Published: The Daily Dot (August 16, 2016)
It’s a strange feeling, having written one of the few positive articles about Suicide Squad.
If the Internet community can learn anything from “Suicide Squad,” it is that online culture breeds a specific kind of overly-informed and excessively quantifying approach to the art of criticism.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (August 16, 2016)
Simply put, cyber bullies deserve to be ridiculed because they are cowards.
I suppose I can exclude the rare troll or hater who actually attaches his or her real name to their verbal bile. There are even a handful of individuals who make their careers out of trolling (Perez Hilton and Milo Yiannapoulos come to mind).... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (August 9, 2016)
Before I get to why Will Smith is probably right, let’s dispense with why his hysterical right-wing critics are definitely wrong. At a press event in Dubai, Smith tried to find a silver lining to the dark cloud that is Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.... Read Original Article
Published: Salon (August 5, 2016)
[Note: The end of this essay contains spoilers for the ending of “Suicide Squad.”]
Published: The Good Men Project (July 28, 2016)
I may as well be upfront about this… I am a HUGE fan of “South Park.” Although their political sensibilities don’t always align with my own (see: their global warming denialism), the nineteen existing seasons of “South Park” contain some of the sharpest and boldest social commentary ever aired on television. ... Read Original Article
Published: Salon (July 15, 2016)
It’s just a movie, people.