It’s impossible to eulogize an artist whose work you’re largely unfamiliar with.
Category: Remember All the Movies, Terry, We’d Go See
We the Prey
Since I’m not a fan of the ‘80s nostalgia wave contaminating conquering screens the world over right now, the latest installment in the Predator franchise — dubbed THE Predator (DUN DUN DUN!!!) — didn’t particularly appeal to me on its chrome face.
Less is More
In terms of Academy Awards-esque recognition, “Best Actress” is often understood to signify “The Most Acting.”
Imitation vs. Homage
By this point, I’ve pontificated enough about my disdain for straightforward revivals.
It’s…
The Children Act makes for an imbalanced cinematic stew, with ingredients whose disparate flavors blend into an insipid cinematic concoction.
Up in the Dumps
They don’t make ‘em like they used to.
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Experiential Cinema
Immersive theatre is all the rage with the kids these days.
Spotty
And now, it’s time for yet another piece of art with strong conceptual ideas hamstrung by inferior execution:
FUTV
Conformist cultural commentators on the interwebs like to boast about how TV’s toppled film in recent years.
Previously On…
With seemingly the entire film industry having contracted the plague of sequelitis, why don’t these endless franchises preface each installment with “previously on” montages, the sort popularized during television’s serialization epoch?
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