Film on the Television: THE HIDDEN (1987) on TCM
TCM Underground is hitting it out of the park this month, and The Hidden is one…
Film on the Internet: SERENITY (2005) on Netflix and Hulu
Among nerd filmmakers, Joss Whedon ranks up there with J. J. Abrams. They both have…
PASSENGERS (with spoilers)
Passengers has to be the product of studio manipulation. There is absolutely no other way…
You’re Never Really Anywhere: THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE season 2
In its second season, The Man in the High Castle (now streaming on Amazon and…
Age of Innocence: J. J. Abrams’ SUPER 8 (2011) and THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
Only one in twenty thousand has the nervy genius of Iggy [Pop] or Jonathan [Richman]…
Feel Good Fatalism and Tone Deaf Politics: The larger failures of ARRIVAL
When I wrote the review for Arrival a week ago, it was a different world for…
Film on the Internet: METROPOLIS on Netflix
In 1927, Germany was under the rule of the Weimar Republic, a democratic government formed…
Goodbye to ARRIVAL (2016)
Within the first five minutes of Arrival, Louise (Amy Adams) gives away the twist of the movie…
Film on the Television: SOYLENT GREEN on TCM
Today, TCM has programmed a bunch of classic science fiction movies, many of which end…
Film on the Internet: EVENT HORIZON on Netflix
If Hellraiser codified the goth bondage fantasia, Event Horizon is the end result of the dark industrial genre…