I love the NBC sitcom Community (2009-2015). I try not to suck out the joy by overthinking, but the copious references to Indiana Jones and an Anthropology course within the series that quickly goes off the rails are too much fun to ignore. What follows isn't an analysis of the series, but instead a thinly … Continue reading Looking below the surface of Community (2009-2015)
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Anthropology, Archaeology & Slashers
Happy Halloween! As I'm editing some posts for the spooky season, I realized I didn't yet have a brief introductory post to slasher films up yet! I'm not going to get into the weeds over what constitutes a slasher film here, instead using a broad definition that hinges on a killer or small group of … Continue reading Anthropology, Archaeology & Slashers
The Color Red
Well. Hrm. This is a bit embarrassing. All this time I've been off doing Things I thought I had a proper post up that the site launch was delayed until October 2021, but instead I've just had an empty test post hanging around gathering cobwebs. At any rate. I'm just sharing a funny coincidence, but … Continue reading The Color Red
Movie Watch: Alone in the Dark (2005)
Alone in the Dark is a 1982 horror movie starring Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence and Martin Landau.Unfortunately, that's not the movie we're watching. We're watching Alone in the Dark, a 2005 supernatural/archaeological horror movie starring Tara Reid, Christian Slater and Stephen Dorff. If that doesn't give you a sufficient idea of how terrible this movie … Continue reading Movie Watch: Alone in the Dark (2005)
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