Warner Brothers and DC have an untapped money bomb in their pocket.
Interlude – “Harley Quinn = Money” Should Be Warner Brothers’s Takeaway From the Success of Deadpool
10. The Witch
"The Witch" is one of those movies. It's one of those movies that divides audiences. It divides the group who actually enjoy seeing something different from the group who only say they do (this phenomenon will be the subject of a column, sometime in the future). And make no mistake, "The Witch" is not your... Continue Reading →
9. Race
When I was in sixth grade, we were given an assignment to choose and read a biography and then, naturally, write a report on whatever we chose. I ended up reading a biography on Jesse Owens. I don't really recall how I arrived at that decision (probably a suggestion from my parents), but it left... Continue Reading →
Interlude – Audiences Demanded An Unfaithful Deadpool, Got It, And It’s a Huge Success
Oh, hey, there. Thanks for clicking. I admit, the headline is a little over-the-top. The Deadpool we got in the film isn't entirely unfaithful. As I said in my original thoughts on the film (riiiiiiiight here), the characterization is pretty much dead-on. And his origin is pretty close, too. But, as an adaptation of the... Continue Reading →
8. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Guess what? I am completely unfamiliar with PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Sorry. Just am. No particular reason. I never had to read it in school. And I read a lot of books - many of them classics - but that one just hasn't crossed my path, yet. Nor have any of the film adaptations. So, I... Continue Reading →
7. Deadpool
You need to understand this: I love Deadpool. Really. I didn't learn about Deadpool after the film was announced and jump on the bandwagon. I didn't discover him from thousands of cutesy Internet memes and then declare myself a knowledgeable fan without ever reading a single issue of any of his comic book series. No, I'm a... Continue Reading →
Interlude – Best of the Rest 2015
There were quite a few movies that I loved in 2015 and some of them didn't quite make my Top Ten for the year. I wanted to give those that came close a mention and talk about what they did especially well and maybe why they didn't quite make the final list. So, here's a short paragraph,... Continue Reading →
6. Hail, Caesar!
Oh, the woes of misleading marketing. To be fair, though, I'm not sure how Hail, Caesar! should have been marketed. It's a tough nut to crack. What the Coen Brothers gave us, this time out, is an incredibly self-aware and self-referential picture (nowadays, this is called "meta") about Hollywood filmmaking during the early days of the... Continue Reading →
Interlude – Top Ten Films of 2015
I like to talk about movies. So, from time to time, when I'm stuck by inspiration, I may update with an interlude post that isn't directly related to my goal of seeing 100 2016 films in the theater. This is one of those interludes. I originally posted this list - one movie at a time... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 