There is a question that has followed Harry Potter fans around for nearly thirty years now, surviving playground arguments, Pottermore quizzes, and at least a dozen personality tests designed to help you figure out whether you belong with the brave ones, the loyal ones, the clever ones, or the ambitious ones. The question is deceptively … Continue reading Hogwarts Houses: Stereotypes, Unity, and Personal Growth
Film Analysis
The Character Couch – Travis Bickle
Welcome back to The Character Couch, where we put on our amateur psychology hats and spend some quality time with characters who probably could have used a real therapist at some point along the way. Today's subject arrived at the office alone, at night, and spent the first ten minutes of our session staring at … Continue reading The Character Couch – Travis Bickle
From Nakatomi to Nowhere: How Die Hard Forgot It Had a Heart
Let me be upfront about something before we dive in: I love Die Hard. I have gone on record — multiple times, including as recently as this past December — arguing passionately, even aggressively, that Die Hard is a Christmas movie. And one of the central pillars of that argument is that the movie is, … Continue reading From Nakatomi to Nowhere: How Die Hard Forgot It Had a Heart
The Confusing Middle 