Author: Madison

Stop motion is an animation technique that dates as far back as 1898.  An object (often made of clay) is is photgraphed and moved slightly in each separate frame, and the illusion of movement is created when…

There are countless movies that are either about sports or feature sports, ranging from baseball to football to auto racing to pool.  There are a few, though, that are about or feature sports that are…

We can argue the merits of baseball as an exciting sport until the end of time (I say it’s the best), but instead let’s look at movies based on or about baseball.  The overwhelming majority…

I’m not a big fan of Christmas.  It’s a time of the year when I feel alienated from the rest of society and cable television is littered with sappy Christmas movies.  Maybe you have to…

Throughout his boxing career, the Italian Stallion has mixed it up with dozens of fighters in the ring.  Rocky has lost his fair share of fights, and even when Rocky was victorious, many of his…

Ah, college: binge drinking, experimenting with drugs, promiscuous girls, and an escape from supervision.  All with the opportunity to learn, of course.  Since the representation of college in movies tends to emphasize the partying and…

There are countless movies featuring countless fictional athletes, but how many of those athletes are truly dominant?  It’s one thing to be able to compete at a high level, but it’s quite another to have the…

  I want you to think about the awesomest movie character you can.  Take your time.  Who is it, in your mind, that rules over and owns everything?  Is it Han Solo?  Maybe Trent Walker? …

Movies often provide us with the chance to escape reality for a couple of hours, so in a violent movie, normal, regular weapons won’t always do.  To take on imaginary armies and beasts, you’re going…