The DC Extended Universe is one of the absolute strangest franchises in recent memory. From the very beginning it was a pretty blatant attempt to copy the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while seeing everything that made that series such a massive hit, and doing the […]
Back in 2014 I went to check out a movie I knew almost nothing about, primarily just because I have some sort of un-diagnosed compulsion to see a movie in a theater as often as possible. That movie was John Wick, and I was instantly blown away by it. […]
If there’s one thing I can say about the DCEU, it’s that it always keeps me guessing. I have, pretty vocally, not been a fan of the DC films as of late. They’ve taken some of the greatest superheroes ever made and run them through a moody […]
Well, after a brief break for the greatest American musical ever made I think it’s high time to get back to this accidental Billy Wilder marathon I’ve given myself. When I first started working on this project I knew that I loved a few Billy Wilder […]
Two years ago I went to the theaters to see a movie that I really had no interest in seeing, but kept hearing incredibly solid word of mouth. It was the Shallows, and it was a claustrophobic suspense flick about Blake Lively getting injured in a secluded beach where […]
I’ve never really been a fan of the term “guilty pleasure.” It’s supposed to mean that there’s something you enjoy that you should be ashamed of enjoying, because it’s not actually good. I find that to be kind of ridiculous, because if you like something you shouldn’t be […]
There’s a lot to like, and a lot to hate about Tim Burton. It’s pretty easy to forget what an interesting and fun filmmaker he was back in the day when you see the drek that he’s pumping out nowadays. But he really was great. He was […]
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