Lars von Trier’s Antichrist: Grief, Pain, Despair

Lars von Trier is, beyond a doubt, one of the boldest directors of our time; he never balks at digging a hole in the soil of human emotion with the sole intention of getting well and dirty. Von Trier’s Melancholia (2011) is a meditation on self-destruction, on one’s inner life being untameable, overbearing and suffocating. Antichrist (2009) is …

(SPN) S15E06: Castiel

All my meta analysis of SPN is written on the caveat that you’ve actually watched the show. Hence there are major spoilers throughout and it’s written more as a viewer’s companion than a viewer’s guide. Ie. I explain very little and highlight threads that have been pulled on for fifteen years of narrative. So, if …

(SPN) S15E05: How to Fight God

All my meta analysis of SPN is written on the caveat that you’ve actually watched the show. Hence there are major spoilers throughout and it’s written more as a viewer’s companion than a viewer’s guide. Ie. I explain very little and highlight threads that have been pulled on for fifteen years of narrative. So, if …

(SPN) S15E04: Lucky Them

All my meta analysis of SPN is written on the caveat that you’ve actually watched the show. Hence there are major spoilers throughout and it’s written more as a viewer’s companion than a viewer’s guide. Ie. I explain very little and highlight threads that have been pulled on for fifteen years of narrative. So, if …

(SPN) S15E02: Cas

All my meta analysis of SPN is written on the caveat that you’ve actually watched the show. Hence there are major spoilers throughout and it’s written more as a viewer’s companion than a viewer’s guide. Ie. I explain very little and highlight threads that have been pulled on for fifteen years of narrative. So, if …

(SPN) S15E01: Belphegor, Spells and Symbology – Oh My!

All my meta analysis of SPN is written on the caveat that you've actually watched the show. Hence there are major spoilers throughout and it's written more as a viewer's companion than a viewer's guide. Ie. I explain very little and highlight threads that have been pulled on for fifteen years of narrative. So, if …

The Flawed Premise of You (Season 2): Episodes 6-10

Read my thoughts on episodes 1-5 here. This article contains major spoilers throughout. Looking at the title of this commentary I figured I’d start this second part with answering the question of What is a premise?  A premise is the laurels upon which the narrative rests.  Basically, it is the idea behind why this story …

(SPN) Castiel: Angel or Man?

Please do read about exactly why I'm hooked on the show Supernatural (SPN) in this previous post, and get a sense of why this study of one of my favourite characters ever on television even came about. Castiel has an amazingly complex and brilliantly structured character arc, and while I wrote this about two years …

Charlie Kaufman and the Art of Adaptation

Adapting a novel into a film is a sensitive and hazardous process, especially if the novel has already garnered a following of avid readers. When adapting an already existing work the screenwriter may have the leisure of not having to come up with everything from scratch, but they must endure the added stress of wanting …