I'm a Minions guy–have been since Despicable Me. I hid behind the veil of irony for a long time, mostly to protect a false sense of integrity associated with my affection for highbrow fare. "Someone can't like Minions and Malick," I whispered to
I don't usually write reviews three weeks after having watched the film in question, and Lucky Strike isn't even a movie that's worth the trouble (nor has it really stuck around in my mind), but something about it compels me to engage with it
The story of how someone finds their way to Rising Up and Rising Down is not as interesting as the book itself, but because of its scarcity it's at least a little more interesting than your average Kindle purchase. To wit: I'll admit to being something
I knew this would happen. Once I started publishing my film criticism at In Review Online, this space slowly shriveled. It's not dead yet, but I haven't posted anything since October 20th of last year, and while those of you who wanted to follow me over
Had a nice busy month over at In Review Online! First up, Ne Zha 2 - Technically an August release, but I haven't shared my review until now. The movie is worth a look, particularly if you're interested in how blockbuster cinema is shaping up in China.
I'm lucky to say it's been a busy month for me, publishing-wise. I've got two more reviews up at In Review Online and short story published in Unlikely Stories Six. First, the story. I wrote "Yerushah" last fall to reckon with
My first contemporaneous review for In Review Online!
As you can no doubt tell, I've been writing in this space less frequently as of late because I'm publishing at In Review Online. I intend to update it regularly with pointers to work not hosted here, and I will also continue to publish more personal
I wrote about this extraordinary movie for In Review Online to commemorate its 20th anniversary.
On A Minecraft Movie and a Future of Media Team, It’s a hit! This opening weekend, movie-going audiences dug into A Minecraft Movie, making it the no. 1 film in the U.S. and 75 global markets, bringing in an impressive $313.7 million – the largest domestic opening
"What's that say? Oh, um . . . it's Latin for From Small Things We Aspire Toward the Great." -- The Woman with Red Hair I listen, with alarming regularity and alacrity, to the podcast The Town. It's delicious junk food, and, as someone who'
Growing up, December and January held the distinction of best and worst months in moviegoing, respectively. For a few reasons, these distinctions have melted away. The first of which is simply the disintegration of something called the movie calendar altogether. Traditionally, at least from my layperson's POV, the