The poster for “Wake Up Dead Man.” Courtesy | Wake Up Dead Man Instagram A good priest is hard to find — that is, if Hollywood has anything to do with it. As a cradle Catholic, I’ve learned to be wary of media depictions of Catholic liturgy, clergy, and belief. Even works made with good intentions have a tendency to distort...
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A beloved original becomes a stranger thing
Season five starts with a bang: 7 year old Holly Wheeler (Nell Fisher) is kidnapped, and our beloved group of heroes scramble to save her from the humanoid monster Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower.) Holly becomes a critical character for the season, but that decision was a mistake. Fisher aces the role, but introducing Wheeler as a main character highlights the...
Analog media solves the Netflix problem
Netflix plans to buy Warner Bros. in a billion dollar deal. Courtesy | Netflix When news broke that Netflix wanted to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. studios, the film industry responded in horror. Concerned articles and explosive statements cited the dreaded consequences, fearful of ethical concerns regarding Netflix’s screenwriting regulations. The solution is to abandon streaming altogether and return to...
