Mar 22, 20216 minTo 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...
Jan 9, 20214 minThe (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...
Dec 28, 20205 minPixar'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...
Nov 28, 20205 minFall TV Takes on COVID-19Television is meant to provide a form of escapism for audiences, a way to immerse oneself in an alternate reality of storytelling beyond...
Oct 17, 20203 minThe 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...
Oct 9, 20208 minThe 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...
Sep 25, 20204 minNietzche & 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...
Sep 7, 20205 minWhat 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...
Aug 29, 20203 minWhat 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...
Aug 5, 20204 minHow to Be an American Immigrant, as Told by Hulu’s RamyI'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...
Jul 28, 202010 minThe Wizard of Oz: An American FairytaleFinal Paper for Grimm's Fairytale College Course, GWU (2017) A little over two centuries ago, the Grimm Brothers, Wilhelm and Jacob,...
Jul 26, 20204 minZoey'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...
Jul 21, 20203 minHow 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...
Jul 10, 20205 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...
Jul 4, 20203 minHamilton: The Musical & The Cultural Revolution of it AllOn the eve of the Fourth of July, Hamilton: The Musical was released for audiences around the country and the world through Disney Plus...
Jun 26, 20203 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...
Jun 12, 20203 minWhat 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...
Jun 8, 20204 min20 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
Jun 4, 20209 minDrugs, 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,...
May 22, 20203 minTV 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...