2006 was a terrific year for movies. And, oddly enough, a terrific year for movies that utilized narratives within narratives. Think the unfinished book in The Fountain, or the fantastic trials in Pan’s Labyrinth,…
So, there’s a subject that’s kinda-sorta come up across a couple of my more recent pieces, and that subject is, for lack of a better phrase, “successful bad ideas.” In a nutshell: I’ve had my…
Sharp-eyed readers might have noticed the disclaimer in my last article. While I was busy making my case that Brave deserved the Oscar statue over Wreck-It Ralph, I had to confess the whole debate was…
So, I finally got around to watching both Brave and Wreck-It Ralph over the past couple of weeks. Which means I couldn’t comment on the minor controversy that got kicked up when Pixar’s Brave took home…
Yes, those Prequels. What fantastic movies! I’m trying not to bring them up TOO often these days, but every now and then there’s something I feel is worth bringing up. Today, that’s the amount of practical…
Okay, a couple of disclaimers… I probably hate pop culture over-analysis more than most of you guys. There’s nothing that irritates me more* than the posts that start off with things like “6 Lord of…
Art — or any creation — invites criticism. That’s just part of the deal. It’s true of painting, music, theatre, film, and it’s true of a few tiresome commenters on this site, too. YOU KNOW…
To be honest, guys, I’m really not a gorehound. I shy away from the movies that aim to scare/shock their audiences with elaborate, imaginative displays of things happening to the human body that really, really…
I really wasn’t planning on seeing Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. While it’s the very definition of “high concept,” I was skeptical of the author, and the movie simply didn’t get good notices upon its release….