Hour 21: A Film and Interactive Media Blog

Over The Garden Wall (2014) "Though I am lost, my wounded heart resides back home, in pieces.” "Maybe I can help you? I mean, you guys are lost right?” "These woods are no place for children. Don't you know the Beast is a foot here.” -Over The Garden Wall (2014) What Over The Garden Wall hides behind its façade of stone, is a realm of mystery and intrigue, interwoven with the medieval diction of the poetry of fire and love. This beautiful animated miniseries seeks for the heights of hope, even in the darkness of despair. It is storytelling at its most sincere, and yet unwound. Still, Over the Garden Wall is able to discover a contemporary heart In the midst of a classic sensibility. A beating heart that drives it onward and upward towards the light in the darkness. Put simply, Wirt and his brother Greg traverse the travails of a dark forest, seeking a path home. Over The Garden Wall evokes the innate charm of both animation and story, which find a delightful ming...

  Supergirl (2026) “Maybe this is home.” “Without the antidote there is nothing she can do.” “We will be with you.” "You think you saved her soul?" -Supergirl (2026) Embattled by trauma and entwined with regret, Kara Zor-El is not your average Kryptonian survivor. Unlike her more renowned cousin, Kara must come to terms with the aspects of herself that are defined by a planet that no longer exists. Her life then, is a series of questions, brought on by a tragedy and a wish to rewrite history. What is the power of flight if it reminds you of your failure to stay? What is life if regret dominates every day, and what is a hero if sacrifice continually calls your name? "He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” -1st Peter 2:24 (NRSV-CE) The emotional capacity of a story lies in its ability to invite you into the human struggle of an everyday lived experience. Tha...