Long Live Ian Holm, The Greatest Napoleon in History, and I Include the Real One in That Assessment
Another great steps backstage.
Author Archives: Supreme Being
Movies in The Time of Coronavirus, Part I
In which with a certain morose ennui we muse upon what, lately, has been watched
RIP Stuart Gordon, Max von Sydow, and the Film Industry
Seems like a good time to talk about death.
The Burnt Orange Heresy: Book vs. Movie
In which Charles Willeford’s steamy Floridian art-noir is moved to Italy. Hm.
RIP Monty Python’s Terry Jones
Another Python goes.
The 26 Best Movies of the 2010s, AKA the Twenty-Teens, AKA that Last Decade We Just Muddled Through
A list! A list! Hooray, a list!
A Surprising Victory for the Dark Side in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
An unlikely ending reveals the evil genius of the Sith.
63 Up, or: Still Above Ground (Mostly)
Time continues to get wider in Michael Apted’s lifelong documentary project.
Knives Out, or: A Donut Missing Its Hole
Plenty of amusement, minus much mystery.
To Joker or Not to Joker?
A movie in search of a point.
On Martin Scorsese and Theme Parks
Martin Scorsese, a man who knows a little about movies, stirred up the denizens of the interwebs recently when, referring to Marvel’s superhero whoop-de-doos, he said, “I don’t see them. […]
Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is Better than You’ve Been Led to Believe
It’s all Gilliam, after all, and what more do you want in a movie?
Gibson, Costner, Cruise: When Actors Go God
Three actors. Three movies. Three gods. You have been warned.
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, One of Tarantino’s Worst
Another historical cartoon fantasy over which Tarantino fans may drool copiously.