Theaters are open and the long-awaited, multiply delayed Tenet is playing just about everywhere. It’s not a bad film, but in 2020, watching Tenet isn’t about what Tenet is about—or even how Tenet is about what its about—its about watching … Continue reading This week in Film — TENET and two on TCM
Our fathers were our models for God. If our fathers bailed, what does that tell you about God? —Tyler Durden, Fight Club When journalist Bill Moyers interviewed narratologist Joseph Campbell in 1988 he asked why hero stories could be found in every culture, every religion across the globe. Campbell’s reply was simply: “Because that’s what’s worth writing about.” There is another component to the universality of the hero’s journey, the one between fathers and sons. Sometimes the son must vanquish the father, or some facsimile, other times the son saves the father from himself. These tropes, which rear their heads … Continue reading GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
