Reviews of films
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)
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. Beauty and the Beast
(Part Two of a four-part look at the 1990s’ attempt to transform niche indie comic book heroes into Hollywood blockbusters.) Last time, we looked at 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles adaptation, which was critically derided at the time of its … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #13: Tank Girl (1995)
If the only thing you know about Oldboy is the hallway fight sequence, you probably think that this is a martial arts action movie. The protagonist, Dae-Su (Min-Sik Choi), faces off an army of of thugs with clubs in a … Continue reading Made Overseas: Oldboy (2003)
I already took a look at the animated and live action nominees for Best Short Film at this weekend’s Academy Awards so let’s finish it up with those in the category of Best Documentary (Short Subject). Unlike those which I was able … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Documentary (2018)
Well, it’s finally over. With the Oscars days out, I have finally gotten to the last of the nominees for Best Picture. There’s still a number of nominees in other categories I’ll try to get to beforehand, but the most … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Phantom Thread (2017)
Thus far, I haven’t gotten to look at too many comedies. Aside from some selected shorts and a couple of family movies, it’s just not been a genre that’s on my radar. Part of it is that we just got out … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Game Night (2018)
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 Rescuers Down Under
We’ve talked about Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman casting a shadow over almost every subsequent superhero movie up to and including 2000’s X-Men.[footnote]It’s arguable whether the black leather/rubber uniforms in X-Men were more influenced by Batman or The Matrix; it’s probably … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #12: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Tom Shadyac is the director of the original Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, a 1994 comedy starring Jim Carrey. In the 2000s, Shadyac sold most of his material possessions and donated most of the money he’d amassed during his career as … Continue reading The Movie Misery Corner: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective & its Sequel Which Exists For Some Godforsaken Reason
Take a trip to Hell and back as we take a look at the best comic book movie 1997 had to offer! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: SPAWN (1997)
Persona (1966) is written and directed by the great Swedish filmmaker, Ingmar Bergman, with cinematography by Sven Nyquist, and it currently occupies number 17 on the BFI Sight and Sound critics poll, 13th on the directors, (it received 3 mentions … Continue reading Double Features: Persona (1966) and 3 Women (1977)
As referred to in my last review, here’s the second sci-fi film from an acclaimed director to come out this weekend. The subject of today’s review is Duncan Jones. As with Garland, his first film instantly put him on the … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Mute (2018)
Of the two sci-fi films from acclaimed directors that come out this weekend, our first film comes to us from director Alex Garland. After writing The Beach which was turned into a crappy Danny Boyle movie, Garland moved into screenwriting. He … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Annihilation (2018)
Now that we have the levity of the animated short films out of the way, it’s time for a bunch of serious films about serious issues. Seriously, four of these five films are exactly that, just as it is every year. … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Live Action (2018)
To coin a phrase from a wise caveman, the modern world confuses and frightens me. What, for example, are we to make of Okja? Is it a foreign movie? Is it a movie at all? Sure, it was helmed by … Continue reading Made Overseas: Okja (2017)
Unless one goes viral, shorts rarely get any mainstream attention. They also rarely wind up even shown to most audiences unless they are attached to another movie and usually that film is from Pixar. For a select few though, an … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Animated (2018)
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 Little Mermaid
On Body and Soul (2017) is a 2018 Oscar nominee from Hungary for Best Foreign Language Film, and won the Golden Bear at last year’s Berlin Film Festival. The film is written and directed by Ildiko Enyedi, who won the … Continue reading Movie Reviews: On Body And Soul (2017)
Let me get this out up front: I actually kind of like this movie, so if that is a dealbreaker (and it’s understandable if it is), you might want to bail out here. Much of my affection is rooted in … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #11: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
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