Category: The Critical Weird

Now I See You: The Role of Imaginary and Supernatural Friends in Fantastic Films and Television

June 9, 2022
The Critical Weird

Oscar De Los Santos and Kelly L. GoodridgeIntroductionOur essay examines the presence of invisible or supernatural companions in fantastic cinema and television programs.  Most who love fantasy stories are aware of the imagined or supernatural character befriending a living character in films and television shows; however, as we brainstormed for this paper, we were amazed…

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April 19, 2022
The Critical Weird

Oscar De Los Santos and Kelly L. GoodridgeNow I See You: The Role of Imaginary and Supernatural Friendsin Fantastic Films and TelevisionIntroductionOur essay examines the presence of invisible or supernatural companions in fantastic cinema and television programs.  Most who love fantasy stories are aware of the imagined or supernatural character befriending a living character in…

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Paranoia and Pack Mentality versus Pacifism in The Day the Earth Stood Still

October 4, 2020
The Critical Weird

By Kelly L. Goodridge“The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout.  There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices – to be found only in the minds of men.  For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy.  A thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a…

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