Not Your Grandma’s Digital Media Service
Some streaming media services either leave users with too many movies and shows to pick from or nothing available to match their mood. The price can also add up when viewers … Continued
Silver Screen Stereotypes: Disability in Film
Join us as we watch recent film portrayals of persons with disabilities and ask: Are the portrayals accurate? What’s the message being promoted? What film needs to be made to … Continued
Gotta Have Faith
“Wham!” said the headline, “star George Michael dies.” And that’s how I read it. If you pretend for a moment that Wham! isn’t the name of a band, the statement … Continued
Is X-Men: Apocalypse Really That Bad?
Normally when critics eviscerate a movie as universally and thoroughly as they did X-Men: Apocalypse I wouldn’t bother seeing it. However, I love the X-Men universe and only one movie has left a sour taste in my mouth (X-Men: The Last Stand—can we please pretend this movie never happened?), so I sat down with an open mind and hoped that one of my favorite childhood superhero franchises hadn’t been ruined beyond all possible redemption.
If You Liked That, Try This – Horror Movie Edition
From Japan to New Zealand and back to the U.S., check out some of these great horror movies that you may have missed.
Tony and Susan’s Nocturnal Animals, Part II
The one thing I’m looking forward to in November–aside from ritualized gluttony–is Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals, the director’s adaptation of Austin Wright’s novel, Tony and Susan
Cine Latino
Recently, media outlet Univision came out with a list of the 50 Best Movies from Latin America. I have some issues with this list, like including the movie The Headless Woman, which I thought was terrible; and they didn’t mention Even the Rain, which is my favorite movie of all time. So here’s my own list of noteworthy Latin American movies that I’ve watched over the past few months.
“Time is a precious thing. Never waste it.”
With a distinctive voice and a sparkle in his eye, Gene Wilder lit up the screen whenever he appeared. He starred in several of my all-time favorite movies, including two of Mel Brooks’s best, Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles.
La La Land Looks La La Lovely
Whiplash director Damian Chazelle has a new film opening December 16 starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Take a look at some of the actors’ previous collaborations and the director’s first film.
Armchair Philosophy
I love reading accessible philosophy, the stuff that takes philosophy out of the ivory tower. Here are some things I’ve read and watched lately that have been of particular interest.