Author Archives: Brundle Guy

About Brundle Guy

Half Man, Half Middle-Man, he's paid to help others realize their artistic visions while struggling in obscurity with his own. What hath social science wrought?!

BrundleGuy’s Favorite 2012 Movies

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Brundle Guy

BrundleGuy writes: So I got really busy at the beginning of this year, and consequently haven’t gotten around to finishing up my 2012 Movie Favorites list until now. Also, apparently I had a lot to say about these movies, even by … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged 2012, Anna Karenina, Beasts of the Southern Wild, best of, Cabin in the Woods, Cosmopolis, Django Unchained, Holy Motors, Looper, ParaNorman, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Man with the Iron Fists, The Master | 4 Comments

But What About the Ladies?

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Brundle Guy

Brundle Guy writes: So today is the Oscars. I won’t be watching, as I haven’t been able to stomach an Oscar telecast in years. But for all the headache-inducing hoopla that goes up around Oscar-time, there’s a trend that’s really … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged Antonia Bird, Catherine Hardwicke, Cloud Atlas, gender, Lana Wachowski, Mary Harron, Oscars, sexism, women | 7 Comments

And Who Mourns Vaudeville?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Brundle Guy

Brundle Guy writes: The times, they are a-changing, as the man once sang. They certainly are for the industry I work in, comic book publishing. It’s odd, in a time where comics have greater cultural cache than ever before, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Personal reflections | Tagged change, Comics, economics, marketing, publishing | 8 Comments

Is Anyone Cool Anymore?

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Brundle Guy

Brundle Guy writes: A couple of years ago a friend of mine, for the purposes of this article we’ll call him Ryan, was being transferred by his job. He was regaling another friend and I with the story of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections | Tagged Cool, Narcissism, Obama, The Fonz, Unflappable | 14 Comments

Can you secede while still being in charge?

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Brundle Guy

Brundle Guy writes: Mike Lofgren wrote this article for The American Conservative asking if the wealthy elites in America have, for all intents and purposes, seceded from the union and created their own world while still governing and controlling the rest of … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged conspiracy theories, elites, politics, secession, The American Conservative, the wealthy | 5 Comments

Bully for you!

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Brundle Guy

Brundle Guy writes: Although a lot of animated children’s movies are by-the-book and rote, every now and then I feel like they can slip something through that’s exceptional. Every now and then the gatekeepers are looking the other way, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged animation, Bullying, harsh truths, kids movies, movies, ParaNorman | 1 Comment

What do you look for in a short story?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Brundle Guy

Brundle Guy writes: A couple of months ago a good friend of my family’s passed away. I helped partake in a search through her house for her will, and while we didn’t find the legal papers in question, I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Personal reflections | Tagged Dave Eggers, Kurt Vonnegut, literature, Short Stories | 5 Comments

Vacation, all I ever wanted…

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Brundle Guy

Brundle Guy writes: First of all, I must apologize. When I was asked to join this ragtag group of misfits and ne’er-do-wells I was frothing at the mouth to get some posts going, make a bunch of comments, start a few … Continue reading →