into fashion designer turned writer and director Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals. She’s sitting at a desk in the art
Home Medley The Chipotle I work at plays mostly indie pop songs and remixes that I’m sure some guy in an office somewhere curated into a playlist with a title like “songs that won’t offend anyone while they eat their burrito.” Usually, I’m not bothered