It can always be a little awkward when you’re a fan of film, and hold a rather indifferent opinion to a film that’s considered a classic. Honestly, even disliking a movie that most cinephiles love can be easier explained that it just not doing much at all […]
I would say that by now it’s pretty clear that I’m a huge fan of the James Bond series. After spending a solid month discussing the character and the franchises I think that came across. It’s something that I feel very passionately about, so it stands to […]
There are certain books that I’ve read over the course of my life that have been serious achievements. You know, reading your first book at all, the first chapter book, finally defeating Infinite Jest, the first time you read a book from what will become your favorite author. And, […]
It’s a pretty great experience when you come across a new creative voice that seems to gel so well with your own tastes. And that’s what’s been going on with Taylor Sheridan. The man has been on a serious roll, becoming a significant force in two of […]
There’s a certain sub-genre of crime movies that flourished in the seventies and eighties, and that’s been having a hell of resurgence lately, and that I’m quite fond of. I think it’s typically referred to as a neon-noir, but I like to think of it as dirtbag […]
It’s a wonderful feeling to be surprised by a movie. Sometimes it can be because it ended up better than you expected, or tackled a topic that wasn’t really marketed, or even just putting an actor that you’re familiar with in a different light. Because it’s easy […]
We’re living in a pretty terrific world if you’re a geek. The things that used to be considered lame or overly niche fifteen years ago are now dominating the box office and the television ratings. People are obsessed with formerly geeky properties, and it’s reached the point […]
The spy genre is very similar to the Western. There was certainly a heyday where most of the classics of the genre came from, but it’s continued to come about. Because the spy genre is one that people will never get old of. There’s always going to […]
Well everyone, we’ve done it. We’re at the end of our Bondathon. We’ve journeyed through the 24 canonical films in the EON franchise, one insane Sean Connery knock-off, a parody, a weird televised artifact, some comics, and a book. And now, there’s one last thing I want […]
Every summer it’s inevitable that the internet is inundated with think-pieces about how unoriginal Hollywood is, and the fact that they just keep telling the same stories over and over. People lament the fact that the box office is dominated by superheroes and all sorts of other […]
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