Reviews of films
Walkabout (1971) Ever since I started writing these TCM Underground reviews, I’ve seen a lot of movies I never would have ordinarily seen on my own. Walkabout, Nicolas Roeg’s Australian Outback survival movie is like the quintessential movie I never would … Continue reading TCM Underground: Walkabout (1971)
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. Pixar Edition. Toy Story.
The English title for the Donnie Yen movie Dragon may have one of the most generic. Considering that there are zero dragons appearing in this movie, what can the title be referring to? Is it because this movie is Chinese, and … Continue reading Made Overseas: Dragon (2011)
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. THURSDAY SPECIAL EDITION: A Goofy Movie
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. Pocahontas
(Last of a four-part look at the 1990s’ attempt to transform niche indie comic book heroes into Hollywood blockbusters.) I don’t remember whether, when I went to see Men in Black in theaters on its initial release, I had known … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #15: Men in Black (1997)
Based on some of the promo images, I was expecting Dhoom 2 to be Fast & Furious with motorcycles. It’s not, really. While the movie does have motorcycle stunts, there are not that many chase scenes. The most thrilling one has a motorcycle … Continue reading Made Overseas: Dhoom 2 (2006)
Hello, I’m The Thin White Duke, and I forgot the day that I was supposed to post this thing. Oh well. Anyway, today I’m here to talk about one of the very best films of last year: the beautiful, emotionally … Continue reading FILM CLUB: Mudbound
One more Best Foreign Language Film nominee down and one step closer to putting this whole Oscar business behind us. Today’s film comes to us from Russia and director Andrey Zvyagintsev whose last film Leviathan was the last Russian film nominated in … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Loveless (Nelyubov) (2017)
Secret Ceremony (1968) Hey, it’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these! It’s been 31 Days of Oscar and then last week TCM Underground switched days but didn’t announce it until the day after–so I missed out … Continue reading TCM Underground: Secret Ceremony (1968) and Night Watch (1973)
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 Lion King
(Part Three of a four-part look at the 1990s’ attempt to transform niche indie comic book heroes into Hollywood blockbusters.) I had considered not even bothering to cover The Mask here. We’re concerned about the “Why was the movie made … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #14: The Mask (1994)
According to Box Office Mojo, the number one movie in America in 2006 was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. You know, the second installment of the Pirates franchise. While it had some good parts. namely anything with fish monster … Continue reading Made Overseas: The Host (2006)
I’ve talked a lot in the past about the wave of indie horror films that have come to dominate that genre, but the essential aspects of those films aren’t necessarily restricted to horror. While the slow pace, long and beautiful … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Thoroughbreds (2017)
Hey kids and cats, it’s me, Ynce Iche! It’s time for a fun and exciting journey to my favorite destination, the Movie Misery Corner. I’ve spent more time watching movies I hate so I can do what I love, which … Continue reading Ynce Iche’s Movie Misery Corner: Worse Is More Likely
My celebrating over the end of Oscar season was perhaps premature as now is the time for one last category of films to stagger out a few which have been largely unreleased in the US, the category of Best Foreign Language … Continue reading Movie Reviews: A Fantastic Woman (2017)
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. Aladdin
Here is my favorite part of watching The Hurricane Heist: I walked into the theater on Saturday afternoon, and it was packed. I had to go down to the third row and ask the guy on the end to let … Continue reading Hurricane Heist Will Be the Highlight of the 4-In-1 DVD It Ends Up On
Witness Marvel’s second attempt at bringing their First Family to the big screen– y’know, the one that actually MADE it to the big screen– with 2005’s middling film debut of the Fantastic Four! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: FANTASTIC FOUR (2005)
I’ve complained in the past about the general lack of quality (or at least appeal to me) in mainstream feature animation outside of a few reliable players, but it’s important to remember that there are still companies doing good work. … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Early Man (2018)
Jackie Chan has been the driving force in Hong Kong cinema for years. I mean… duh. You’d have to have been in a sort of Rip Van Winkle sleep stupor to not know this. “Where’s Bruce Lee?” you would say … Continue reading Made Overseas: Skiptrace (2016)
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