James Cameron is obsessed with nukes. But for a few years in the '90s he seemed to let his fear go. That's when he wrote his take on Spider-Man! So I wrote about him! Read me writing about him! bartcave.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/t...

Truly the most pointless blawg I've ever written, I explore the history of boxers vs. briefs through the lens of Lou Diamond Phillips movies! wp.me/pa3iG1-21N

I've pondered this question a few times over the years and now I've gone long on it. Read my ramblings about how The Lion King's production affected character dynamics! wp.me/pa3iG1-21j

David Mamet made a small change with big implications from his 1995 draft of THE BOOKWORM to the final film THE EDGE. Read my blawg to see what that change says about Mamet's eventual shift in (horrible horrible) political beliefs. bartcave.wordpress.com/2026/04/09/s...

Want to read about Russian religious icon paintings and their influence on the split-screen film technique — in Undisputed II?! I wrote all about it, so read blawg. bartcave.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/r...

BLAWG! I wrote about recent horrible events in Minneapolis through the lens of a pretty great movie that's all about what you saw and what you think you saw. bartcave.wordpress.com/2026/01/15/s...

BLAWG! I wrote about the history of the word "punk" and contrasted its usage in NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER (1980) with this year's SUPERMAN. bartcave.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/t...

Enthusiasms

Blawg! I've always thought Halloween 4 had a particular Christian vibe about it that made it stand out from the rest of the series. So I wrote about it! bartcave.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/t...

Blawg! Lady and the Tramp mentions chop suey once. So I wrote thousands of words about its historical and cultural context! bartcave.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/l...

Blawg! I wrote about PROSPECT (2018), a movie I really enjoyed but I think some film critics misinterpreted. bartcave.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/d...

Have you ever wanted a Jungian analysis of the 1989 Punisher movie? Boy have I got a blog for you. I wrote about how it gets a little weird about moms and the Japanese. bartcave.wordpress.com/2025/08/15/t...

Don't overthink it: what comic book panels/pages live in your head rent-free? Drop four and tag #comicsdna

Blawg! Feeling a little overwhelmed by the state of the world? Look to the sci-fi movies of Stuart Gordon (namely Robot Jox, Fortress and Space Truckers) for messages about never compromising your personal identity. bartcave.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/p...

"Name a show that only ran for one season" Okay but let's play hard mode and name a show that never made it past the pilot.

Let's blawg about sex! I wrote way too many words on why Tarantino always seems to have sex on the brain but claims to not include sex scenes in his movies. bartcave.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/q...

Live from the conclave

It's May Day, and time to keep our appointment with the Wicker Man! I wrote a blawg about how director Danny Boyle has referenced THE WICKER MAN in multiple projects, including next month's 28 YEARS LATER! bartcave.wordpress.com/2025/05/01/d...

You best believe it's Emma Corrin, they of THE CROWN (Diana in the fourth season) and DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (Cassandra Nova).

I don't know where you new followers came from but I hope you enjoy arbitrary connections in your film analysis. Read my exploration of Polynesian myths and the Arthurian wasteland and Grail legends in THE NAVIGATOR: A MEDIEVAL ODYSSEY (1988) and MOANA (2016). bartcave.wordpress.com/2025/03/25/t...

Post a warning youtu.be/eebfMFzJHNs?...

Best Star Trek crew. Wrong answers only.

Post your favourite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only:

Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:

Hawkeye #11: Pizza Is My Business, Matt Fraction (writer), David Aja and Matt Hollingsworth. Entirely from Pizza Dog's POV!

5 bullet points of what I accomplished last week: •Came in with the milk •Opened the bag with my right hand •Held the bag out to you at a 45-degree angle so you could reach in without touching the paper •Varied from the instructions to a small degree •Repeated the entire process from the beginning

First blawg of 2025! I wrote about anti-aging "guru" Bryan Johnson and the philosophical concept of Open Individualism, as filtered through horror-comedy FRANKENHOOKER! bartcave.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/t...

Like most sensible people, the election was a bit of a blow to my, well, entire worldview. So like a completely normal, not-depressed person, I wrote about it through the lens of LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD! bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/11/22/i...

It's spooky season, and Friday is the 50th anniversary of the original, so I wrote about LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III (1990)! I contemplate the movie's relationship with technology and how it seems to betray the message of the first two... bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/10/09/t...

Rewatched TIMECOP (1994) recently and noticed it has a lot of Nazis in it. So I wrote about it! bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/09/11/t...

BLAAAAAWWWWWGGGGGG The influence of video games on ALIEN: ROMULUS reminded me of the philosopher Baudrillard's concept of "hyperreality." Don't know what that is? Click the link below to find out! bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/08/22/v...

What do Werner Herzog, the movie Hook, and Deadpool all have in common? You'll have to read my ranting blawg to find out! bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/08/14/t...

Almost exactly a year until James Gunn's SUPERMAN, I decided to take a look back at his directorial debut. One line in SLITHER has always stood out to me — so I wrote about it! bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/07/08/j...

My kids watched Strange Magic on Disney+ and it got me to thinking about how George Lucas included love potions in an earlier story — Willow! So I wrote about it. bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/06/12/w...

Buhman! I’ve been playing the ARKHAM KNIGHT TRILOGY on Switch and got to thinking about what first-person and third-person perspective says about the character(s). So I wrote about it! bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/05/20/b...

Fashion peaked here

I saw Monkey Man, so I wrote about it! I talk about how the references in the movie to The Jungle Book are Dev Patel rewriting the story as an Indian one free of British influence. bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/04/22/r...

It's me, hi I'm weak and weary At tea time, deep into that darkness peering

I thought way too much about TEEN TITANS GO! At the very least click through my blog to listen to some sweet, sweet songs bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/03/19/d...

BARBIE BLAWG. I wrote about how the movie reminded me of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, and what both have to say about the inner conflict of quitting a job. bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/02/27/q...

Good write-up!

BLAWG!!! With Furiosa coming up I’ve been thinking about some recurring themes in George Miller’s movies. So I wrote about them! bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/02/06/a...

I wrote about James Bond and water! I wrote way, way too much. But I couldn’t have done it without some great insight from @cavesofaltamira.bsky.social. bartcave.wordpress.com/2024/01/11/w...

What’s this, another blawg so soon?! I haven’t been able to get GODZILLA MINUS ONE out of my head, so I wrote about it. I noticed some similar explorations of identity as PERFECT BLUE, so I wrote about that too. bartcave.wordpress.com/2023/12/12/a...

🎵 DID YOU HEAR MY COVERT NARCISSISM I DISGUISE AS ALTRUISM LIKE SOME KIND OF CONGRESSMAN?🎵

I wrote something! I recently watched Albert Brooks' Defending Your Life and Disney's Wish, and got to pondering what both have to say about fulfilling your potential. bartcave.wordpress.com/2023/12/01/d...