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The costume film is another example of how a film’s characteristics define its genre. Graves and Engle list a costume film’s...

In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne defies the Puritans’ draconian laws both by her passive resistance and by subconsciously channeling...

Tag Team Appreciation Month is wrapping up over at Canadian Bulldog's World but it's never too late to enjoy the many profiles on tag...

Originally presented at Canadian Bulldog's World. Jim Crockett Promotions (later sold to Ted Turner and renamed World Championship...

Science fiction and fantasy films have individual defining characteristics but they also have characteristics that overlap between them....

The good people over at Canadian Bulldog's World are hosting Tag Team Appreciation Month. Check out my article on the fearsome team of...

The good people over at Canadian Bulldog's World are hosting Tag Team Appreciation Month. Check out my article on the legendary brother...

It’s never been a better time to be a comic book fan if you enjoy the comics of yesteryear. The popularity of Marvel and DC on the small...

Originally presented at Canadian Bulldog's World. Recently, I reviewed It’s Good to be the King: The Jerry Lawler Story, an excellent WWE...

Junot Diaz’ The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a work rich in fantasy worlds, with characters’ lives blurring the line between...

Originally presented at Canadian Bulldog's World. The year was 1985. Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP)’s golden anniversary was being...

Dick Bourne (left) and David Chappell, curators of the Mid-Atlantic Gateway. Check out my interview with wrestling historian Dick Bourne...

Wrestlelamia does it again with this fantastic look at arguably professional wrestling's most controversial moment. Check out part one of...

May is Tag Team Appreciation Month and the good people over at Canadian Bulldog's World will be spotlighting some of the biggest names in...

The YouTube channel Wrestlelamia has a fantastic look at the death of Nancy Argentino and Jimmy Snuka's possible involvement in it.

Check out the spring 2017 issue of Jack Lord's Hair. This issue, we celebrate the 45th anniversary of Marvel Comics' Tomb of Dracula...

Originally presented at Canadian Bulldog's World. The year was 1985. Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) and the World Wrestling Federation...

To the casual filmgoer, the musical may seem like any film that has songs but the musical is a genre with many subgenres derived from...

In naturalist novels, secondary characters also suffer bad fates. Continuing naturalism’s theme of life’s unpredictability and tendency...