Why modern political violence makes this cult classic required viewing What if there existed video so malicious that it caused its viewers to hallucinate perils and commit inhumane acts of murder and violence? What would be the real-world ramifications of its existence? — And could you imagine how such virulent imagery would even look and […]
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Joker – Quick Review – A Comic Book Taxi Driver
Go see Joker. It’s good! Overall, I’m feeling a light 7/10 for this Joker review. This is not a movie about The Clown Prince of Crime. It’s a movie about the perfect storms that give rise to the violent extremists in our midst. It’s a pleasure to see Joaquin Phoenix twist himself into a character […]
The Titan Review: Forced Evolution Without Soul, Sense, & Center
About halfway through The Titan, I paused the movie and thought to myself, “why did I decide to watch this garbage?” Well, if I’m honest, it’s because it was the hot new sci-fi film being published by Netflix and their algorithms scored me at a 98% match. Oh you tricky, tricky Netflix engineers. I’m going […]
Why Isle of Dogs is Problematic for Asian-Americans in Movies
A few days ago I posted an article about the new Wes Anderson movie “Isle of Dogs” to my Facebook account. It was an article about how some reviewers noticed that the movie was marginalizing Japanese culture. I expected the usual, a few friends like it, a few friends post some comments that agree with […]
Netflix’s Death Note Movie Review – Everything is Just a Little Bit Off
Death NOT Warning: Spoilers to Follow Warner Brother’s adaptation of a Japanese manga, Death Note, follows more closely along to its source material than I expected. They keep all the awkward names and it’s littered with references left and right. At the same time, the 2017 adaptation comes off as inconsistent in various ways, such […]
4 Underwhelming Things About the New Justice League Trailer: Impressions
Oh boy. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock on the Internet, you’ve probably heard that there’s a new trailer out for the upcoming Justice League movie. It’s pretty much looking like the movie will turn out along the same lines as how I expect it to be–living up to Zack Snyder’s delusions of grandeur. Before […]