“40 Years Ago, ‘The Thing’ Set A New Standard For Sci-Fi Thrillers – And Accidentally Inspired A Modern Movie Trend”

The thing about ‘The Thing’ is that it’s one of the best American movies ever made. Continue reading →

Review: The Nice Guys, 2016, dir. Shane Black

What a stinker I am, all not loving this new Shane Black film that everyone else is losing their minds over. If you go see The Nice Guys, adjust your expectations first. Black’s film speaks to genre nostalgia and period nostalgia, and it rides on two great performances by its leads; it’s the kind of movie that … Continue reading →

Go, See, Talk! Review: Cloud Atlas, 2012, dir. Andy and Lana Wachowski & Tom Tykwer

The Wachowski siblings are back four years after their last directorial effort, this time with Tom Tykwer in tow, and their adaptation of David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas is a magnificent opus of optimism and hope. Continue reading →

From the Cinema to the Sofa: The Cape (ep. 1.1/1.2)

Holy awful, Batman. In fact, beginning any review of NBC’s latest original series (a term here that, you’ll soon see, I use very, very loosely) with a Batman reference feels totally apropos given how much the program owes to Christopher Nolan’s very solid interpretations of the classic hero. The Cape frankly reeks of Batman Begins … Continue reading →