Film, Science Fiction
Film: Dune (Part One)
It usually pays off to follow director Denis Villeneuve wherever he goes, so how about to the planet Arrakis?…
July 4, 2022-
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FilmFilm: Hail, Caesar!
As Coen Brothers films go, Hail Caesar! (2016) is slight, a quirky, elaborate love letter to old-school Hollywood that…
April 20, 2020 -
Comics, FilmFilm — Avengers: Endgame
Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe concludes (well, more or less) with the fittingly titled Avengers: Endgame (2019).…
May 6, 2019 -
Comics, FilmFilm: Deadpool 2
If the first Deadpool movie was the kick in the crotch superhero movies needed, Deadpool 2 (2018) is, well,…
November 13, 2018 -
Comics, FilmFilm: Avengers: Infinity War
Relentlessly formulaic structure has long been an Achilles heel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it builds to profound…
May 9, 2018 -
Film, SpiesFilm: Sicario
The most powerful spy films, I think, are the ones that wrestle with the ethics of the business. On…
October 18, 2016 -
Drama, Film, MysteryFilm: Inherent Vice
When Joaquin Phoenix and Katherine Waterston started mumbling their way through the first scene of Inherent Vice (2014), I had…
July 3, 2015 -
Drama, FilmFilm: True Grit
Westerns are a tough sell for me, but since the Coen Brothers aren’t, I watched True Grit (2010) with…
July 31, 2011 -
Drama, Film, Mystery, ThrillerFilm: No Country for Old Men
I really should make a vow to see every Coen Brothers movie. These guys are a treasure. Their best…
January 11, 2011