Dec 27, 2017

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Disney ruined Beauty and the Beast [review]

Disney ruined Beauty and the Beast [review]

(1 / 5) When I first saw the trailer for the live action version of Disney’s classic Beauty and the Beast, I frowned. Unlike Jungle Book, this was clearly intended to be a scene-by-scene remake of the animated movie, and I didn’t see the point of that. Why would anyone be interested in it? First of all, the original was nearly perfect as it was. Secondly, the characters and the...

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Jul 1, 2017

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Frozen is as ice-cold as its title [review]

Frozen is as ice-cold as its title [review]

(2 / 5) ***this review contains spoilers*** It’s very hard to rate Frozen since I’m tempted to give it fewer stars just to kick at this ridiculous pedestal it’s been put on! But, I guess I did enjoy it, kind of, especially because it was visually gorgeous. So, Mr. Integrity obliges me to rate it 6 out of 10. If you consider how important storytelling is for me in...

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Apr 7, 2017

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I still like Dungeons and Dragons 4t...

I still like Dungeons and Dragons 4th edition

One of the things I’m interested in as a storyteller is table top...

Jan 26, 2017

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The best movie in the series

The best movie in the series

This is obviously going to be a pretty subjective article – like all of my...

Jan 11, 2017

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A look back at Christopher Nolan’s B...

A look back at Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy

If you take a look at some of my earlier articles, you might get the...

Sep 23, 2016

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Good, evil and moral relativism in S...

Good, evil and moral relativism in Star Wars

I’ve certainly established myself as a defender of the Star Wars prequels,...

Aug 23, 2016

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‘Mature, dark and gritty’...

‘Mature, dark and gritty’ is meaningless

Mature, dark and gritty. I’m going to be up front about this: I don’t like...