In Which I Review The First 19 Minutes of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
A penetrating look at what may, or, let’s not be coy here, may not, be the most important 19 minutes in the history of film.
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Night Moves: Jesse Eisenberg In A 2013 Indie Thriller You Forgot To See
To blow up that damned dam or let that dammed river be?
Night Moves: Gene Hackman In A ‘70s Noir You Forgot Exists
The private eye flick turned into a bleak reflection of 1970s paranoia and loneliness.
Why The Fight Scene Matters In John Carpenter’s They Live
Oh, it’s long, this fight scene, but it is so much more.
The Dog: The True Story of Dog Day Afternoon
The life story of one-time famous bank robber, John Wojtowicz, played by Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon, is exactly as outrageous as you want it to be.
High School Confidential! Tomorrow Is A Drag, Pops, The Future Is A Flake
Turn your eyes inside and dig the vacuum.
The Coen Brothers From Worst To Best: A Big Ol’ List
The Coen Brothers sure make some swell movies. Even when not entirely swell, swellness abounds within them. So. Let’s reduce their art to a list.
New Star Wars Stand-Alone Film Announced For 2018: Jar Jar Goes To Endor
Newest addition to Disney’s growing list of Stand-Alone Star Wars films to star Jar Jar Binks and the Ewoks in a story connecting the two trilogies.
Doctor Who Series 8: Into The Dalek. Or, Possibly, Not.
Let’s get small.
The Unknown Known And Knowing The Unknowable Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld may be the most impressive weasel in history, a mighty distinction indeed.
Doctor Who Series 8: Deep Breath…Sucks
In which the series 8 opener is found to be, sad to say, all too reminiscent of the mess that was series 7, despite the appearance of a promising new Doctor.
At Sopranos End, Tony Lives! Also? He Dies. David Chase Weighs In. But Not Really.
David Chase, never left alone since he blacked out The Sopranos, says something, says something else, and is for the most part completely misunderstood.
On Klute, Pakula, and The Paranoia Of The ‘70s
In which thoughts on director Alan J. Pakula and cinematographer Gordon Willis’s paranoid ’70s trilogy are thunk.
The World According To Garp: Not What It Used To Be
A childhood favorite I should have left alone.