Three of these movies are not actually that old, and you may find any of them in less-selective theaters with 20 screens and needing a way to fill them. However, they’re all genre-related and it’s important to look at the right (and wrong) way to do action, sci-fi, or comic book based movies. Baby Driver…I…
Documentary Reviews: “Chasing Coral,” “Icarus,” “Risk,” “My Scientology Movie”
Many documentaries have gotten so compelling, and professionally-made, that in 2016 I picked “Weiner” as the best film of the year, the first time I’ve done so in the site’s history. Only time will tell if that’s the case this year, but I’d already rather watch three of these four movies over much of what’s come out…
Reviews: “Life,” “Table 19,” “The Great Wall,” “Beauty & Beast,” and Great “A United Kingdom”
A quintet of “Beast-themed” movies, of course, as this weekend’s events in Charlottesville taught us, not all beasts aren’t human, and “A United Kingdom” (the best of the bunch) targets a much more nefarious type of beast. Life…This somewhat overrated sci-fi film is about an international space station that picks up Martian life which is–you…
Reviews: Incredible Jessica James, To the Bone, Naked, Sandy Wexler, Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Will Netflix distribution eventually replace traditional theaterical distribution? Part of me hopes not, but I had to admit it was kind-of nice watching five original movies in a single day for less than the price of one outrageous $15 L.A. ticket. I’m one of the biggest defenders of movie theaters out there, and I know…
Movie Reviews: “I Don’t Feel At Home in this World Anymore,” “Message From the King,” “Sleepless”
Vigilante movies are somewhat irrestible, aren’t they? You get to watch somebody else take on a corrupt system rigged to favor criminals (both high and low) either through extreme negligence (as in the case of “I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore”) or law enforcement kickbacks (“Sleepless”). But even though vigilante films/noirs may…
White Southerners Have to Denounce Charlottesville (AND Southern Stereotypes)
Every time an Islamic terrorist attack happens, the chorus of voices begins: “This doesn’t represent all of Islam.” “Why don’t more Muslims denounce these people?” “How many attacks does it take before they’re willing to do something about it?” Well, we should know that terrorist attacks don’t represent all Muslims because the victims are usually other Muslims…
Should Nancy Pelosi Step Down?
Only a few minutes ago, I posted an article questioning the future of the Democratic Party. Of course, there’s no better question facing the Democrats than the one a surprising number of people has asked me: “Should Nancy Pelosi step down?” Sometimes, they’re asking if she should retire from congress altogether. Sometimes, they mean she…
What is the Future of the Democratic Party? And a Slight Mea Culpa
Sometimes, you just have to admit when you’re wrong…or admit that you might be. For the last few years, I’ve backed every major Democratic power figure sometimes referred to as the nefarious-sounding “Democratic Establishment.” I supported Harry Reid trying to push out Alan Grayson and Joe Sestak in their senate races last year, favoring more…
Petty Issues: A Bad Week for Assholes
5. Paul Manafort’s house was raided by the FBI…Sure, it actually happened two weeks ago, but somehow Russia managed to keep it out of our news–If these damn Ruskies ever get tired of being international Shit-Stirrers, they have a great future in P.R. 4. Kim Jong Un put on notice…Since Trump is actually crazy enough…
Movie Reviews: “Get Me Roger Stone,” “Oklahoma City,” and “Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press”
Is there anything better than a great political documentary? All three of these are worth a watch and currently on Netflix… Oklahoma City…A documentary about the Oklahoma City bombing that may not reveal a whole lot of new information, but it does delve deep into the history of the radical rightwing that led up to…
Movie Review: Okja
Heralded as Netflix’s “breakthrough into mainstream film success”—which people have said about Adam Sandler’s Netflix-only projects or oscar-contender “Beasts of No Nation” years ago—the latest film from Snowpiercer’s versatile Bong Joon-Ho is about a genetically engineered super-pig that looks more like a hippopotamus with Dumbo ears. The pig is raised in the seclusion of the…
Why Are Entertainment Journalists Happy Netflix is Cancelling Shows?
A weird trend has been taking place lately in regards to news coverage of Netflix. And I don’t just mean that the Netflix has started cancelling series. In fact, I was pretty unaware that the network had a reputation for not cancelling series. But don’t worry because many, many headlines made me aware of this fact by loudly trumpeting…
In Memorandum of Cinemax’s Terrific “The Knick” and “Quarry”
I’m not sure what’s worse: that Cinemax cancelled the two best series they’ve ever put on the air or that the news was so low-key most fans of the series (like myself) didn’t even know they had been cancelled. Although I think there might be something even worse: Cinemax’s casual mentioning that they would no longer even…