In 2012, the CW premiered Arrow, a superhero TV series based off the longtime DC Comics character Green Arrow. The initial idea was to tell comic book stories without too much in the way of fantastic powers. Oliver Queen (Stephen Read more
I got to see Gene Luen Yang give a talk during a teacher’s conference probably a decade ago. He spoke quite a bit about American Born Chinese and the experience of making original graphic novels, so why didn’t I read Read more
I mentioned to some co-workers I saw the new movie Dark Waters over the weekend, and they in turn reminded me that this is not the first time actor Mark Ruffalo has been in a movie about a Dupont. Now, Read more
I more or less fell in love with Pixar’s work as soon as I saw the original Toy Story. Combining at-the-time cutting edge computer generated animation with a rather deep story for a children’s flick. As such, I have seen Read more
When I went through the AFI 100 list last year, I was pleasantly surprised to learn I enjoyed the work of Charlie Chaplin. I hadn’t really been exposed to the man’s work before and really dug it. I actually wondered Read more
Thanksgiving, or so the jokes go, is a time when families gather and get into ugly political arguments, particularly when one older uncle gets a few drinks into him. My family more or less agrees with each other on that Read more
So, I wasn’t sure I wanted to see a movie starring Shia LaBeouf, even if it was getting a lot of critical praise considering LaBeouf wrote the script for this incredibly honest and revealing autobiographical movie, titled Honey Boy after Read more
I like to take my dad out to the movies when I get the chance. That doesn’t come very often. We don’t live close to each other, he’s a lot more selective than I am, and my brother gets him Read more
Is there, perhaps, a more perfect casting for Mr. Rogers than Tom Hanks? Both men are generally regarded as among the nicest guys ever, and in Rogers’ case at least, that may not have been an exaggeration. Hanks has something Read more
I try to see every big release when it comes out, and I still skipped Crazy Rich Asians last year. I had no problem with the concept of the movie, and quite frankly, having a majority-Asian cast in a standard Read more