Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Light Forged in a Dark Place
In the first six Star Wars movies, Obi-Wan Kenobi was presented as a consistent beacon of light who shined brightly in even the most hopeless of situations, but in the […]
Rumi and Jinu: On Some Showing Compassion, Making a Difference
The entire narrative weight of the KPop Demon Hunters movie hinged on one important decision that Rumi made midway through the story… the decision to stop looking at Jinu as […]
Rumi’s Changing Sword: Motivations Bleeding Through the Blade
Once of the most fascinating and most easily missed details in KPop Demon Hunters is the changing color of Rumi’s sword. When she is hunting down and fighting the darkness […]
Fallen Stars: Following the Messengers or the Message?
The public breakup of Huntrix on stage wasn’t just devastating for our favorite trio of Hunters… it was equally soul-crushing for their loyal fans. In the confusion, the masses of […]
Golden: Piercing the Darkness By Combining Our Light
The trio of hunters known as “Huntrix” in KPop Demon Hunters are certainly formidable singers and warriors individually, but as a collective unit they are virtually unstoppable on the stage […]
“Takedown” in KPop Demon Hunters: The Folly of Fighting Fire With Fire
While trying to craft the perfect song to compete with their new opponents the “Saja Boys”, the Huntrix crew landed on “Takedown”… a “diss track” that focused on attacking their […]
Rumi’s Private Pain and Secret Shame: Concealing Never Leads to Healing
In spite of all of her success as the lead singer and warrior of Huntrix, Rumi held a secret that she was hiding from the world as well as those […]
The Fall of the Jedi Temple: How the Wise Became Fools
The tragic fall of the entire Jedi order and the overthrow of the Jedi temple in “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” isn’t easy to watch, but it becomes even […]
The Star Wars Cantina Band: Making a Joyful Noise (Even in the Darkest of Places)
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s warning before entering the infamous cantina on Mos Eisely prepared me for the worst, and his iconic line of, “you will never find a more wretched hive of […]
The Only Way to Win in Splatoon… and in Life
While most competitive games in the “shooter” genre tend to focus on eliminating adversaries, Nintendo’s “Splatoon” series flipped the script by prioritizing painting prowess over traditional combat tactics. Victory in […]
Finding God in Video Games 