S Like most of the East Coast, I found myself unable to leave my house this past weekend as Blizzard Jonas dumped record snowfall on Philadelphia. While for many, this snow-in was an opportunity to spend quality time with family or ensure that the “be like (your name here)” meme well overstayed its welcome, I…
I hated Birdman. The best review I read of the film opened by calling its writer/director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu a talentless fraud. This more or less hit the nail on the head. I’ve endured lengthy conversations with numerous people who liked or disliked Birdman to varying degrees, wanting to know exactly what I found so…
I’ve been writing this column for several months now, and I think a major failing in it is that I’ve focused on films and TV from mainly just the USA and Japan. This is primarily because I tend to watch animated films and TV from just the US and Japan, which are countries that I…
Before journeying to the City of Brotherly Love to attempt to convince Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) to train him, Adonis “Donny” Creed (Michael B. Jordan) projects a recording of his father’s famous bout with the Italian Stallion onto the wall. Standing in front of the projection, Donny is shadowboxing, mimicking the punches, dodges, and weaves…
So, Westerns seem to be coming back a bit, eh? Well… the Western setting. Westerns, I think, as they existed in the 30s-60s, will never truly return. I quite like Westerns, but I don’t particularly miss them. The selection we got from those decades are enough for me. The tone and spirit has changed too…
The plot: En route to Red Rock, Wyoming to ensure fugitive Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) hangs, bounty hunter John “The Hangman” Ruth (Kurt Russell) picks up fellow bounty hunter and former Union soldier Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) and the alleged new sheriff of Red Rock, Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins). Taking refuge in the…
A few years ago I reviewed (and subsequently would not stop talking about) a sad Danish movie called The Hunt, directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Danish Superstar Mads Mikkelsen. It is with a heavy heart that I report to you that my reason for bringing this up now is sadly unrelated to Danish Superstar…
