Sins of the Father
By Isabella Summitt April 9, 2024 marks 611 years since Henry V was crowned king of England. Henry V followed the solemn procession. It was the second funeral he had attended in the past two…
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The Fencing Partner
Prince Hal had been looking forward to fencing class. As he was destined to be Henry the Fifth, he was excited to see how he’d measure up to the other students. The only downside was…
Considering a Life of Villainy: Loki in the Avengers
I have serious doubts that even this July’s Dark Knight Rises will get me hooting, clapping, cheering, laughing and hollering as much as The Avengers did when I first saw it in RPX in glorious…
Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Review
A Rehash of things that have been done before and/or better in no particular order: A pirate boy has a quest to free his father from a curse – Dead Man’s Chest. Admittedly, I felt…
Daughters of the Phantom: A Phantom of the Opera Story
Katherine woke in the familiar darkness, sleeping on a bundle of old theater curtains. She felt comfortable in the dark; ‘it was friendly,’ her father always told her. The only light came from dim candles…
Reflections on The Lord of the Rings 18 Years Later…
I only watched the Ralph Bashki cartoon and the Rankin Bass ROTK and The Hobbit when I was a kid. I knew nothing about Tolkien in 2001; I was 8 years old. The Mummy Returns…
Loki in the First Thor Film: How the God of Mischief Converted Me to Marvel
I must confess, I shared popular opinion when it came to comic book movies when Thor came out. I’d just finished the high school tier of homeschooling and was in caffeine hangover after the spring…
The Soulless Swordsman: A Meditation on the Student of Prague.
Author's Note: ‘The Student of Prague’ is a retelling of the Faust Legend, except that the soul the protagonist sells is his own mirror reflection, which then leaves the mirror and lives out his dark…
The Bride of Frankenstein: A Halloween Classic or a Campy Freak Show?
Everything about this movie is halved—in my opinion, most of the good juicy horror moments and the acting. The movie is praised as being the best in the classic Frankenstein Universal cycle. It is a…
The Magic and the Memories: A Nostalgic Fan’s Harry Potter Timeline
…A girl saw an ad in a Lego catalogue that came in the mail. She loved Lego but knew nothing about this new Lego set line. When she showed it to her mother she…