PinnedAdeene DentonHow Grad School Turned me into Darth Vader(NOT the war crimes, this is not about the war crimes, this is about how a desiccated institution nearly drove me to my doom)May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
Adeene DentonHit Man made me so mad I can’t sleep, so now it’s your problemSpoiler warning for Hit Man (2024), dir. Richard LinklaterJul 292Jul 292
Adeene DentonIn Star Wars: Andor, the future of space exploration is empire at scaleCharting the half-life of the Galactic Empire in outer spaceMay 13May 13
Adeene Denton“Hope is like the sun”: How ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ helped me get my PhDSpoiler warning for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Please proceed accordingly!Dec 12, 2022Dec 12, 2022
Adeene DentonMagic Mike XXL is the Version of the Odyssey We Need Right NowSpoiler warning for Magic Mike XXL (2015) and Homer’s Odyssey. Please proceed accordingly!Jul 13, 2021Jul 13, 2021
Adeene DentonA Journey to the Center of ‘The Core’Revisiting geology’s most notoriously bad movieMay 10, 2021May 10, 2021
Adeene DentonYour Space Program is in Another CastleUsing Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Castle in the Sky’ to deconstruct a modern American mythFeb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Adeene DentoninHuman PartsWhy Can’t I Watch ‘The Right Stuff’?An analysis of astronauts, the French revolution, and the future of space explorationNov 30, 20204Nov 30, 20204
Adeene DentoninThe StartupFollowing New HorizonsMy ‘Before Sunrise’-style love story with a planet that no longer existsJul 24, 20202Jul 24, 20202
Adeene DentonFit, Hot Guys Have Problems Too: How Magic Mike Interrogates Masculinity, Sexuality, and the 2008…On its face, Magic Mike (2012) is a gender-bent take on the classic trope of the sex worker with a heart of gold, whose aspirations and…Jun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020