Graphic Novels a Kaiju Would Read and so Should You
Kaiju (I’m strictly speaking about the Kaiju of Pacific Rim because Godzilla’s divine reading taste is on another level.) are well known for their giant and destructive ways. Regardless of the whole devilish desire to destroy mankind, deep down, like…
The Medieval World and Medievalism
Many of the blog posts I have coming up will interact with the idea of medievalism and the medieval. Because not many people are familiar with what I mean when I talk about the medieval, I figured I could give…
Oscar Night Trivia
This year’s Oscars After Hours party has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Those of you that have attended in the past know we usually like to do trivia during commercial breaks. Since we had already come up with all…
Jason’s Video Game Review: Lost Judgment
Full review The second entry in the Judgment subseries had a lot of expectations riding on it. With Yakuza: Like a Dragon moving the main franchise into a turn-based RPG (with mostly successful results), it’s fallen to the Judgment subseries to…
Must watches for Black History Month
With the month of February being a celebration of Black History, why not browse some of the content that the Roku apps have to offer? Netflix offers a variety of documentaries that are centered around the Civil Rights Movement. Films…
Black History Month: Animators Spotlight
In an industry predominately white male, we need to highlight and celebrate Black Animators, who bring their voices and talent to major companies giving us diverse stories and characters. As we promote the arts in Fountaindale Library, it seems fitting…
Movie Review: The Green Knight
It took me a long time to watch this movie—I did not want to risk distracting myself in the midst of my Master Thesis with a new version of the Gawain character. Thankfully, having waited meant accessing the movie was…
The Golden Age of Radio Spotlight
Starting around the 1920s until about the 1950s, Americans relied on the radio for almost all forms of entertainment and news each evening. Families would sit around and listen to—not watch—a variety of programs that would strike fear in the…
Fandom Spotlight: Ultraman
“Wait a second. You’ve been calling him ‘he,’ like a friend, but what’s his name?” “He doesn’t have a name.” “Don’t joke, Everyone has a name.” “Then let’s see– How about Ultraman?” -Ultraman, Episode 1 Godzilla is not the…
Fandom Spotlight: Power Rangers, Super Sentai, and other Tokusatsu
Superheroes are more than an American phenomenon, and Japan has its own tradition of costumed heroes. While many people are aware of Power Rangers and maybe that the footage came from Japan, what you may not know is that it…