The Fast and The Furious films are near to my heart. Like most of America, I originally saw the first three movies at home on DVD. I never cared much about cars, but I loved action movies, and Vin Diesel was the epitome of cool to 10 year old me. If you know anything about… Continue reading The Fun and the Familiar: 8 Films Deep the ‘Fast’ series Gets Cozy
Author: Samuel Russell
Isolation and Sex Tie these Two 1964 Japanese Films Together
This article contains major spoilers for Onibaba (1964) and Woman in the Dunes (1964). This weekend Liza (who has contributed to this blog) and I sat down to watch a movie. We aimlessly scrolled through the seemingly endless options our streaming services presented. We ended up on FilmStruck (essentially Netflix for the Criterion Collection) where… Continue reading Isolation and Sex Tie these Two 1964 Japanese Films Together
More like Kong: DULL Island, am I right folks?
King Kong has always been about spectacle. The 1933 original isn’t great because of it’s storytelling. This isn’t to say the storytelling isn’t great, it’s a tight and effective thriller. But that’s not the point of the film. The story works because it is in service to the astounding visual effects. It was about looking… Continue reading More like Kong: DULL Island, am I right folks?
Dueling Reviews: Logan Transcends the X-Series / the Superhero Genre
Sam and Chris write back-to-back reviews of Logan.
What Donald Trump and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Have in Common
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR SCOOBY DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED Donald Trump’s aggressive and irrational “criticism” of any bad press he gets has made the legitimacy of mainstream media a constant conversation. Unfortunately his baseless ranting has derailed actual media criticism. News media is a powerful entity- the information it delivers sways opinions, influences the actions… Continue reading What Donald Trump and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Have in Common
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is the Final Resident Evil movie I Will Ever Subject Myself To
I have never seen a Resident Evil movie before. I think years ago I saw maybe 20 minutes of the first one. So it was strange and exciting that the first film in the series I would be seeing was, supposedly, the last one. Surely there would be something interesting about dropping in on the… Continue reading Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is the Final Resident Evil movie I Will Ever Subject Myself To
XXX: Return of Xander Cage Is Candy
I remember the first time I watched XXX (2002) fondly. I was 8 years old when it first came out, a bit too young to see it in the theaters. I saw it sometime after on DVD in Joey Marx’s basement. I remember feeling like I was sneaking something. It’s rated PG-13, but it’s an… Continue reading XXX: Return of Xander Cage Is Candy
Paterson Is Okay With Being Okay
Paterson has many elements I love to find in a film: a commitment to exploring mundane, everyday life, and dry humor. Paterson has tremendously little plot. Jim Jarmusch’s previous film Only Lovers Left Alive is similarly plotless. The filmmaker clearly favors character over narrative. However where Only Lovers’ plotlessness is deliberately slow, Paterson proceeds at… Continue reading Paterson Is Okay With Being Okay
Friends on Flicks 