Review: THE WOMAN KING
In early 19th century West Africa the Kingdom of Dahomey faces threats from its large…
James Gunn vs. the Superhero Movie: THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021)
There’s a tonal challenge to making fun of superhero tropes while keeping an emotional investment…
The Year in Review: Seeing the Music
At the start of March, a deadly tornado missed where I was staying in East…
The Friday Article Roundup: Special Sex, Drugs & Music Edition
For some reason the FAR has the day off of work today, and since we…
Film on the Television: BLACKHAT: DIRECTOR’S CUT on FX
I may have been unable to do this for its original airdate, but FX has…
Celebrating the Living: Viola Davis
I’ve been doing a sort of unofficial Feminism Week in my articles. And I thought…
Michael Mann’s Blue Period: BLACKHAT (2015)
Like Thomas Pynchon, Michael Mann has made a series of genre works in his later…