Pokémon Centers – A Place for Healing, Mercy and Grace:
Pokémon is full of unexpected battles, and after taking damage most of them need to take a trip to the Pokémon Center for some healing courtesy of Nurse Joy. The […]
Pokémon vs. Pocket Monsters: Moving Past our Old Names
Before going by their universally known and beloved name of “Pokémon”, this franchise began life under the name “Pocket Monsters”… and I think we can all agree that shortening the […]
Starscream’s “Mutant” Spark – A Transformative Opportunity
Starscream is a unique Decepticon for a reason more interesting than his constant conniving ways… he was designed with a “mutant” spark that permits him to survive fatal encounters that […]
Optimus Prime’s Belief Worth Dying For: “Freedom is the Right of All Sentient Beings”
From his decision to lead the fight in the war for Cybertron to his defense of humanity on Earth, Optimus Prime’s reason for taking up arms can be summed up […]
Between Imposter and the Monster: Hope for the Hopeless
Over the course of the K-Pop Demon Hunters movie, each of the glimpses we get into Jinu’s broken and shame-ridden psyche builds to a crescendo as he sings the words, […]
Rumi and Celine: Finding Freedom from Flawed Ideology
Rumi’s lifelong struggle with the patterns she was hiding started when she was young… all she understood about the marks she carried was what she was told by Celine, her […]
Jinu’s “Deal With the Devil”: Seeking Peace in the Wrong Places
In K-Pop Demon Hunters, Jinu’s “Deal with the Devil” is a tragic example of seeking peace and absolution from the wrong places. Unable to silence the voices in his head […]
Marvel’s Ronan: Overcoming the Accuser
With a title like “Ronan the Accuser”, it’s clear that Ronan isn’t here to make friends or play nice with others, and the hammer that he wields isn’t just for […]
The Black Widow: Clearing the “Red” from the Ledger of our Minds
The MCU version of Natasha Romanoff has a backstory she would like to forget… her previous actions as the ruthlessly effective Black Widow resulted in a heavy burden of regret […]
Much Ado About Jinu: Cancel Culture vs. Mercy and Grace
In our final reflection on Kpop Demon Hunters, the most challenging part of the movie is how we reconcile the truth about who Jinu has been (a clearly flawed human […]
