Bon MOTS: Logan Lucky
The Lost Signals reviews the newest film in the Ocean’s franchise, Logan Lucky.
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AFI Top 100 #013: Star Wars
After having processed the origin of hero myths through Joseph Campbell’s Hero With a Thousand Faces, TLS turn that lens onto one of the most influential modern hero arcs—the original 1977 Star Wars. [Aggregate score: 9.5]
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Narratology: The Hero with a Thousand Faces Finale: Epilogue
The Neophytes finally finish their overview of Joseph Campbell’s A Hero with a Thousand Faces. Now, they must attempt to readjust to normalcy from their heroic journey.
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Neophytes of Narratology: The Fictional Self
The Neophytes discuss identity in the age of instant celebrity. Â They frame their discussion through Netflix’s documentary, Nobody Speak, which pits the fiction Hulk Hogan vs the fiction Gawker.
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Bon MOTS: Detroit
Bon MOTS spends a tense time following the 1960s Motor City riots and their social, cultural, and political aftermath, whose ramifications and parallels can still be seen today in Kathryn Bigelow’s opus, Detroit.
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Syntax Error: 3rd Person Action/Adventure Games
SE sets out to simply salute 3rd Person Action/Adventure games, but in true style ends up submerged in interesting subdivisions within the genre and possible future spinoff topics.
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Bon MOTS: Atomic Blonde
The Bon MOTS team locks and loads for a review of the thrilling summer blockbuster starring Charlize Theron, Atomic Blonde.
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Narratology: The Hero with a Thousand Faces Pt. 6 Transformations of the Hero & Dissolutions
In the penultimate episode of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the crew debates death and whether it is better to become a savior, a tyrant, or a saint. Spoiler: they all choose tyrant.
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Bon MOTS: Dunkirk
Join MOTS on the tense and desperate beach of Dunkirk, as they discuss Christoper Nolan’s harrowing yet heroic WWII film.
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Syntax Error: Game Narrative vs. Gameplay
SE sits down to look at the dichotomy between a game’s story and its mechanics, framed through an article by Thomas Grip, and how best to utilize/reconcile the two into a coherent experience.
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