Even if you could give two shits about X’s pedantry, and the movie’s interplay between form and content, it’s still possible to sit back and enjoy the sheer artistry — nay, majesty! — of its cinematic construction.
Continue reading “Construct the Jump”
“Give the people what they paid for.”
Continue reading “By the Gal(lons)”
A steadfast rule of criticism, says prevailing wisdom:
Continue reading “What Could Be”
It’s Oscars week!
Continue reading “Trinity of Jane”
All My Friends Hate Me, or: when a title describes a universal fear.
Continue reading “Friend Like Me”
Remember how I wondered if the obviousness of the thematic connection between Encanto and its preceding short film “Far From the Tree” made things too easy on the audience?
Continue reading “To State, or To Interpret”
Is Ryan Reynolds THE acteur of his generation?
Continue reading “The Cast Project(ions)”
What do The Matrix Resurrections, Spider-Man: No Way Home, West Side Story, Macbeth, Drive My Car, and the new Scream have in common?
Continue reading “Don’t Shade Me, Bro”
Where were you when the title card dropped?
Continue reading “Drop that Title Card”
Let’s talk about allegories, shall we?
Continue reading “Allegorical”
