PinnedRose SharonWas Producer Gary Kurtz Fired After “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”?Dec 16, 2023Dec 16, 2023
PinnedRose SharonThe Real “Hero” of Spider-Man: the History of Nickelback’s Infamous Butt Rock SongDec 29, 20211Dec 29, 20211
PinnedRose SharonThe Uneasy Exceptionalism of Harry Potter’s Wizarding WorldAt one point in time, Harry Potter ruled the world. First published in 1997, J.K. Rowling’s international phenomenon would be told across…Sep 6, 2022Sep 6, 2022
PinnedRose SharonThe Lord of Arrakis: The Design of Denis Villenueve’s Dune and Peter Jackson’s Middle EarthHow the differences between Villenueve and Jackson’s approach created fundamentally different adaptations of two pop culture masterpieces.Nov 18, 2021Nov 18, 2021
PinnedRose SharonAs Entertainment becomes Morally Ambiguous, Media Literacy is Dying.Tell me if you’ve heard this story before: An anti-hero with an “edgy” demeanor hoodwinks the rest of the cast into enabling their immoral…Apr 16, 2022Apr 16, 2022
Rose SharonThe Deathly Hallows Flickr “Leak”: A Cautionary Tale About the Fragility of Internet History.Jan 28Jan 28
Rose SharonThe Flash’s Own Uncle-Shaped Hole… and its Many, Many other ProblemsNote: This is an unplanned follow-up to my recent post about Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. It’s not necessary to read it for this…Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
Rose SharonBalance in the Force Part 3: A Glance at Star Wars’ Expanded UniverseHello again, intrepid readers. With the first two parts to this unnecessarily comprehensive retrospective on Star Wars, the majority of the…Jun 18, 2023Jun 18, 2023
Rose SharonThe Hilarious Ways Final Fantasy XVI’s Demo Mimic’s Game of ThronesTake a look at Square Enix’s newest entry in the Final Fantasy series, which is shockingly similar to Game of ThronesJun 17, 2023Jun 17, 2023