If pressed to discuss dialogue as a quality of film, the kind that allows the characters to jump off the screen and become someone else, a few choice directors like Robert Altman and Quentin Tarantino come to mind. Justin Benson,… Read More ›
Movies
Bliss Takes Familiar Cues from Matrix, Inception, to Create Something New, Better
Stop what you’re doing and go watch Bliss. Director Mike Cahill (Another Earth, I Origins,) delivers yet another mind-bending flick that will keep viewers guessing as they fall in love with the main characters. Perfect for fans of Black Mirror,… Read More ›
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse is the Feel Good Comedy You Need During the Pandemic.
One of the first memes I saw that made me chuckle after quarantine began was a letter board on the side of the road read: I was told there would be zombies. We all expected a boom, but the world… Read More ›
Why Can’t We Kill the Dog? Anthropomorphism in Classic Children’s Movies
Joe’s recent grumpy review about Frozen I & II got me thinking about the stories we tell our children. Those movies, and often their soundtracks, have been on a constant loop in my busy household for sometime. I even reviewed… Read More ›
Kingdoms Ruled by Entitled Children and Their Imaginary Friends
My son is young enough that I did not need to endure the instant Disney classics of Frozen and Frozen 2. I chose this journey because I seek to understand the most successful commercial property for children in my lifetime…. Read More ›
The Platform directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
“This isn’t a good place for someone who likes books,” Gorent, the main character of the movie The Platform, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, is told over and over after waking up in a uniquely structured prison that allows two prisoners… Read More ›
Performative Empathy: Ari Aster’s Midsommar
In Ari Aster’s nightmarish Midsommar, a group of graduate students travel to a remote Swedish community to study its unique religious beliefs. Eager to escape the tragedy of her parent’s murder/suicide perpetrated by her sister, Dani (Florence Pugh) asks her… Read More ›
DRAUG reminds us of older stories
There’s a charm and beauty to the stark Viking-themed horror film, DRAUG, where these gorgeous, dark forests seem to echo with the terror of old monsters. A Christian warrior with his foster daughter journey into the dark forests to seek… Read More ›
Breaking: Ad Astra Exec Confirms Brad Pitt Cast as The Vampire Louis to Traverse Space
By Emilia Barrett Speaking on condition of anonymity at a three martini breakfast, a former casting exec recalled the events leading to the studio’s pursuit of Brad Pitt for the role. “It had such a boring inner monologue of a… Read More ›
Skynet is gone. Legion has taken over.
I have a lot of things in my head right now. I’m teaching books that aren’t easy to leave at the door: Maus, a book about the Holocaust, and The Things They Carried, which if you don’t know is one… Read More ›