By Kyle Greenwood There’s something about the movies that just doesn’t strike us as real. Just little things. Things like wizard schools and Middle-Earth. And the fact that Roger and Anita instantly decide to get married after chance before going […]

In advance of May 1’s dawning of the Age of Ultron, at Eternal Characters, we’ve been offering up Marvel-ish characters, to provide a unique perspective on the key Avenger teammates, while actually celebrating a non-Marvel character. Last week, we paired […]

Last week we began a journey for both Marvel-Enthusiasts and Marvel-Weary movie lovers, by pairing classic film characters with the key Avengers characters warming up for epic worldwide battles at the start of May. This pairing intends to celebrate those […]

Warning: both Non-Marvel and Marvel Fans, keep reading! You may or may not live in a household counting down the days until the May 1st release of Avengers: Age of Ultron. You may or may not parse five-second intervals of […]

Most fans of the Fast and Furious series would happily admit to their surprise that what seemed like a fun action movie with a ridiculous sequel has now blossomed into a beloved action series. One person who probably isn’t surprised, […]

In an attempt to find more time, this week, our character focus is uncharacteristically from a short film. Naturally, this character’s journey is short only in appearance, but encapsulates the lingering and fleeting aspects of an entire lifespan in under 12 […]

March is a mad, magical month for basketball fans. Last year, Eternal Characters turned the spotlight on several of film’s best basketball players and lovers, something echoed in a recent feature by Grantland. While the article entertains like most of […]

Despite (or maybe as a result of) being one of the most diverse populations in the world, the United States loves it some stereotypes. Next Tuesday, many Americans will partake in one of the largest celebrations of stereotypes: St. Patrick’s […]

In one form or another, every week this column asks what makes a film character hot or not (“hot” meaning memorable and likable). To investigate this question, we have to analyze characters from a variety of genres and roles. One […]

I thought it was important to end February Classics month at Man I Love Films, by watching a heralded classic film I had never seen before. I choose 2001: A Space Odyssey, with the expectations that it would be long, and […]