criticism

Ignorant Bliss 79: Oscars 2020 recap with Dominic and Roxana

Here’s an episode about the surprise sweep of the Oscars this year by Parasite. On this episode I have fellow film critics Dominic Griffin and Roxana Hadadi to talk about our thoughts on the show and politics of the Academy.

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Ignorant Bliss 65: A Critical Talk with J. A. Micheline

I had the pleasure of talking to J. A. Micheline about how she started in writing comics criticism, her experiences in that world while dealing with comics creators and fandom and others in the comic community. Also, we talk about some of her online debates with people and some of the nature of abuse in…

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Ignorant Bliss 60: Let’s talk about the Island #15 Dilraj Mann cover with J. A. Micheline, Darryl Ayo Brathwaite, Cheryl Lynn Eaton, Jonathan W. Gray & Ronald Wimberly

So when the last issue of the anthology comic Island was released and people saw the cover by the artist Dilraj Mann of a black woman rendered all in absolute black with red lipstick and door knocker earrings hit the internet it caused quite a stir.

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Ignorant Bliss 22: Ulises Farinas – Breaking Bad

This episode feature artist and illustrator Ulises Farinas. In it we talk about his opinions on art, comics, comic industry and the community, being the bad guy, Kanye West, the Grammys, criticism, race and many other things.

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