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Sep 23, 2016

Posted by Clark Kent Without Glasses in Movies, Opinion | 12 Comments

Good, evil and moral relativism in Star Wars

I’ve certainly established myself as a defender of the Star Wars prequels, and by extension a defender of George Lucas. I keep on defending those films for their artistic merits – even if a majority of fans disagrees with me. However, over the past two and half years, a lot has changed in my outlook on life and this has affected the way I look at Star Wars and in particular my...

Aug 23, 2016

Posted by Clark Kent Without Glasses in Movies, Opinion | 5 Comments

‘Mature, dark and gritty’ is meaningle...

Mature, dark and gritty. I’m going to be up front about this: I don’t like this cluster of words, especially when applied to fantasy. Whenever I hear a movie or a game described in this way, I can’t help but cringe. Especially the words ‘dark and gritty’ are often put together when it comes to marketing movies. Imdb even has a list of ‘dark and gritty’...

Jun 27, 2016

Posted by Clark Kent Without Glasses | 2 Comments