With every new entry in the MCU, the questions about how to understand and interact with the franchise grow. Are we now at the point where the barrier to entry is too high? Or, maybe because the MCU is everywhere… Read More ›
Benedict Cumberbatch
On Writing Less and Enjoying More
Although there have been fewer reviews written here of late, that ought not imply in any way that there has been less watching taking place. Curiously, I’ve also had the sense that I’ve been enjoying watching movies more and that… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain”
We like to put things in neat little boxes, to label them. This includes movies as categorize such as comedy or drama or action or sci-fi or horror or whatever. Often however, as we all know, attempting to impart such… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Courier” (2021)
To call a movie a “spy story” may offer a general idea of what it is about, but the term is also too broad to truly tell one what to expect while watching. Is it action-based? Is it a drama?… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Mauritanian”
We, as a nation, would choose to believe that we are, for lack of a better term, the chosen people. It is a notion that exists in much of our pomp and circumstance, much of the way we talk about… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”
It is clear from the start of the new, animated feature length “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” that the audience is going to get some wonderfully bright, detailed, engaging animation. What is less clear is if the movie will work as… Read More ›
One from the Shelf: “Doctor Strange”
Here we are, back again with another One from the Shelf. This new selection is “Doctor Strange,” a movie I most definitely was not in love with when it came out. I tweeted something about being bored by the story… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Basks in the "Moonlight" & Examines "Doctor Strange"
As you know by now, “Moonlight” took home some significant prizes at Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony. Rather than watching the shenanigans unfold live, I was actually watching the movie itself again, and I came away with some thoughts on… Read More ›
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