Category Archives: Film

Countdown to Avengers: King-Sized Free Comic Book Day 2024 Special: Guardians of the Galaxy.

Posted on May 4, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

Authors Note: since May of 2002, coincidentally the same weekend the original Spider-Man movie was released, comic book retailers have designated the first Saturday in May as “Free Comic Book Day”. Much to say it has become one of my … Continue reading →

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” Let Them Fight”: A Celebration of the Legendary MonsterVerse: Part Two: Godzilla

Posted on April 29, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

In trying to unravel the fabric of Creation and understand the mysteries of the universe there often times appears to be an invisible line of demarcation over humanity, as if to warn us that we can only go so far. … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Film, Literature, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi, Uncategorized | Tagged Ghidorah, Godzilla, Godzilla vs Kong, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Gojira, Ishiro Honda, King Ghidorah, King Kong, Legendary MonsterVerse, Let Them Fight, Let Them Fight: A Celebration of The Legendary MonsterVerse, Mothera | Leave a comment

“Let Them Fight”: A Celebration of the Legendary MonsterVerse: Part One: King Kong

Posted on April 15, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

When it comes to fairy tales, perhaps the one that is examined and reexamined the most is the legend of Beauty and the Beast. Whether it’s in the 1980 fantasy-romance-crime drama TV series, the 1992 Disney movie, the story of … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon to This Blog…

Posted on April 7, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

The Incredible Hulk. Gollum. Chewbacca the Wookie. Yoda. Spock. The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park .For the past 12 years, Jonathon D. Svendsen has brought you some in depth looks at some of the most intriguing aliens and creatures to ever … Continue reading →

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“The price of freedom is high. It always has been. And it’s a price I’m willing to pay.” A 10th Anniversary Retrospective of Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Posted on April 4, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

Superhero sequels, in particular those from Marvel tend to be a mixed bag .For every Spider-Man 2, X2: X-Men United, or X-Men: Days of Future Past that are held up as superior to their progenitor, there’s an Amazing Spider-Man 2, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Film, Marvel, Sci-Fi | Tagged Black Widow, Bucky Barnes, Captain America, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans, Comic books, Movie Retrospective, Natasha Romanova, Nick Fury, Retrospect, retrospective, Robert Redford, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Steve Rogers, superheroes, The WInter Soldier | Leave a comment

“And In Time, Only The Bards Know the Truth of It…”Celebrating Lloyd Alexander’s The Black Cauldron: Part Five: Fflewddur Fflam

Posted on April 2, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

The Bard is one of the most revered positions in ancient myths and legends. It was not out of the question for many a hero to have one, or perhaps a minstrel traveling with them on their quests to compose … Continue reading →

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“And In Time, Only The Bards Know the Truth of It…”Celebrating Lloyd Alexander’s The Black Cauldron: Part Four: The Horned King

Posted on March 17, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

It has been well documented throughout the annals of art history that despite biblical descriptions to the contrary, or even in contrast to those given by those by literary sources such as John Milton or Dante Algiere, images from ancient … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, animation, Fantasy, Film, Literature, Sci-Fi, Uncategorized | Tagged "And in Time Only the Bards Know the Truth of it"...Celebrating Lloyd Alexander's The Black Cauldron, And in Time Only the Bards Know the Truth of it", Lloyd Alexander, The Chronicles of Prydain, The Horned King | Leave a comment

“And In Time, Only The Bards Know the Truth of It…”Celebrating Lloyd Alexander’s The Black Cauldron: Part Two: Gurgi

Posted on January 25, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

One way for a mythic and fantastic story to demonstrate that the heroes are beginning to leave the familiar is for them to encounter some sort of creature. While the homestead represents safety and comfort, the creature represent “terra incognito”. … Continue reading →

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“And In Time, Only The Bards Know the Truth of It…”Celebrating Lloyd Alexander’s The Black Cauldron: Part One: Taran the Pig-Keeper

Posted on December 8, 2023 by jonathondsvendsen

Despite complaints about how dependent Hollywood as seemingly become on “franchises”, the fact remains that ever since the ghost of Christmas Future scared the Dickens out of Scrooge in an old black and white short, film has seen no shortage … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon to This Blog…

Posted on November 29, 2023 by jonathondsvendsen

From the Great Stone Table in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, to the Misty Mountains Cold in The Hobbit, and the reaches of Uriel in A Wrinkle in Time, to the discovery of the Greymare in The Dark … Continue reading →

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