(Source) Just a heads-up: This post is the first of a two-part series I’m calling “Historical Mecha-Fiction Tuesday,” because I’m bad at this. Part One of Historical Mecha-Fiction Tuesday comprises a series of totally badass…
Let’s not mince words: Gone Girl was straight brilliant. Easily top-five material for 2014, at least as of this writing. And while I’m sure much of the movie’s brilliance should be attributed to novelist/screenwriter Gillian Flynn,…
Like pretty much everybody around here, I’m a self-professed movie fan. To a lesser extent, I’m willing to additionally self-identify as a genre fan and a few other sub-categories of “fan.” So there’s a sort…
I always forget that most people think of Mel Gibson as an actor. Not that I don’t understand why. That’s how we first found him; he’s been in several classics and even more not-classics. I…
I don’t quite know what the loose consensus is on Pixar these days. Is your average movie fan still on their team? Losing faith? I’m more in the latter category, but hopefully their upcoming slate…
Watching The Terminator right after Avatar is an interesting experience. More similarities exist than you might think; James Cameron’s ear for dialogue hasn’t improved much; likewise, his eye for action is as good as ever….
So, apparently somebody at DC/Warner handed down a rule for their upcoming slate of movies: “No Jokes.” And from what I could tell the internet just lost its freakin’ mind over it. Well, that’s not…
I went to a theatrical screening of A New Hope recently. For some reason I never saw the Special Editions in theatres as a kid, so this was a pretty exciting deal for me. Star…
I was watching Star Wars again recently (a habit that shows no sign of abating), and noticed something odd: Luke Skywalker is an awesome character. He’s just the kid who we get to tag along…