ABOUT Paul Shannon
Paul is a New Jersey resident who, unlike most twenty-something year-old white men, has never attended college. He has an undying respect for the Hero’s Journey – the eternal rhythm of the universe that appears in all (well-written) stories made by humankind since the beginning of time.
Robots, Aliens, and Mullets, Oh My! I recall my jaw dropping the moment the trailer for District 9 (2009) hit about its midway point and revealed that a race of aliens were going to be the main plot point of a film that I, moments prior, thought was going to be about some boring contemporary social issue….
Ah, Nintendo. With what words to express thine legacy? Most people who have even touched the controls to a video game system these days know the name Nintendo – even if they’ve never played one of their past or present systems, nor ever care to buy one. Nintendo’s most recent, and widely successful Super Smash Bros. title for the Wii U…
Whether you care to see the Wachowski’s latest science fiction space opera Jupiter Ascending or not, it may be increasingly more and more difficult to ignore the buzz it’s been getting lately. Why is the film getting so much press? Well, one thing’s for sure – it’s a pretty weird film. But the word “weird”…