Category Archives: Film

Absolutely Immoral & Absolutely Understandable

Posted on October 21, 2019 by JC

It is not good for man to be alone. Genesis 2:18 This is yet another one of the posts that sat in drafts, splattered with a few ideas of what I wanted to write after I watched the film Passengers … Continue reading →

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The Lion King: A Subversive Masterpiece

Posted on July 8, 2019 by JC

I always have a number of topics/ideas in drafts and this is one I’ve probably had for the longest time. I usually get around to them eventually and the fact that this has now been written is proof of that. … Continue reading →

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Enjoying and Obsessing

Posted on April 17, 2019 by JC

While I haven’t watched the new trailer and am not at all interested in the new film, it was hard to miss this and the ensuing reaction and I think it is worth posting about. What I am talking about … Continue reading →

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Bridgete Jones’s Diary: Pride and Delusion

Posted on November 17, 2018 by JC

This is the second article I had written with the Return of Kings audience in mind. It follows from the first I posted a few weeks ago. They were both written around the same time.  A few years ago I … Continue reading →

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Never Underestimate a Man

Posted on October 28, 2018 by JC

I had written two articles that I intended to submit for publication on the Return of Kings website. Less than a day after I had both drafts finished, Roosh V made the announcement that he was closing the site. So … Continue reading →

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The Thrawn Trilogy Review

Posted on February 21, 2018 by JC

The Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn Bantam Spectra, 1991-1993 Having thoroughly disliked the last two films and vowing not to pay to see another after Rogue One, I got to thinking about what could have been a few months ago. … Continue reading →

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TMNT & Masculinity

Posted on December 10, 2017 by JC

It is normal or at least it was normal years ago to expect the worst of Hollywood treatments of popular comic books, children’s cartoons and video games. And with the exception of the latter, this is not as true as … Continue reading →

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Walter Sobchek – Modern America: the Man

Posted on November 5, 2017 by JC

Last night I re-watched one of my favourite films, The Big Lebowski. This was my old DVD copy that I had put (along with many others) on to a spindle in order to save space. On a small tangent, I … Continue reading →

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Of Pot Plants and Prurience

Posted on October 15, 2017 by JC

As I’ve said numerous times, I don’t keep up with the news on a day to day basis. I don’t read newspapers, watch TV or even check dedicated news websites with any frequency. I get my news in drips and … Continue reading →

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Manners Lost

Posted on October 9, 2017 by JC

I was recently watching the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice on a night when foul weather raged outside. It had been a long time since I last watched it and I found myself focusing on the way the society … Continue reading →

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