Not quite Disney princesses but Mickey Mouse and the Simpsons now have a lot more in common

Nothing says warm and family-friendly like The Simpsons right? They’re practically neighbours to all that is pure and wholesome, and well, Disney-esque; OK possibly not, but with Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox done and dusted, with Tinkerbell’s glitter dust naturally, they do now share the same owner as Buzz Continue Reading

What if there’s not a villain? Wall-E as sociological storytelling (video essay)

2008’s WALL-E is on the surface a delightful film about two robots falling head over heels in garbage-strewn love. Pretty simple and straightforward, right? Well, yes … and no. As Pop Culture Detective aka Jonathan McIntosh (sponsor him on Patreon) explains, the film is actually considerably more complex than that, Continue Reading