Nat Brehmer·3d ago‘X-Men: Evolution’ Was a Stellar Superhero Reboot for the ‘Buffy’ EraIt’s hard to stress just what a fantastic time it was to be a young X-Men fan after the release of the first movie. First, that had felt…
Nat Brehmer·4d agoReimagining Urban Myth and Dismantling White Privilege in ‘Candyman’This article was originally published at Council of Zoom in 2021.
Nat Brehmer·Jul 11X-Cons: Ten of the Greatest ‘X-Men’ Villains EverBatman is widely considered to have the best Rogues Gallery in comics. Almost everyone can name a good portion of his enemies off the top…
Nat Brehmer·Jul 10Why It’s So Hard to Get ‘Dark Phoenix’ Right on FilmNote: This article was originally published in March 2019, prior to the release of the film Dark Phoenix. Absolutely nothing has happened…
Nat Brehmer·Jul 7Subverting the Infidelity Anthem in the New Pretty Reckless Hit “About You”I’ve written about every previous Pretty Reckless album, so I absolutely had to write something about “Dear God.” My previous article…
Nat Brehmer·May 28‘Exorcist III’ and the Art of the Unnecessary SequelThe more celebrated a film, the more wary people become about its sequels. The Exorcist is very possibly, after fifty years, still the most…
Nat Brehmer·May 4‘Return of the Jedi’ is Still the Greatest ‘Star Wars’ MovieI know, it’s a controversial title, but it’s something I very much believe. When people think of Star Wars, of the best that that distant…A response icon1A response icon1
Nat Brehmer·Apr 2How “Are You Now or Have You Ever Been” Redefined the Mission Statement of ‘Angel’Angel was defined in a few different ways throughout his time on Buffy. At first, he was a mysterious guy who would show up to drop cryptic…
Nat Brehmer·Jan 21The Taming of the Clue: Adapting Literary Classics in ‘Clueless’ and ‘10 Things I Hate About You’Teen movies of the ’90s were often seen as vapid and shallow. Films absolutely devoid of substance. And make no mistake, some of them were…A response icon1A response icon1
Nat Brehmer·Dec 21, 2025Satire, Self-Parody and Loving the Chaos of ‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch’After Gremlins turned out to be a massive hit, Warner Bros wanted a sequel almost immediately. The problem was that director Joe Dante had…A response icon2A response icon2
