Anastasia Romanov is a necessary myth. The Grand Duchess’ symbolic afterlife in…
Month: May 2021
“Evil Spelt Backward is Live”: Magic Science and Apocalyptic Song in Rock & Rule (1983)
Imagine a realm where those who rock, rule. A frightening world of…
“Olympus Would Be That Way”: Hercules (1997) and Disney’s Mythology
“From Zero to Hero” When I was in elementary school, we had…
“I’m Just Drawn That Way”: Live Worlds and Drawn People in Betty Boop and Roger Rabbit
Introduction for May I have always been entranced with an animator’s ability…
Dismissing Patrick Bateman: Imitation and Control in American Psycho (2000)
IMDb categorizes American Psycho first as a comedy and then as a…