Why Looper’s Nonsense is Intense
There has been a lot said about time travel lately, on this blog and around the web. Too much, maybe. Definitely. But you can’t stop me. And I want to […]
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Looper: All Loose Ends
While it pains me greatly to say so, Looper was vastly disappointing. One of the things that I’d really come to love about Rian Johnson’s writing and directing through our Looper Prep […]
Looper Prep #4: Brick and Bloom
As I mentioned in Looper Prep #3, most of my positive expectations for Looper stem from my appreciation for Brick and The Brothers Bloom, Rian Johnson‘s first two features. I’m not interested […]
Looper Prep #3: The Rian Johnson Omnibus
As part of your preparation for the imminent release of Looper, you’ve already thought seriously about time travel in films and inoculated yourself against fried-egg syndrome. Next, we’re going to watch everything writer/director Rian Johnson has ever committed to film […]
Looper Prep Part 2: Time Travel Scorecard
With the ability to live the past two weeks over and over again until you get them perfectly right, I’m assuming you’ve all had a chance to watch 12 Monkeys, Los Cronocrimenes, […]
Looper, Time Loops, and Loopholes
This month, FILMS:COOL is getting temporal. We’re going to look forward to the past that hasn’t happened yet. Stop looking at me all pop-eyed; I’m talking about Rian Johnson‘s third feature, Looper, […]
I Am Going to Act Your Pants Off
Here’s the thing about superhero movies: masks are terrible. Yes, I understand, one must protect his or her secret identity at all costs. But if Superman can get away with […]
Slippery Fish: The Dark Knight Rises vs. Hang ’em High
It all comes down to justice. Justice and the squirrelly soul of Commissioner Gordon. That’s what I learned from first watching Hang ’em High and then mulling over The Dark Knight Rises. […]
The Dark Knight Also Rises
If you believe what you read on the side of buses, The Dark Knight Rises is opening on July 20th. That’s pretty soon. And after recent disappointments (cough *Prometheus* cough), I’m […]