Apr 14, 2018
Not so Empty Hands - Wait, Stephy Tang can actually act?
Don't let the title of this post fool you. I have nothing personal against Stephy Tang, and to be perfectly honest, can't say I've...
Mar 25, 2018
Rewriting The Greatest Showman/La La Land narrative
While The Greatest Showman is by no measure of reality the greatest movie musical ever, it's certainly a pretty good one. The musical...
Mar 24, 2018
What was the point in making Paradox (SPL 3)?
Here's a question I've been asking myself for a while: why the hell did they decide to make Paradox? The supposed third installation to...
Mar 8, 2018
Can we talk about that scene? Winning an Oscar for a single scene in Les Misérables
'Can we talk about that scene?' is a periodic instalment where memorable scenes are discussed. Given the nature of these pieces, we will...
Mar 4, 2018
A sea monster versus three billboards - Oscar night battles
This year's Oscar race seems short of a clear best picture front runner, and to be perfectly honest, it's not due to a lack of quality...
Feb 22, 2018
Black Panther - Marvel's first 'serious' movie
For reasons that are blatantly obvious, Black Panther has become a bit of a cultural phenomenon. Its impressive box office numbers aside,...
Jan 31, 2018
Awards Season If Onlys - Jennifer Lawrence in mother!
There's no question that mother! is an insane artistic endeavour. But what's even more insane, in my opinion, is the fact that Jennifer...
Jan 31, 2018
Awards Season What Ifs - Patrick Stewart in Logan
As hopeful as I was back in February when I first saw Logan, I knew that Patrick Stewart would probably be a long shot when it came to...
Jan 18, 2018
Can we talk about that scene? Jumping with 'no rope' in The Dark Knight Rises
'Can we talk about that scene?' is a periodic instalment where memorable scenes are discussed. Given the nature of these pieces, we will...
Jan 4, 2018
Comedians getting a chance to be serious actors on Netflix
Adam Sandler in The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), then Tim Allen in El Camino Christmas. Not sure if this is a pattern, or...
Jan 3, 2018
The Foreigner - Hollywood finally gets it right with Jackie Chan (again)
2017 was a pretty kick-ass year for Jackie Chan. Not only did he start the year off by winning an honourary Oscar, he ends it by making...
Dec 17, 2017
Can we talk about that scene? Uma Thurman in Nymphomaniac
'Can we talk about that scene?' is a periodic instalment where memorable scenes are discussed. Given the nature of these pieces, we will...
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