Reboots! Their numbers seem to grow every month, gritty or otherwise, but they’re rarely worth watching. Whether of a beloved franchise that hasn’t been touched in decades or a series that hasn’t even ended yet, the prevalence of reboots denote to many a complete and utter lack of originality plaguing the Hollywood machine. Yes, it…
The tensest moments in Straight Outta Compton are the moments when a police car cruises through the frame; the ones where red and blue lights flash in the background of a shot, growing closer and closer. Every time a cop car shows up, it’s only a matter of time until the members of N.W.A. are shoved to the…
Beowulf, The Odyssey, The Iliad, most Shakespeare plays, most Bible stories; stories we all know but nobody can tell correctly on screen. I wrote one of my infamous filler articles from the days of yore on great ancient stories that for some reason baffle and trouble film producers when you’d think they’d probably be really…
Family is important. Duh. I’m looking forward to spending this coming week hanging out with my brother (so expect a hastily-written filler article next week; you have been warned), and it seemed only fitting that to welcome him on his temporary stay I should review a movie that he recommended, and that supports strong, undying…
Capes on Camera is a look at comic book adaptations from the days before Whedon and Nolan made the superhero flicks a summer movie staple. Some are hidden gems, some noble failures, and other are best relegated to the quarter bin of history. When I first pitched the idea for the Capes on Camera column…
Storytelling 101: Before you can get anywhere, you need at least one compelling character. Audience relatability helps, but a good writer can keep an audience invested in even a reprehensible character. In film, if you’ve decided not to make your main protagonist in any way a likable human, then the writer, director, and actor all…
As we found out in my co-review of a Pokemon episode that I wrote along with The Tuesday Zone’s Alex Gladwin, I am a huge fan of Pokemon. Since I happened to be in Japan when a new Pokemon movie was coming out in theaters, it was clear to me that I had to be…
Rooster Illusion 