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Just so you’re aware: the ghost of Jared Rasic is writing May the Source Be With You this week. The flesh of Mr. Rasic burst into flames and then melted away last week when he tried to go for a walk in 102 degree heat instead of curling up on top of his air conditioner […]
Don’t let anyone spoil “Nope” for you. It’s not hiding some mind-blowing twist like a Shyamalan picture, but watching Jordan Peele use his considerably astounding craft to weave a story is breathtaking. Following him across the dark and bloody patches of his imagination is a treat for us lovers of suspense and, with his third […]
When brilliant British (and Australian) filmmakers who cut their teeth in comedy are given somewhat free reign to tell stories on a larger scale, we get beautiful things. And so many of the new guard of British writers and directors come from goofy and humble beginnings. I don’t think this is a secret, but “Paddington” […]
I get it. Everyone has superhero fatigue now, because between Marvel, Disney and DC, we get two dozen comic book movies a year with only a small handful of them being any good. Marvel is also struggling a bit critically right now because they don’t really seem to be building toward anything so far with […]
It’s been hot outside, but it’s also raining a lot with thunderstorms and massive lightning attacks happening all willy nilly. It has become downright unpredictable around here in Central Oregon and I’m here for it. I like having to check the weather before walking out into the world; it makes me feel like I’m living […]
Horror movies have always been the redheaded stepchild of the motion picture industry. It’s funny because they’ve always made lots of money and stayed popular with audiences (even through the Great Depression), but as a genre they’ve never really gotten the respect they’ve deserved. In fact, it’s one of the few genres you can just […]
In celebration of this year’s Juneteenth, I thought it might be nice to talk about some seminal movies from black filmmakers that didn’t get heralded in the same way some inferior and exploitative ones get spoken about. Every few years Hollywood gushes over one or two black-led films like “Moonlight,” “12 Years a Slave” or […]
“Lightyear,” Pixar’s newest animated adventure, has to have one of the strangest and most meta ideas for a children’s movie of all time. If you’ve seen a trailer, you know that the Buzz Lightyear from this new film is not the toy from the “Toy Story” films voiced by Tim Allen. Instead, Buzz is an […]
I just watched four entirely disparate films, and because of that I can’t imagine a better time to check in on the current state of movies. This last weekend I went to an animated family film, a new body horror film by the reigning master of the genre, a gentle French drama about motherhood and disturbing […]
I think there’s a little trend that might be changing for the better when it comes to shows and podcasts right now. One of the running clichรฉs about television is that the longer a show is going, the worse it progressively gets. There are very few shows going back decades that people think either got […]
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