Rogue One: Stepping Out Into The Newly Renovated Universe

This past month, I’ve seen Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them and Dr. Strange. Both are fun expansions on their respective fandoms, taking the brand and stretching it a bit further while remaining true to the humor, wonder, and world developed in their companion films. With these fun and well-made films in mind, I walked into…

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The Art of Film Adaptation

“They’ve decided to do an adaptation of your book Under The Moon’s Shadow, professor.” “How curious. We need more films which explore the ethos of man, but how will they capture the essence of my art? The book is three hundred pages of a single, nameless man sitting in a room, watching the moon as…

The Fantastic Geography of Fictional Places

The boat settled on the water and the guide pointed. “Around that corner lies a world of dragons, fire, and lava. If we turn down the next path, we’ll find ourselves in a land of snow and ice monsters. That next corner is a path leading to technological marvels and killer robots. And over here’s…