Lady Snowblood Will Have Blood Coming Out of Your Wherever
It is a film about the tragic cycle of revenge and how fun it is to watch that played out in vivid color.
Author Archives: Evil Genius
10 Simon & Garfunkel Songs That Would Make for a Better Film than Baby Driver
Hey look! It’s a goddamned lemur. Far out.
Why Wonder Woman Works
Wonder Woman proves that female directors and female leads and female characters can do everything the boys can do, and better.
Mind Control Double Feature #109: Fool’s Gould
It takes a Gould to steal the unstealable.
We Like to Watch
Cruise futilely through Netflix listings no more! Waste no more evenings watching films that deliver naught but aggravation and maybe an exploding school bus. Visit our newly rejiggered I Like to Watch list and be wise beyond your years.
The Fate of the Furious Remains Unwritten
They are—these characters and these films—an incantation designed to bring about the age of stupid.
Jackie, But Just a Glimpse
Forget Zapruder and the rest; here is the real mystery of one of last century’s apex political events.
Sharpen Your Claws: It’s Logan
If you like Logan, it’s because Wolverine finally gets to kill a lot of people.
The Best & Worst Films of 2016
Movies are assholes.
Kong: Skull-Thumping Island
I love the smell of gorilla farts in the morning.
Brief Thoughts on Three Well-Received Films
Some things to say about Manchester By the Sea, American Honey, and Hidden Figures.
The Birth of a Nation Is All Politics
The Birth of a Nation is the sort of film one — politically — feels he or she should support but which, well, one doesn’t due to its unignorable flaws. In that way, it is a lot like Nate Parker himself.
I Am Not Your Negro
Today, even though it doesn’t seem like it, there is hope.
Kubo and the Two Strings and the Loose Threads
Mumble, mumble forgiveness pass the nori.