Zero Motivation: War Is Hell(ishly Boring)
Israelis have mandatory military service and someone’s got to not make the coffee and fuck up the filing.
The Top 10 Films of 2014 (and the Next 10 Best, Too)
Are YOU one of the top ten films of 2014? If you have character, direction, debatable conclusions, and few or no exploding robot superheroes, chances look good!
Bad Timing = Bad Movie
One of the more unpleasant movies you will ever, if you’re smarter than me, not bother to watch.
10 Things The Tim Burton Batman Did Right
In which we discover that Burton’s not-so-fondly remembered Batman is better than we thought.
Anatomy of Anatomy of A Murder
The practice of law sure ain’t pretty. This is one deeply twisted movie no one comes out of with clean hands.
Point and Shoot (and Then Consider Your Aim)
Matt VanDyke thinks he’s telling his story, but his story ends up being about how telling your story is essentially dishonest.
Short Cuts: Robert Altman’s Final Masterpiece
The last shot of Short Cuts is of four people in clown makeup, smeared from a night of drinking and hot-tubbing, sucking on lemon slices and laughing. It’s the whole movie summed up in a single image.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 Section B Article 12 Line π Pixel •
I do not particularly wish to review this film, which I have just seen, while growing increasingly intoxicated. On purpose.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, So Be Careful
There’s what a film appears to be and what a film is, and seldom the twain shall meet, alone, at night, in Iran, with a vampire.
Big Hero 6: the Best and Worst of Disney
If Disney had let Big Hero 6 go in the direction its characters demanded, it might have been pretty brilliant.
10 Reasons to Watch Viva la Muerte
‘Out of his head’ is a good phrase for Vive la Muerte.
Legend, The Bastard Child of ‘80s Fantasy Films
It took me awhile, but I’ve now seen Legend. Will I ever unsee it?
The Five Worst Leaders in the Original Star Wars Trilogy
Even in the Star Wars universe, people fail upwards.
The Fly: Cronenberg’s Romance In Gloop
Cronenberg tells a passionate, tragic love story. With a giant fly monster. And everybody loves it.