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Erick Zepeda

Erick Zepeda

The Legend of the Nail-Polished Undercover Misogynist

I have not been a man for what feels to me, like quite some time, but I’ve only recently gotten to the point that I am comfortable telling…

Aug 31, 2023

The Legend of the Nail-Polished Undercover Misogynist

Aug 31, 2023

Erick Zepeda

Stop Talking to Me About Actors: You Are Not Immune to Celebrity

It feels very First-Year-Studying-Film to take up so much time discussing actors when talking about movies to me. That’s not to say that…

May 17, 2023

Stop Talking to Me About Actors: You Are Not Immune to Celebrity

May 17, 2023

Erick Zepeda

Streaming Services and the Broadening of Age Ratings

The Old Guard (dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2020) is a fantasy action movie released on Netflix, about a group of immortal mercenaries who…

Aug 3, 2020

Streaming Services and the Broadening of Age Ratings

Aug 3, 2020

Erick Zepeda

Walk the Path of the Demon Again: Searching for Depth in Afro Samurai

Afro Samurai is a simple story, starring a stoic, katana-wielding protagonist, who cuts people down on his path to vengeance and is simply…

Jul 5, 2020

Walk the Path of the Demon Again: Searching for Depth in Afro Samurai

Jul 5, 2020

Erick Zepeda

Beyond Franchise Fatigue: A Lifelong Rumination on the Godzilla Film Series

I was one of those little kids who was really, really into Godzilla. At this point, I don’t even remember if my first exposure to Japanese…

Apr 27, 2020

Beyond Franchise Fatigue: A Lifelong Rumination on the Godzilla Film Series

Apr 27, 2020

Erick Zepeda

Rewriting the American Blockbuster: Guillermo Del Toro’s Hellboy and The Shape of Water

Film director Guillermo Del Toro has cited a deep love for supernatural horror and dark fantasy as his largest influences. His filmography…

Apr 7, 2020

Rewriting the American Blockbuster: Guillermo Del Toro’s Hellboy and The Shape of Water

Apr 7, 2020

Erick Zepeda

Full Metal Jacket and the American War Fetish

I think a lot about the idea that any war movie is inherently pro war. Obviously, we can’t hold every film to an absolute like that. But…

Jan 4, 2020

Jan 4, 2020

Erick Zepeda

American New Comedy: A Reflection on Dave Chappelle and the State of Contemporary Stand-up

A few weeks back I saw a lineup of some young and very exciting comedians. Jak Knight and friends. Then Dave Chappelle made a surprise…

Sep 6, 2019

Sep 6, 2019

Erick Zepeda

Dororo and the Definition of Humanity

Dororo (2019) is a twenty-four episode anime series based the 1967 manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka. It tells the tale of a daimyo…

Jul 5, 2019

Dororo and the Definition of Humanity

Jul 5, 2019

Erick Zepeda

On Writing

I think a lot of people don’t know that I write. It sounds weird to say that I write in a simple, declarative statement like that. I…

Apr 6, 2019

Apr 6, 2019

Erick Zepeda

Erick Zepeda

Writer/filmmaker. Light Work posting here sometimes. To read or watch more of my work, visit: https://linktr.ee/Erick.Zepeda

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