Joe ThorntonThe Dany Heel Turn Failed & Made Game of Thrones Terrible and Here’s WhyWhen you deprive characters of agency, how can you even have tragedy?Jun 1, 2019Jun 1, 2019
Joe ThorntonI Suck: A Personal Post About Writing(A note: Personal post is personal, but it’s about my basic anxiety about writing after getting out of grad school, which was an emotional…Dec 12, 2016Dec 12, 2016
Joe ThorntonElection Thoughts (Especially to White People Who Voted Trump)(Author’s Note: This has been probably one of the hardest topics to write about as of late, so I’ve created a kind of extensive “roundup”…Dec 11, 2016Dec 11, 2016
Joe ThorntonBatman v Superman: An Uncaring Hellscape of StoryboardsZack Snyder hates you. Also, spoilers.Apr 5, 2016Apr 5, 2016
Joe ThorntonThree Years Later, Man of Steel Is Still A Soulless Pile of 9/11 DebrisMan of Steel isn’t a bad film. Its filmmaking shows effort; its actors emote; its choice of villain a predictable, but logical one. None of…Mar 24, 2016Mar 24, 2016
Joe ThorntonBernie Sanders’ support isn’t millenial drivelLazy critiques of Sanders’ support miss how his candidacy understands young people in a way that Hillary’s doesn’tFeb 5, 2016Feb 5, 2016
Joe ThorntonYou Haven’t Really Seen a Harry Potter Movie Until You’ve Seen Wizard People, Dear ReaderI’ve been a Harry Potter fan since I was around 10 or 11 years old. I can remember being one of the first people in my class to read Harry…Jan 18, 2016Jan 18, 2016
Joe ThorntonThe Force Awakens: Before and After (no spoilers)With this particular review, I thought it would be important to me to gather my thoughts before I actually watch the film. What follows is…Dec 22, 2015Dec 22, 2015
