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    To Be Stuck in WandaVision’s Grief-Stricken Suburbia
    • Mar 22, 2021
    • 6 min

    To Be Stuck in WandaVision’s Grief-Stricken Suburbia

    Wanda: It's just like this wave washing over me again and again. It knocks me down and when I try to stand up, it just comes for me...
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    The (Failed) Plot Against America
    • Jan 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    The (Failed) Plot Against America

    Undying nationalism and a misplaced sense of righteousness in action were, in part, the cornerstones for the rise of the Nazi Party in...
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    Pixar's Soul: A Search for Meaning
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    Pixar's Soul: A Search for Meaning

    I started Entertainmental as a means for exploring the concepts and themes of film as they relate to human nature. Like any other form of...
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    Fall TV Takes on COVID-19
    • Nov 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    Fall TV Takes on COVID-19

    Television is meant to provide a form of escapism for audiences, a way to immerse oneself in an alternate reality of storytelling beyond...
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    The 100: The Power of Youth to Rebuild Society
    • Oct 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    The 100: The Power of Youth to Rebuild Society

    When the world seems doomed and the people lose faith in a continuous existence, the pressure often lies on the power of youth to...
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    The OA: A Conspiracy Post (*Spoilers*)
    • Oct 9, 2020
    • 8 min

    The OA: A Conspiracy Post (*Spoilers*)

    This blog entry is less of a review/analysis, but rather a conspiracy theory for one of my favorite TV shows - The OA. The series was one...
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    Nietzche & The Dark Knight
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 4 min

    Nietzche & The Dark Knight

    * HW for Film & Philosophy Course, GWU (2019) Nietzsche writes in Beyond Good and Evil, “In as much as in all ages, as long as mankind...
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    What Does it Mean to Be Human?
    • Sep 7, 2020
    • 5 min

    What Does it Mean to Be Human?

    What truly defines the human experience? Is it our ability to think beyond means of survival, or the mechanisms through which we regulate...
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    What Can Plato Teach Us about Life of Pi?
    • Aug 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    What Can Plato Teach Us about Life of Pi?

    * HW for Film and Philosophy Course, GWU Fall 2019 * Plato writes, “clearly, he said, he would first see the sun and then reason about...
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    How to Be an American Immigrant, as Told by Hulu’s Ramy
    • Aug 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    How to Be an American Immigrant, as Told by Hulu’s Ramy

    I'm going to start off this post by emphasizing that I am NOT a first generation immigrant. I do not know the firsthand struggles or...
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    The Wizard of Oz: An American Fairytale
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 10 min

    The Wizard of Oz: An American Fairytale

    Final Paper for Grimm's Fairytale College Course, GWU (2017) A little over two centuries ago, the Grimm Brothers, Wilhelm and Jacob,...
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    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: Music as a Metaphor
    • Jul 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: Music as a Metaphor

    When I first meet someone, I have the habit of placing them into the realm of television plots and characterization. It’s not...
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    How to 'Do the Right Thing' (According to Plato)
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    How to 'Do the Right Thing' (According to Plato)

    This post is from an Assignment from a Film and Philosophy course, GWU (2019) Plato Reading from the Republic (Plato) Plato writes, “I...
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    "Wilfred" and the Pursuit of the Self
    • Jul 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    "Wilfred" and the Pursuit of the Self

    I find myself talking to my dog a lot these days. I ask him why he continues to chew the grass in the backyard despite knowing he will...
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    Hamilton: The Musical & The Cultural Revolution of it All
    • Jul 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    Hamilton: The Musical & The Cultural Revolution of it All

    On the eve of the Fourth of July, Hamilton: The Musical was released for audiences around the country and the world through Disney Plus...
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    'Devs' and the Recurring Myth
    • Jun 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    'Devs' and the Recurring Myth

    The cerebral series, Devs, was released on Hulu at the beginning of the quarantine and has filled my mind with thoughts of...
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    What Do Ratatoullie and the Communist Manifesto Have in Common?
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    What Do Ratatoullie and the Communist Manifesto Have in Common?

    Written for Film and Philosophy course at GWU, 2019 As far as class difference, the capability of the common man, and the use of...
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    20 Years Later: HBO’s Oz and Systematic Racism
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    20 Years Later: HBO’s Oz and Systematic Racism

    More than 20 years have passed since HBO’s pioneer drama, Oz was released to an audience wholly different in nature and experience, yet the
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    Drugs, Dreams, and Disconnect: Requiem for a Dream
    • Jun 4, 2020
    • 9 min

    Drugs, Dreams, and Disconnect: Requiem for a Dream

    Final Paper for Film Theory, GWU (2018) Addiction is a debilitating and confusing disease; it can result in isolation, loss of identity,...
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    TV review: Bandersnatch, Kimmy Schmitt and the interactive Netflix Experience
    • May 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    TV review: Bandersnatch, Kimmy Schmitt and the interactive Netflix Experience

    Image: Taken From Netflix Website What would happen if we had the opportunity to recognize the implications of our choices, only to...
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