The summer is over. Not in any astrological sense, of course, but the spirit of the summer has passed. Essentially, playtime’s over. It’s high time to sober up, fly straight, focus on the gritty things, and watch heavy movies. To provide something of a preview for a review, as if that’s necessary, here’s a brief…
From the ridiculous to the absurd, sometimes a film needs a comical premise to provide the sugar for the medicine of an important social message. Fans of Dan Coscarelli’s Bubba Ho-Tep might think that I’m taking the movie a bit too seriously as it is, and I certainly understand that. It’s one of the reasons…
When it comes to propaganda, presentation and a strong message are always emphasized over the facts. Modest contemplation gives way to grandiose presentations, usually about the virtue of one route versus the evil of another. Reefer Madness is an incredibly important film, not because of its direct impact, but because of what it represents. Its…
The summer is starting to wind down to a close in the not only weather department, but also the film department. As we pack away our beach bodies and bundle up with hair for the upcoming chilly months, Hollywood starts to pack away the blockbusters and lacklusters of the summer, and prepare for the interesting…
Guy Ritchie’s first real attempt to try to combine his signature gangster film with a somewhat more purposeful meaning was met with severe backlash from many critics, many of whom considered the final product to be “disjointed” or “pretentious.” It received a dismal 17% on rotten tomatoes. Ironically, big name film critics are some of…
Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 So, admittedly, I’m going through a bit of a Shakespeare phase. By that I mean that my current summer project is reading all of his plays that I haven’t yet read. Having completed twenty, I only have seventeen left, so I feel pretty good about that. Along…
Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 Shakespeare! Always fun. Unsurprisingly, more of his plays have been adapted into film than the works of any other writers. Hundreds of movies site Shakespeare for the story. IMDb gives him 955 writing credits and counting. So…why do people keep going back to Shakespeare? It’s all been…
Rooster Illusion 