Category Archives: Popular culture

Brand Zero: A Permanent Moratorium on Talk of Major Brands

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

Recently, friend of the blog Jon Del Arroz mentioned that the common practice of trashing famous media franchises on Youtube and other places online does nothing to change the state of pop culture (archive here.) In fact, it makes things … Continue reading →

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No Despair, Only Heroism

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

NOTE: In an earlier post, I mentioned that I wanted to do a Combat Frame Xseed/Shining Tomorrow crossover. I’m sorry to say that it won’t be happening any time soon since Brian Niemeier rejected the idea. I respect his decision; … Continue reading →

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Why Film Is Still King

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

We often hear about how video games are an art form and about how its revenues exceed Hollywood’s, yet film and television remain the undisputed king and queen of the entertainment landscape. Video games get attention, but not the kind … Continue reading →

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Work With What You Have

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

“Someday, I’ll write that book.” “Someday, I’ll learn an instrument.” “Someday, I’ll make a film.” We all want to do something someday. Some of us even know that someday is today. But what we don’t realize is that we should … Continue reading →

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Appealing to Men

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

In matters of love, men are attracted to looks while women are attracted to status and personality. This is a fact borne out by innumerable psychological studies and by many frustrated suitors. This fact is the reason women accuse men … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on My Recent Film Release

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

Yesterday at noon Eastern time, I released the old version of my short film Defeat the Witch! on Youtube. As my first-ever film, I’m proud of it and I encourage all of you to watch if you haven’t already. UPDATE: … Continue reading →

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The World’s Most Important Medium of Storytelling

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

Every time I open Twitter, I see some variation of the following: “Movies suck now because of reboots and wokeness!” “There goes another beloved franchise.” “Only anime is any good anymore — BASED JAPAN!” “TV is for pussies; lift some … Continue reading →

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Escapist Entertainment

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

UPDATE: Alexander Hellene responds. Recently, I came across this tweet: Men should limit their intake of escapist entertainment. Reality is a lot more interesting that the 9,000th installment of a superheroes movie. — Michael Sebastian (@HonorAndDaring) June 20, 2019 (Archive … Continue reading →

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Detective Pikachu’s Utopia

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

On opening weekend, I saw the movie Detective Pikachu with some friends. I thought it was a pretty nice popcorn flick — the plot, involving a young man and a talking Pikachu trying to find out what happened to said … Continue reading →

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All the Franchises Are Dead

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

Recently, I ran into this tweet (archive here.) I think it finally hit me. At somepoint you got to let go and just let something die. Starwars is dead.Konami us dead.Game's journalism is dead.Journalism is dead.Ghostbusters is dead.Predator is dead. … Continue reading →

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