I know this review isn’t going to be very popular because I’m in the clear minority of critics when I say this: Captain America: Civil War isn’t very good. As a stand-alone movie, Civil War isn’t the worst that Marvel has put out, but in the context of their shared universe it displays all of the…
Live with a man 40 years. Share his house, his meals. Speak on every subject. Then tie him up, and hold him over the volcano’s edge. And on that day, you will finally meet the man. – Shan Yu I watched these as a double-feature. My wife and I took a…
Should the story of a fraught lesbian relationship be told by a pair of heterosexual women? Is a cis man the best person to portray a very real trans woman? These are things I won’t remotely be addressing as I review two more movies for Oscar season. TL;DR Watch Carol, skip…
Oscar season is upon us and that means my friends and family mainline nominees like junkies. This year I figured I’d take a different approach to looking at the films up for some of the bigger awards since so many seem to have come in pairs. So let’s take a look at the best…
Ravin, I am named, once War Boy for Immortan Joe on the road to Valhalla, till his being torn to gobbits. Imperitor Furiosa gave War Boys a choice, the desert or taking up a new life. Ravin can’t drink sand. Ravin scouts far, Ravin reports what his eyes see and…
When you climb to the top of the mountain Look out over the sea Think about the places perhaps, where a young man could be Then you jump back down to the rooftops Look out over the town Think about all of the strange things circulating round It ain’t easy,…
The Iron Giant is one of my favorite movies. Of all time. Ever. I love the art design, I love the story, I think it’s an amazing piece of animation, and I think that the sum of all those wonderful parts add up to something even greater. And I barely watch it.…
Jurassic World, along with the slew of new Star Wars movies, have stirred up discussions on the Romantic Scoundrel. This archetype is not an easy one to pull off, as it takes a deft hand to keep a “scoundrel” from becoming a “bag of dicks”. All sorts of things can go…
This is not a standard review. It is, as the title states, a reaction. Ex Machina is one of those thinky science fiction movies. In analogical terms, Ex Machina is to Terminator 2 as Primer is to Back to the Future Part 2. The film follows Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), who wins a…
This past week has been all over the place, as far as quality of watched films. I’ve seen bland sequels, offensive sequels, dull remakes, and impressive originals, but Poltergeist was a strange one. It wasn’t screened early for critics, which usually means it is relying on ignorance to bolster opening weekend…
Note: This review had been previously published on my old blog. It’s been out of theaters, but recently came out on DVD, so I figured now would be a relevant time to re-post. Also, I love this movie. It is amazingly crafted, and it’s important. It Follows also fits into this summer’s hit…
Here there be spoilers. Tread softly. I, apparently like most of America, went to see Jurassic World over the weekend. I love the original film and feel it is the rare 90’s movie that still holds up .There are a few moments of CGI that are a bit iffy, but…
