Why Watch?: Think of Joe Fordham’s 12 minute short “The Glitch” as a B episode of Community. It functions as a clever deconstruction of action film paradigms. A man struggles with sleep one night, willing away the time watching all of the horrible programming available when no one else is awake to watch it, when […]
It’s mid October, and as the rest of the world goes outside to enjoy the cool fall weather, us movie nerds stay in and scour over the films of past, present, and future 2011 to decide which we want to support come awards season. I’ll be the first to admit the way in which we […]
Of all of the “controversial” Directors out there, I have the least experience with Lars Von Trier. His movies have more or less always been the wrong kind of controversial for my tastes. As much as I love dark subject matter, gore, violence, and a profound story, I draw the line when it comes to having to […]
I am a child of the 90s, and thus apart from Saturday morning cartoons and early video game consoles, I really don’t have anything worth getting nostalgic over. As I become increasingly ingratiated into the realm of internet film criticism, I learn more and more of the at times insidious role nostalgia can play in […]
Being a Canadian, I’m endlessly fascinated by the American Political system. You guys have it all: controversy; intrigue; interesting (usually in more ways than one) political candidates. For me, watching American politics is often like bearing witness to a well-written “reality” television show. The characters are believable enough as human beings to suspend your disbelief, but […]
Being a relatively large sci-fi nerd, going into Real Steel I had a number of questions. “Why is it that a civilization would have the technology to create complex and sophisticated robots and use them only for boxing matches?” “Are the robots sentient? Are they aware that the hundreds of humans who scream at them […]
I think the world would be a much better place if everyone were raised by my parents. I don’t know if I’m the first person to ever make this bold proclamation, but it rings true nonetheless. I don’t say this because I think my parents are in any way perfect — at least not in […]
There’s something to be said about a film’s ability to escalate. Recently we got a great example of how tastefully done escalation can work to enhance a film in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive. The film started off subdued and quiet, but tension slowly built until the film reached its bloody and violent third act. This […]
Apart from maybe zombies and terrorists, the movie hero really has no greater foil than Cancer. It’s used multiple times per year to varying degress of success, and this years entry into Hollywoods cannon of Cancer fighting films 50/50, is one of the best we’ve seen in a long time. Working off a script derived from the […]
There’s this really odd subset of fandom culture, for lack of a better word, lets call these people “The Idiots”. These are the type of fans that emphatically support whatever it is they’re interested in, be it a band, a specific film, or a television show, but contribute nothing to that thing’s continued existence. They […]
Anonymous: Thanks the plug, Ryan. Glad you enjoyed Harry's postmodern metrosexual dilemma.
fogsmoviereviews: Oh boy. Just popping in and checking stuff out before I head out to eat, dont know if I can…
pgcooper1939: A nomination does seem unlikely, still, he's worthy of consideration. I'll definitely check out Beginners when it hits DVD and…
Ryan Crockett: Of the films on this list I would definitely suggest checking out Beginners and Martha Marcy May Marlene, really great…
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