I fell back into comics this month, and I fell a little hard. It was a perfect opportunity to check up on things, actually -- the first wave of Marvel's revamped universe was shipped under the All-New, All-Different Marvel banner. Even though the big summer event that allowed them to shuffle the deck hasn't ended … Continue reading The Month in Comics – October 2015
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My Last Three Movies: Oliver and Company, Man of the Year, The Giver
Oliver and Company (1988) Ryan and I are making our way through the library of Disney animated film, and we've made our way up to this re-imagining of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The action is transplanted from Victorian London to modern-day New York, and Oliver is an orphaned orange cat that no one wanted. … Continue reading My Last Three Movies: Oliver and Company, Man of the Year, The Giver
My Last Three Movies: Before Sunrise, Ragtime, Snowpiercer
Before Sunrise (1995) This is one of the earliest works for Richard Linklater, the writer-director responsible for my favorite film last year, Boyhood. It was a little cult film, though critics love it and it's still really fondly remembered by film-loves everywhere. I can see why -- this is a quintessential Linklater film: the narrative … Continue reading My Last Three Movies: Before Sunrise, Ragtime, Snowpiercer
My Last Three Movies: Final Destination 3, Tammy, Jersey Boys
Final Destination 3 (2006) If you've never seen a Final Destination movie, it pretty much goes like this: one person in a group of high-school/college students sees a horrifying calamity unfolding in their imagination right before it happens and freaks the hell out. They (and a number of friends and acquaintances) avoid the disaster, but … Continue reading My Last Three Movies: Final Destination 3, Tammy, Jersey Boys
My Last Three Movies
Philomena (2013) Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) was a disgraced adviser for the British government trying to determine what he should do next. At a party, he was approached by a woman suggesting he write about her mother, an elderly Catholic who had been forced to give up her son for adoption while living in a … Continue reading My Last Three Movies
The Last Three Movies
I miss posting movie reviews! And I would also like to learn how to be more efficient with my writing. So I thought I'd try to kill two birds with one stone by offering some short reviews of movies I've seen, three at a time. If something really warrants a bigger conversation, I might spin … Continue reading The Last Three Movies
Take a Trip to Wayward Pines
There is a town in Idaho you can only get to by car accident. After you wake up in the hospital, you're patched up from your injuries and given the location of a hotel you can stay at while you recuperate. A few days later, a realtor comes by and gives you a house. Then … Continue reading Take a Trip to Wayward Pines
Book Review: The End is Nigh
The End is Nigh (The Apocalypse Triptych, Book 1) Edited by John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey Self-Published My love of all things apocalyptic doesn't know many bounds; chances are, if there's the whiff of the end of days surrounding a project, I'll at least have to give it a look. This has lead me … Continue reading Book Review: The End is Nigh
The AFI Top 100 Films: Citizen Kane (#1)
Citizen Kane (1941) Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Comingore Written by Herman Mankiewicz and Orson Welles Directed by Orson WellesThis has been a really hard review to write; I've had to think a LOT about Citizen Kane and why I thought about it the way I did. I completely understand why the American … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Citizen Kane (#1)
The AFI Top 100 Films: Casablanca (#2)
Casablanca (1942) Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains Written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch (screenplay); Murray Bennett and Joan Alison (stage play) Directed by Michael Curtiz Even at number 2 on this list, I think this movie is underrated. This love story is unlike any other … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Casablanca (#2)
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 