Saturday, September 14, 2024
Photo Courtesy of Cranberries, Flickr Creative Commons There are generally two ways to make a biopic. The first is the more common practice of the two, making a this-famous-guy-wasn't-the-sunshine-and-rainbows-he-presented-himself-to-be kind of picture (“Jobs,” “Hitchcock,” “The Iron Lady”). The second kind is for the most part only interested in telling the […]
Photo courtesy of Nintendo Things seem to be looking up for Nintendo. Though never truly in danger of closing, the entertainment software giant reported dismal earnings for last year and its future was very much in flux. Their most recent home console, the Wii U, had failed to meet even […]
Photo courtesy of Mingle Media TV, Wikipedia A commonly accepted trope in Hollywood storytelling is the idea that teachers will push students they believe in the most the hardest. The idea is an admirable one on paper, but often leaves the mental state of the student in question unexplored. “Whiplash” […]
Photo Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company It really should not be a surprise anymore when a Disney animated movie looks terrible and ends up being great. The family oriented studio giant may have a serious issue in their marketing department, but it is clear that these issues thankfully have […]
Photo Courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Modern audiences may not realize it, but there exists an entire generation for whom Michael Keaton is the definitive Batman. Tim Burton’s 1989 classic may be overlooked today in the wake of 21st century superhero flicks, but there was a time when Keaton’s soft-spoken […]
Photo Courtesy of Zoe Quinn, Wikipedia It is a difficult time to be a gamer. Even the word “gamer” now feels like it has to come with air quotes around it just for the purpose of not being associated with the people currently making noise in the media. But at […]
Photo courtesy of Sam Javanrouh, Flickr Creative Commons It’s been a while since there has been a good fictionalized World War II picture. Filmmakers typically go for more impossibly true stories about individuals or events to make movies out of. It is much less often that a filmmaker will use the […]
Photo Courtesy of Eva Rinaldi, Flickr Creative Commons Summer is long over and awards season is almost upon us. In these next few months a handful of big name studios will release some of the best films of the year, starting in October and stretching all through December. Most have […]
In 1983, a movie came out called “The Big Chill,” an emotional drama about a group of old college pals who gather for a weekend reunion following the funeral of a close friend. Its main focus was the harsh realities of real life and how time erodes even the most […]
Late August through September is the most frustrating time of the year for movie audiences. The summer blockbusters have already passed and the following month and a half usually contains nothing but fillers and afterthoughts during the transition from blockbuster season to Oscar season. "The Drop" is the kind of […]
