I’ve discussed my love of mysteries and noir on this site at great length over the years I’ve been writing it. It’s one of my favorite genres of stories, and I’m just about always up for checking out a fun new mystery. Plus, I get the added […]
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 […]
Crime has always been a topic that I’ve been greatly interested in. And I’m certainly not alone, because for whatever reason it seems like a vast majority of people in the world are truly fascinated by the idea of the committing and solving of crimes. I mean, […]
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, we’re at the tail end of Bondathon, which means I’m having to get a little creative in terms of what to talk about. I knew going in that I wanted to discuss the literary Bond, since that’s where the character began. But after enduring The Spy Who […]
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 […]
The character of James Bond has proven to be one of the most versatile characters of all time, succeeding in just about every medium you can think of. Obviously the character has done very well in film, and he’s has a very lengthy tenure in literature. Video […]
I’ve been a little worried about Christopher Nolan. For ages the man seemed to be directing some of the most interesting and enjoyable films out there, coming across like he was lined up to become one of the all time greats. But after the personally fairly disappointing […]
Boy, the Planet of the Apes series sure is odd, isn’t it? Over the course of almost fifty years and now nine movies this series has vacillated wildly. In terms of quality, tone, and subject matter. There’s been stone-cold classics of American cinema, and absolutely insane messes that are […]
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