Django Unchained — Revisionist History and Its Contemporary Familiars
Violence, exploitation, cultural commentary: vintage Tarantino.
On the Road — Prosaic Debauchery
It doesn’t try to be the book, which is a good thing in the long run.
Promised Land — Looking at the Nebulous Debate
Gus van Sant takes a diplomatic approach to the fracking issue, so long as you don’t watch the last twenty minutes.
The 5 Biggest Christmas Villains
Christmas movies are a staple at this time of year, whether you have your classics, your canonical, or just your personal favorites. Within each movie,…
Movies, Violence, Blame, and the NRA
My agenda on this site is not to spout political rhetoric and sway people’s opinions to the left or right. Sure, I often dabble in…
5 Most Disastrous Disaster Movies
Disappointed the world didn’t end? Here are some films that are equally as disappointing.
This is Forty — The Typical Fate of a Spin-Off
This if 40 is ambitious, but is drowned by shallow characters and disjointed scenes.
After Lucia — Bullying, Revenge, and Disparity
Meticulous and without soundtrack, After Lucia is cold, eerie, and stunning.
Les Miserables — Powerful, Glitzy, Uneven
Les Miserables is, at times, emotionally charged; at others, it goes through the motions.
Zero Dark Thirty — The Manhunt for bin Laden
Kathryn Bigelow chronicles the decade-long manhunt for America’s Most Wanted.