Season 4 of Arrested Development was a smart season that wasn’t very good.
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
A Muppets Christmas Carol as a Cultural Artifact
Why should the Muppet Christmas Carol be the only movie to survive the impending apocalypse?
Lion has a Big World and a Big Heart
With creative framing Lion tells a story about small people in a big world.
Speed Racer is a Static Hero (And That’s Good)
Speed Racer stays the same in the face of a morally corrupt racing world.
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
Nostalgia brings 20th Century Women to Life
20th Century Women is a collective of memories that brings three powerful women to life.
Spring Breakers and the Hero’s Journey
Spring Breakers vs. The Hero with One Thousand Faces. Spring Break 4ever.
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 