For the discussion of film
It might seem odd that an X-Men spinoff got a movie before the X-Men proper, but if you look at the time and the place, it makes a certain amount of sense. It was the ’90s, dude, and you’ve got … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #6: Generation X (1996)
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the 2018 Golden Globes thread! Here is the schedule: 7pm EST: Red Carpet Arrivals. (The fashion! The drama! The stilted interviews! The black dress protest!) 8pm EST: The main event with your host, Seth Meyers! 8:01pm … Continue reading The 2018 Golden Globes
Zhang Yimou’s Hero (2002) is based on a true story. Once upon a time, there was a rogue general with a bounty on his head. He wanted to fight back, and he did so in one of the most desperate … Continue reading Made Overseas: Hero (2002)
It’s Frosty the Snowman meets 1984! No, seriously, this exists. Continue reading Good God, The Legend of Frosty the Snowman is Weird
Stephen Chow’s directorial output may have since been eclipsed by other movies —– either by the wild Looney Tunes homage of Kung Fu Hustle or China’s 2016 box office champion The Mermaid —— but for me the closest to my … Continue reading Made Overseas: Shaolin Soccer (2001)
It’s time for another round of Muppet Casting, where we take a famous movie and ask, if Jim Henson’s Muppets made their own version of it (in the vein of The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island), which Muppets … Continue reading Muppet Casting: The Usual Suspects
Happy New Year, Snubby voters! Before we get into the results from 1981 and start discussing the snubbed films of 1980, we have to talk about the biggest Snubby night of the year — the 2017 Snubbies! This year’s Oscar … Continue reading Snubbies: 1981 Results/1980 Nominations
Hi, and welcome to Ynce Iche’s Movie Misery Corner! Tonight, or technically today, because it’s 2am, I’ll be talking about five of the worst movies I saw this year. I am so, so alone. Daddy’s Home In the interest of … Continue reading The Ten Worst Movies I Watched In 2017, Part One: Why Is The World Like This And Why Is It 2am Already
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. The Many Adventures of Winnie-The Pooh
Hey, I’m back! I took last week off for the holidays to catch up on some much-needed sleep. He Knows You’re Alone (1980) He Knows You’re Alone is probably best known for having a small, bit role by a then-unknown … Continue reading TCM Underground: He Knows You’re Alone (1980) and Don’t Open the Door! (1974)
Jumanji was not a movie that needed a sequel, and in a way it’s kind of fitting that it didn’t really get one. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is the sort of soft rework that more often occurs half a … Continue reading Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has a blast not caring what you think
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) Star Wars: The Last Jedi Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Pitch Perfect 3 The Greatest Showman Ferdinand The top five held steady from last week, with three of the films making gains. … Continue reading Box Office: December 29 – 31, 2017
Batman Forever has a remarkably layered and thematically rich story. I mean, the screenplay is pretty bad, but the story? What the movie is actually about? Easily the best of the Burton/Schumacher Batman series. Before you hit the Back button … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #5: Batman Forever (1995)
It’s awards season, and you know what that means: another opportunity to make pointless predictions for bragging rights! Before the White House inevitably attempts to boycott the Academy Awards because he doesn’t want to hear Jimmy Kimmel verbally kick the … Continue reading 90th Academy Awards Pool
In any other year, Darkest Hour would be just another stagey film destined to rack up award nominations and critical plaudits, but in 2017 something is a bit different. I won’t even say it has much to do with the … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Darkest Hour (2017)
As we all collectively sigh with relief from having survived 2017 (well, except for maybe Taylor Swift), we who indulge in pop culture can look forward to that which comes with every new year: the promise of many, many new … Continue reading What Are Your Most Anticipated Movies of 2018?
The latest Star Wars film breaks all the rules…but at what cost? Spoiler warning! Continue reading The Last Jedi is a Director’s Movie, For Better or For Worse
It’s time for another round of Muppet Casting, where we take a famous movie and ask, if Jim Henson’s Muppets made their own version of it (in the vein of The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island), which Muppets … Continue reading Muppet Casting: The Lord of the Rings
“Dying is one of my least favorite things to do” Short films, even when they breakthrough to viral status, never achieve the kind of attention that feature length films do. With the exception of Pixar and the rare other example, … Continue reading Movie Reviews: World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts (2017)
As someone who doesn’t (or at the very least didn’t) see many movies each year in theaters, I’m generally selective of what I go see there. They are all well reviewed and either from creators who I am a fan … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Molly’s Game (2017)
2006 was an underrated year in film. It may not be mentioned along the likes of 1939, 1972, 1974, 1994, or 1999, but it deserves to be mentioned in that conversation. Don Hertzfeldt released the first part of a fantastic … Continue reading Movie Reviews: The Shape of Water (2017)
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