Hour 21: A Film and Interactive Media Blog

  Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) “Tell me who you are.” “This isn't you.” “Are you Peter Parker or are you Spider-Man?” -Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) Until Spider-Man: Brand New Day, I never really gave it much thought, the true cost of heroism. Sure, we all know the parameters, it's almost become routine at this point. “With great power, comes great responsibility”. I guess that is the benefit, if you can call them that, of our unasked for struggles. They force us to grow, to change and to realize that we cannot do this all on our own, heroism is never just a singular endeavor, it requires support, we cannot do it on our own. This may seem callous, but it's true, just because we have the ability to save someone's life, doesn't mean the weight of every life has to be on our shoulders. Another truth arises from that point. When we measure our differences without support, they are isolating, aren't they? More often than not, we do not choose our dif...

The Odyssey (2026) "It was the song of all the promises I failed to keep." "Give up control, and live." "What if we violated all that is ever sacred between peoples? What if we turned a fight into a hunt?" -The Odyssey (2026) Sing, and remember the epic of the heart, words spoken and unspoken, truths told and lies revealed. This is story, this is The Odyssey. Truth for a truth, the 2026 retelling of The Odyssey is the very idea of story, encapsulated in one of its most refined forms. This Homeric epic bears upon its shoulders the nature of mythmaking, and the capacity of truth and lie. Odysseus’s journey home is many things, though most of all it is a desire for reconnection amidst a fight for wholeness and truth. This visual oration of The Odyssey seeks that truth through the interconnected structure of different oral storytellers and perspectives that all eventually converge to reveal a marvelous whole. This film is the Homeric structure come t...