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Category Archives: Active Observation
Remakes Are for White Supremacists
You know what film I knew was going to be terrible within the first three minutes?
On Nazis, Starship Troopers, and Taxi Driver
In which movies of the past feel strangely suited to our absurd present.
The Karate Kid is Kind of Great
In which we revisit the ’80s classic and find it terribly charming.
Dunkirk At A Distance
Christopher Nolan turns minimalist.
George Romero Is Dead. Long Live George Romero!
The father of the modern zombie has shuffled off this mortal coil. May he spend the rest of eternity joyfully feasting on the brains of heavenly angels.
War For The Planet Of The Apes, or: Ape-Moses and The Promised Land
A ponderous slog of an Apes movie wins the adulation of everyone. I refuse to believe they didn’t fall asleep thirty minutes in.
In Which I Am Unkind To De Palma’s Blow Out
Some call it a masterpiece. I wish I knew why.
The Girl With All The Gifts, But Mainly The Gift of Yet Another Zombie Movie
Zombies go fungal.
Blade Runner. Deckard. Replicant? The Debate That Never Dies.
In which everything you always wanted to know about Deckard is answered once and for all and forerever. So there.
Why Does Anyone Care Who Directs A Star Wars Movie?
In today’s movie universes, directors are hired hands.
The Beguiled: Clint’s Weird Southern Gothic Horrorshow
What with a remake coming, it’s time to revisit the original.
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.
In Which Alien: Covenant Is Lamented
In the future, all scientists will be stupid.