Every time I went to the movies in the last six months, I saw a trailer for Edge of Tomorrow. I did not hate that trailer the first time I saw it, or even the second time, but I learned. Granted, it makes a certain amount of sense to see a trailer for a sci-fi/fantasy…
Indie movies are a blessing and a curse. Blessing: filmmakers get artistic freedom without the constraints of production companies and big budgets, which allows someone with real vision to explore that vision and not the vision of whoever controls the money. Curse: sometimes that vision isn’t worth exploring in the first place, and the freedom…
Are we all getting sick of teenage romances yet? I have a feeling that there was a time before Twilight and Hunger Games and Divergent, etc. when teenage romances were only really relevant to teenagers. Then I remember Romeo and Juliet, so never mind. The point is, they shouldn’t be relevant to ANYONE. Especially not…
Just last year I saw (and reviewed) The Wolverine, an X-Men spin-off focused on everyone’s favorite as he travels to Japan to learn the way of the samurai and die. At least, that’s what I was hoping for. No, the final product is somewhat disappointing. Looking back at my review of it, though, I’m pretty satisfied with…
Today is the day that I graduate college. Yep, I’m leaving it all behind. Part of leaving it all behind is immediately moving on to new and better things. Well, new things, anyway. That’s why I’m not wasting much time talking about graduating. You don’t want to read about that. You want to read about…
Cannibals! I can’t say this confidently, because I have done the bare minimum amount of research, but without being too declarative, Rooster Illusion features more articles on cannibalism than any other film review blog ever. Cannibalism is what makes us special. It’s what sets us apart from the animals… well, from certain animals. From some…
Wes Anderson! So happy his new movie finally came to the piddly little town I call home. His last film, Moonrise Kingdom, took several months to reach us, but this one only took, like, four weeks. Not bad. I’m actually studying Anderson’s filmography in a class this semester, so I was pleased on multiple levels…
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