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Review: “Birdman” is very good but ostentatious
Title: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Screenwriter: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo Principal Cast: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Amy, Ryan, and Andrea Riseborough I’ve been sitting here for the better part of an hour trying to come up […]
Before I Go to Sleep is too timid and tiring
Before I Go to Sleep had all the potential to be a good suspenseful thriller, but the potential was squandered. A suspense thriller without suspense is a waste; in this case, the title becomes a taunt, or a dare. This film was a directorial failure by Rowan Joffé, who could not set the tone appropriately, […]
Comic Review: Copperhead is an Action-Packed Space Western from Image Comics
Copperhead is a crappy town on a crappy planet with crappy civilians and it’s in need of a new sheriff, desperately. Can law and order be restored in this world. Check Image’s new title Copperhead. Copperhead #1 and #2 Writer: Jay Faerber Artist: Scott Godlewski Colors: Ron Riley Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: […]
Birdman: The Unexpected Virtue of Audaciousness
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a cinematographic playground. Beautifully captured by renowned cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki in what looks like a handful of extraordinary long shots. Those long shots it turns out were a combination of long shots and seamless editing. The effect is nothing short of magnificent, I was intentionally watching for […]
In The Forest Of The Night The Doctor finds his home
In the last episode before the two-part season finale and the confrontation with Missy that the entire season has been building toward, The Doctor lands in a very meaningful way. I’ll get this right off, because I am not going to write anything about the first part of the two part episode next week, I […]
Daniel Radcliffe is enthralling in Horns
Horns is a magnificently dark story filled with performances that kept me transfixed. As the film progressed, the tone of the film grew more sinister to the point where Daniel Radcliffe was simply chilling. This is the first film director Alexandre Aja did not write himself, and might be his best feature film to date. […]
Comic Review: Goners #1
Goners arrives just in time for Halloween. Check out this new title from Image from Jacob Semahn and Jorge Corona and put a little fright in your life. Goners #1 Creator/ Wirter: Jacob Semahn Creator/Artist: Jorge Corona Publisher: Image Comics Release date: October 22, 2014 Order Goners #1 now! Terrible creatures roam this Earth. Dark monstrous […]
Flatline was anything but flat
Flatline was interesting, one of the marginalized or Doctorless episodes. Throughout most of the episode, The Doctor is trapped in the TARDIS, leaving Clara to do all the legwork. The plot imposed enough restrictions on what The Doctor could do that the outcome was genuinely in question at one point. The story itself is one […]
The Best of Me is a tedious romance trope
I am in no way shape or form the demographic for which this film is intended, so take what I say here with that weight. The core audience for this film will love it, and some may even love it while seeing it for what it is. The Best of Me is low romance fantasy. […]
Mummy on the Orient Express is having such a good time
Mummy on the Orient Express might as well have been written for Tom Baker’s Doctor, and performed by Colin Baker. It is best modern example, since the last one, of the classic glory days of the series, which have arguably come again. The argument for the new golden age of Doctor Who is actually quite […]
Kill The Messenger was intriguing, complex, and a little dry.
Kill The Messenger was intriguing and compelling. Its basis in truth lends much to the story, grounding the film. It is apparent that while some events and characters may have been enhanced to improve the narrative for entertainment value, the extent of that exaggeration was reasonable and I did not feel the integrity of the […]
Dracula Untold lacks teeth
Dracula Untold was hit and miss at best, incoherent at worse. While there were entertaining parts, and a decent story the film was plagued with inconsistencies, careless makeup and effects, and substantial plot holes. Now given that, this is a Dracula movie, and what may be the initial entry in Universal’s Monsters franchise, it might […]
Kill The Moon has Capaldi showing off his Doctor Who roots
Kill The Moon was a perfect mid-season episode. The tonal shift was palpable, and there were some significant character revelations will resonate through the rest of the season. There is a lot of good, a lot of cheese, and a lot to discuss. This episode was surprising, full of easter eggs, and screams for a repeat viewing. Here […]
Gone Girl strikes a hair-raising minor chord
David Fincher’s latest film Gone Girl is magnificent for a surprising multitude of reasons. Days after watching I am still thinking about this movie, mulling over Fincher’s construction and portrayal of Gillian Flynn’s story. By the end of the film, I can see all the pieces, and where they fit, but for some reason I […]
