In the Divergent film adaptation, humanity has isolated itself from the rest of the world via a high-tech barrier known as the Fence. Apparently they’re being protected from the devastation of said world caused by war or the danger of vicious mutants; take your pick. In this walled-off Chicago of the future, every teenager must take…
BEWARE: I SPOILS. Everything. Everything. Death. What. No. Stop it. I walked into this episode like a soldier facing an alien invasion. I armed myself with a box of Kleenex, a bucket of popcorn, and an emergency cake to break open in case I became so overwhelmed with grief that I had to stuff my…
Recently there have been a few key color-blind casting choices in superhero films. This shift toward an openness for non-traditional casting probably occurred when Marvel cast Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. He’s now played that traditionally white character with his own signature swagger in four films (plus cameos in two and an Agents of…
WARNING: Major Game of Thrones spoilers ahead. I never read the books. I started watching the show just before the third season came out. I wasn’t told anything about it beforehand. I wasn’t given all the hype. I just said, “Oh, here’s a show I could start watching on HBO Go.” And then I started…
