As you may or may not guess, one does not get to a collection of over 2000 DVDs and Blu-Rays (which is admittedly a ridiculously sized collection) without being a little bit of a sucker for a bargain bin. And as you may or may not surmise, the quality of movies from said bargain bins …
This week I finally caught up with Justice League, the first pinnacle of the supposed epic and endless cinematic universe of DC Comic Books. The reason why it took me so long to catch up with the movie is simply because the movie was finally at the price point that I thought was worth my time …
Continue reading Franchise Ruminations: What is Wrong With DC’s Extended Universe?
Recently I read the fascinating book The Big Picture by Ben Fritz which chronicles the dramatic changes in last two decades or so in the movie industry and one thing stuck out to me more clearly than ever. Most of us cinephiles have bemoaned that the current climate seems to only allow for very big event movies …
Here is my continuation of my pledge to watch 52 films directed by women this year. Given the fact that next month I officially close the book on 2017 (if my deadline to file 2017 taxes is April, then I figure that's as good a time to also wrap up 2017 in film) this month …
With the release of Bright and the shock debut of The Cloverfield Paradox on the night of the SuperBowl, it is clear that Netflix's strategy for disrupting traditional film distribution has moved up a notch. While neither one of these movies are noteworthy from a pure quality standpoint, both of these movies reveal the genius of Netflix's version of "blockbuster" …
Continue reading Netflix Round-Up (February 2018): Bright and The Cloverfield Paradox
As the title of this post may indicate, this is the second edition of my quest to actually see all the Best Picture Winners. While Volume 1 helped to shatter some preconceived notions of the kinds of movies that win the Oscars, Volume 2 has only emphasized that there are very valid reasons why the …
So I had grand plans of making a comprehensive ranking of every Academy Award best picture winner at the end of the month. I just have one problem: Apparently even though I've watched over 2,500 movies I've only seen 63 of the 89 best picture winners. This is hardly surprising given that I tend to …
Anybody who has had a glimpse of the magnitude of my personal movie collection has long suspected that I have a problem. And they would be right. My collection is enormous thanks to the lethal combinations of my completionist streak, the increasing availability of disposable income, and the general collapse of the home video market. …
Continue reading Adventures in Criterion Vol. 1: Crime Movies
As we draw to the end of another year in the film industry, the lid has been blown open on a long-held secret in Hollywood: It is an unequal work environment in which women are severely underrepresented and thus specifically vulnerable to exactly the kinds of sexual harassment and assault cases that have sprung forward …
Even though I have given myself until after after the Oscars in March to put together my final Best of 2017 list (due to how hard it is for this amateur critic to actually catch up with all the contenders sans "For-Your-Consideration" screeners and press screenings) there is undeniably a peer-pressure inspired rush to the …
Continue reading 2017 Movies Catch-Up Rapid-Fire Part 2 (Increasingly Panicked Edition)
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