Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: An Ignominious End
The finale nobody needed, delivered as nobody wanted
Category Archives: Active Observation
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Amazingly, NOT the Worst of the Lot!
Indy and the aliens, once infuriating, now merely sigh-inducing.
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: Is This What We Wanted?
We complained about Temple of Doom. This is the result. I hope we’ve learned our lesson.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Not Half as Bad as It Used to Be
Once hated, now–kinda loved! It’s the demonic cartoon you never knew you wanted.
Raiders of the Lost Ark: In Which We Recall Falling in Love With Indiana Jones
Still good? Still good.
Fast X: Let’s All Get Colonoscopies!
It’s the cinematic equivalent of shitting your guts out. But hey — maybe that sounds good to you?
Air, A Product About A Product, And The Millionaires Who Made It
The passionate story of the fatcat company destined to become still fatter, or: A capitalist love story between a number of rich men and a shoe.
Sight & Sound 2022, Jeanne Dielman, And Lists
In which the newest bestest movie of all time is thunk upon, as is the list what put it there.
Today, the World is a Little Less Evil
Here’s to Evil and David Warner. Respectfully, may you rule in hell.
An Argument for Why I Love You, Daddy, Louis C.K.’s Unreleased Movie, Should Be Buried Under 100 Feet of Cement
In which a vanished film is applauded for having vanished.
Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future Returns Him to His Past
Come on everybody! Let’s all get our new homegrown internal organs tattooed!
About Dune, We Give Zero Fucks
Wake us when the sequel’s over.
Flashdance. What A Feeling!
The sexiest lobster you’ll ever eat. Or, at least, that seems like a safe bet.
Tenet, or: Look out! Some Things Go Backwards!
Be careful–or you might go backwards too! NOOOOOO!