First, my apologies for the lack of Medium update in April. I have been exceptionally busy elsewhere, mostly writing short stories. However, here’s a selection of my more notable Medium pieces over the past couple of months.
Those of you who aren’t Medium subscribers get three free reads per month. However, if you decide to subscribe to Medium to read all my work (and the work of many others), please do so via this link, as it means I financially benefit from your subscription. Thank you for supporting my writing endeavours, and I hope you enjoy the following.
The Authentic Eclectic
Ten Things You Don’t Know About Me
The Dillon Empire is not all it seems.
Plethora of Pop
Sixteen at 16: The Dillon Empire Circa 1991
Underage drinking and top tunes from a halcyon teenage heyday.
The Writing Cooperative
The Chosen One Trope: Is It Played Out?
In defence of fantasy fiction’s most derided cliché.
Fan Fare
A Shop Assistant Told Me Return of the Jedi Wasn’t Suitable for Children
How a childhood encounter with a thoughtless “it’s-the-rules” bureaucrat yielded a gleeful viewing of an entirely age-inappropriate film.
Own Nothing and Be Happy? No Thanks
Klaus Schwab can stick his Orwellian nonsense where the sun doesn’t shine.
Moses Supposes His Movies are Doozies
Three unique cinematic takes on the Exodus story.
Three Very Different Films About Jesus
Whitewashing, blasphemy, violence, anti-Semitism, and other controversies.
My Son’s Thoughts on Citizen Kane
Is the ‘greatest film ever made’ still relevant to Generation Z?
Intermissions: Invaluable or Interminable
Should we bring back the mid-film break in cinemas?
My Ten Favourite Time Travel Films
Paradoxes, pandemics, existential crises, AI assassinations, fish out of water comedy, meeting your teenage parents, and more.
My Ten Favourite Cinematic Car Chases
An adrenaline-surging selection of high-octane vehicular thrills.
My Ten Favourite Disney Animated Films
Does your favourite make the Dillon Empire cut?
McCarthyism allegories and contemporary resonance in a celebration of Fred Zinneman’s classic western.
The Godfather Part II: The Greatest Sequel Ever Made
Francis Ford Coppola’s masterful sequel enjoys a welcome cinema rerelease.
Romancing the Stone: The Film That Inspired The Lost City
A look back at Robert Zemeckis’s 1984 romantic comedy adventure.
Blow Your Stack
Put Pixar Films Back in Cinemas
Disney’s release plans for Turning Red makes me see red.
Movie Recaps: An Abomination to Any True Cineaste
A wretched so-called innovation that will be treated with contempt by anyone with an iota of cinematic and artistic integrity.
That’s it for this bumper Medium update. I’ll be back with another next month. Thank you again for all your ongoing support of my writing.
Simon Dillon Books 
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