I try to see every big release when it comes out, and I still skipped Crazy Rich Asians last year. I had no problem with the concept of the movie, and quite frankly, having a majority-Asian cast in a standard Read more
I don’t know if there’s an unlikier filmmaker working today than Terry Gilliam. I don’t know if any feature he’s directed hasn’t had some problem or another. And though he has his fans, his work is never really a huge Read more
Some collaborations, working together, have created a number of fine movies over the years. Look at Scorsese and De Niro, Hitchcock and composer Bernard Hermann, and the Johns Wayne and Ford. But there’s also director Bill Condon and actor Ian Read more
I will say this for the trailers for 21 Bridges: they made this movie look as cool as hell. Granted, that’s the job of a trailer. It’s really a commercial for a movie, and I go to the movies often Read more
Well, that was a longer gap between articles than I had hoped. I’d apologize to my loyal readers, but the stats suggest I don’t have any… Anyway, while I tend to go to the movies every week these days, that Read more
Generally, I really love the work of the late director Stanley Kubrick. True, 2001 baffles me even after sitting through the whole thing a few times, and I found Eyes Wide Shut rather dull–though in that case, I think I Read more
I’ve never really been to any sort of class reunion. Sure, I get the invites once in a while, and I do think about going, but I usually decide to skip them for a wide variety of reasons. Besides, generally Read more
Imagine my surprise when, while flipping through Netflix’s catalogue, coming across what looked like a 1940s film noir I wasn’t familiar with. That isn’t Netflix’s usual thing, so I stuck it on my watchlist and went back to looking for Read more
Like a lot of people, I took that special three-year deal for Disney+. But, I don’t actually have any kids. It’s just me here, and as much as I like me some Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel stuff, that doesn’t Read more
When I was promoting the Tomcast 2020 podcast episode for Clash of the Titans, I mentioned in a few places that neither myself nor my podcast partner Jen seemed to like the movie all that much. A friend of mine, Read more