Tag: sci-fi
Scientific American: Why the Term “JEDI” is Problematic
Don Khan Swaylo | Sep 24, 2021 | 6
When asked, “How do you define Jedi?” do you immediately leap to reference the social justice literature? If you don’t, perhaps you are doing it wrong. Fresh off their successful endorsement of a presidential candidate for the first time in their 175-year history, Scientific American is taking...
Read MoreREVIEW: Star Wars Visions Season 1 (2021)
Star Wars: Visions is an anthology series set in the Star Wars galaxy. The episodes were created by several different Japanese animation studios to infuse the world of Star Wars with the look and feel of anime. The episodes are more like vignettes, each telling a short, self-contained story with see...
Read MoreMarcia Lucas Vindicates Star Wars Fans
THATTUGGLIFE | Sep 23, 2021 | 3
It’s no secret that the recent Disney Star Wars movies have had a major backlash. Longtime fans have rallied against the way Kathleen Kennedy, JJ Abrams, and Rian Johnson handled things for the last six years, while newer fans have voiced their support. The division among fans has been a hot topic...
Read MoreREVIEW: Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014)
Mr. Peabody and Sherman is a 2014 DreamWorks movie based on “Peabody’s Improbable History,” a segment of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends. Mr. Peabody is a brilliant, anthropomorphic dog who adopts a human boy named Sherman. I’ve never seen the original cartoon or the movie...
Read MoreREVIEW: What If…? – Season 1, Episode 6 “What If… Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?”
Does “What If… Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?” end the winning streak Marvel’s new animated series has been skating since that dreadful second episode? Yes and no. It’s not bad, by any means, and it has some interesting ideas that it explores using the What If…? hook. The problem is, it ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Malignant (2021)
THATTUGGLIFE | Sep 11, 2021 | 1
Director James Wan has made quite the reputation for himself in the horror world over the last decade. His first major film, SAW, debuted in 2004, went on to make over 100 million dollars at the box office on a 1.2 million dollar budget and launched a franchise that dominated the horror landscape fo...
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