The Complicated History of Gay Pride, and Why Violence Still Reigns Supreme
Many countries around the world are celebrating Pride Month this June. Gay pride’s history spans back to 1969, where 200 patrons resisted arrest and rioted at the Stonewall bar in New York City. By the time Britain decriminalized in 1969,…
Batman: Duel- Ch 2, An Uneasy Truce
2007 Bruce looked evenly at the man in front of him. Was he studying him as well as Bruce was studying him? Perhaps. It was in Scott King's best interest to observe- and understand- his patient intimately. Here, inside this…
Dreamenders- Ch 3, A Piece of Jupiter’s Mind
"You missed this, didn't you?" Leah asked, standing atop Empire State Building, balancing herself on the narrow spire. "Missed what?" Nate asked, floating upside down. His cellphone slipped off his pocket, hitting his chin on the way down. Nate cursed,…
Superman: Man of Tomorrow- 7:03 AM
Wally West did not see this coming. And that's more of a big deal than you think. Because Wally West is one of the fastest people alive. And because he can think faster than most people, he's also one of…
Dragonball LE: Light Eternal- Ch 3, Fighting With his Family
"Whis?" "Yes Lord Beerus?" "This isn't how things were supposed to happen, is it?" Beerus was floating in the middle of nowhere, or at least, that's what it seemed like to him. No planets of repute, and thus no delicacies…
Leila tells a Timely Story of Segregation, Paranoia and Hope
Netflix’s latest Indian series, Leila, is based on a 2017 novel by Prayaag Akbar. Although the adaptation (helmed by director Deepa Mehta) is more political than the source material, it gets some timely ideas across about dystopian autocracies. Shalini Rizwan…
Dark Phoenix is a Disappointing End to an Once Thriving Franchise
With Disney acquiring Fox (and the X-Men with it) there’s little reason to watch Dark Phoenix. Even if you are a die-hard fan of the previous movies, there’s little that waits for you except disappointment. This is the second film…
Good Omens is a Whimsical Miniseries about an Unlikely Friendship (and an impending Apocalypse)
There’s an ineffable Britishness to Good Omens. An adaptation of the 1990 novel written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, it tells the story of an unlikely pair of friends- an angel and a demon- as they work together to…
Hulu’s Catch 22 Blends Satire and Brutality to Mixed Results
Joseph Heller’s seminal novel, Catch 22, has been adapted to the big screen before. This time around, George Clooney tries his hand at a mini series adaptation, focusing on both the surreal satire and brutality of war, seen through the…
Doom Patrol is a Wonderfully Weird Story about Broken Individuals Finding Each Other
Doom Patrol is one of those weird properties that not even comic book fans have really heard about. There have been a couple of seminal runs- by Grant Morrison in the 80s and by Gerard Way in 2016- but it…
