Suicide Squad Is An Exhausting Catastrophe
Suicide Squad is practically begging its audience to recognize how hip, how edgy, how fresh…
The Cadences of Ownage: SPARTAN (2004)
David Mamet’s Spartan was released five months before Michael Mann’s Collateral and they have a…
Reading Against the Grain – Part 3: THE BIG SLEEP
The film version of Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) holds a special place for many viewers:…
Set Phasers To Awesomeness For Star Trek Beyond
Each of the Star Trek movies that have emerged since 2009 seem to have taken…
Ghostbusters Slimes Its Audience With Tons Of Fun And Sincerity
After a summer full of so many big budget clunkers, the incredibly entertaining Ghostbusters arrives…
Want Some Charming Whimsy This Summer? You’re In Luck! The BFG Is Just What The Doctor Ordered!
At this point, Steven Spielberg knows the name of the blockbuster game. Hell, he pioneered…
Reading Against the Grain – Part 2: CITIZEN KANE
As the method of reading against the grain was already explained in the opening of…
Bad Films Shot By Great Cinematographers: ELIZABETHTOWN
Who Shot It: John Toll. Toll’s career as a cinematographer (he had previously done second-unit work and…
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh, The Legend Of Tarzan Is Such A Major Dud
At this point, I’m as tired as big-budget blockbusters this summer sucking as much as…
Just Why Exactly Is Hook A Rare Steven Spielberg Misfire?
You can practically see the head of TriStar waxing poetic on how much of a…