The Canyons — Ellis, Schrader, and Nihilism
The Bret Easton Ellis trope of masturbatory nihilism is obvious in the first few moments of The Canyons upon Ryan’s rhetorical interrogative, “does anyone really…
Bond Retrospective 16: License to Kill
After a steady succession of films in the Bond franchise released every two years, the much darker and much more violent (until Casino Royale, that…
Despicable Me 2 — The 40 Year Old Reformed Villain
Gru returns, this time as a doting father figure whose loneliness is the biggest villain of the film.
The Lone Ranger — A $190million Tax Write Off
Maybe the film is more meta than we give it credit. Maybe it’s trying to mimic the convoluted natures of our history. Maybe.
Monsters University — Throwing out the Cliche
A few years back, Pixar built a sequel to its super popular Cars…and this attempt fell flat on most levels, from the pedestrian script to…
Bond Retrospective 15: The Living Daylights
Timothy Dalton’s first turn as Bond is a departure from his predecessors’.
Star Trek Into Darkness — Set Phasers to Meh
The follow up to this new franchise feels a lot like it did thirty years ago.
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You’re being watched! And, shouldn’t we know this by now?
Bond Retrospective 14: A View to a Kill
The final Roger Moore film in the Bond series requires a villain to save it from the muck.
Bond Retrospective 13: Octopussy
Perhaps Moonraker and For Your Eyes Only illuminate the highlights of Octopussy and make it a highlight of the near-end of Roger Moore’s tenure.