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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Missteps
One of the most glaring holes in my boyfriend’s film-watching experience was the Indiana Jones series. I took it upon myself to rectify that, and about two years ago I sat him down to watch Raiders of...
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The Adequate Brief
It is rare for a film based on John Grisham’s works to be either exceptionally good or exceptionally bad. I can actually only think of two that were notable in either direction. Joel Schumacher’s The...
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Pulse (1988): An Unexpected Pleasure
So, when I heard the premise for Pulse (1988) was more or less “household appliances come to life and try to kill you,” I reacted the way most people probably would: with unconcealed glee. This film...
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My Little Pony and the Elements of Production
As the third season of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic draws to a close, it feels like the right time to reflect on what really surprised me by being one of the most well-crafted shows I’ve ever...
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MLP and the Element of Characters: The “Mane” Characters
(Well, it happened. My three-part review of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic has become a four-part review. If I tried to discuss the primary and secondary characters in one article, it would end up...
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ParaNorman (2012)
So, there’s this kid named Norman (Get it? ParaNorman?). Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but he’s different from other kids and that makes him an outsider. Worse, the thing that makes him...
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Triple Review: Red Dawn (1984, 2012), Homefront (PC/X360/PS3 2011)
1984. John Milius and Kevin Reynolds co-write Red Dawn, a paranoia-exploiting film about a “World War III” that only seems to involve the United States and Russia. 1991. The Cold War ends. Remarkably,...
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Double Review: The Princess Diaries 1 & 2
Sometimes you can’t tell whether or not you liked a film right away. Other times, you can tell so immediately that all you need is what I call the “credits test.” If as soon as the credits roll, you...
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Exposition Hill
I don’t have a lot to say about Silent Hill: Revelation because, frankly, it had far too much to say. The film tried for a few interesting angles early on, but it just never really went anywhere....
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Sell! Sell! Sell!
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) is one of the most frustrating kind of bad films. It actually has quite a few things going for it, and it keeps seeming like it’s going to be a good film, but it...
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