A young woman in a skimpy bathing suit floats in a hot tub. Just seconds ago, she caught sight of an unfamiliar creature, a hulking figure in the background of the selfies she took. But like so many horror movie victims, she ignored good sense and laid back in the tub, unaware of the danger …
“Will I be in a straight jacket?” The attending nurse laughed when I asked her that question, but I wasn’t joking. My severe depression and anxiety had, up to that point, gone undiagnosed. So when my doctor sent me to a behavioral health clinic after a suicide attempt, my only experience with such places came from …
Moon Knight’s origin story evolved from ‘crazy person’ to Oscar Isaac’s relatable hero Read More »
With Daredevil set for a season four in the MCU, these comics can help guide the show from Netflix to Disney+.
There’s an irony to Disney’s Christopher Robin, the latest entry in the “adults remember their childhood” genre, because it constantly reveals itself to be the work of adults who have forgotten what childhood is like. Wes Anderson may have pulled it off in Fantastic Mr. Fox, but if even master of awe Steven Spielberg failed …
Review: Christopher Robin is a Movie About Whimsy, Not a Movie With Whimsy Read More »
Because I\’m the sole writer, editor, and programmer (and, to be honest, viewer) of Renewed Mind Movie Talk, I\’ve only done movies I like. Sure, I\’ve skipped over some stranger flicks I enjoy in favor of something more popular, and thus more likely to gain viewers, but I haven\’t spent time on a movie I …
Disney\’s Beauty and the Beast: Transformative Forms of Love (Renewed Mind Movie Talk) Read More »
Because I\’m the sole writer, editor, and programmer (and, to be honest, viewer) of Renewed Mind Movie Talk, I\’ve only done movies I like. Sure, I\’ve skipped over some stranger flicks I enjoy in favor of something more popular, and thus more likely to gain viewers, but I haven\’t spent time on a movie I …
Disney\’s Beauty and the Beast: Transformative Forms of Love (Renewed Mind Movie Talk) Read More »
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlq-R36UAr4]New episode of Renewed Mind Movie Talk!In this episode, I look at the way the Disney/Pixar film Inside Out imagines the necessity of despair.Although nearly every children\’s movie tells viewers to believe in themselves if they want to find happiness, the 2015 Disney/Pixar Film Inside Out shifts this message. It not only offers a …
Renewed Mind Movie Talk Episode 03 – Inside Out: Sanctified Sadness Read More »
