In-depth reviews of my favorite movies of all time.
I talk about cyberpunk a lot on this blog. It is, in fact, one of my favorite things--a thing about which I have thoughts. Next to the perpetually cloudy winter of Middle-earth, the perpetually orange-tinted …
All the classic Westerns strike a different chord with me. My Darling Clementine is pure poetry, Stagecoach is like witnessing the birth of something new into the world, Rio Bravo is like a laid back summer memory, and …
Quotable movies can be pretty tough to objectively review. One one hand, a quotable script is doing something 99% of movies don't do, namely: "sticking in your mind for more than an hour after you …
George Cukor was always known as a "woman's" director. I was never quite sure whether he was called that just because he directed The Women, because he chose screenplays that attempted to address issues of …
Comedy is always best when played straight. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not, by any means, casting aspersions Caddyshack's way, I'm just saying that a deadpan delivery can pay more dividends than loudly …
People watch romantic comedies for one main reason: to experience the vicarious thrill of seeing a Hollywood fantasy version of love that can never (or, perhaps, rarely) be found in real life. In a romantic comedy, …
Exotic locales, daring displays of machismo, and high adventure--in addition to being the basic ingredients for a Bond movie, these are also some of my favorite things to watch in non-Bond movies as well. Unfortunately, most …
Though the human race may be loathe to admit it, the desire to see the world burn is found within the hearts of more than just Batman villains. Who hasn't experienced a small illicit thrill …
Horror films can be frightening for many reasons. Unstoppable stalkers, cheap jump scares, and over the top gore all have the ability to scare the viewer. However, none of that is quite as terrifying as …
The good old fashioned "classic" style American western has taken many forms over the years, from revisionist westerns that lost sight of the true meaning of "Christmas" to "Spaghetti" westerns that took the genre down …