

Watchmen and the giant squid
Over the last few weeks I've been watching HBO's Watchmen (2019), one of the shows I was most curious about when signing up for Max. I...

Yojimbo
I recently signed up for HBOMax, getting the discounted deal for a whole year paid up front. Yes, this was in part due to the release of...

Mediocre movie, great scene (Fright Night)
Sometimes you'll find a movie that's overall fine, whatever, but then has a particularly good scene that, as a result, really improves...

Thief
James Caan died about a month ago. Soon after I saw a few film people I respect on Twitter talking about Thief (1981). I'd never heard of...

Mad Max: Fury Road
The term 'non-stop thrill ride' is overused in describing movies, whether it appears in trailers or wherever else. It's untrue in...

The Green Knight
What do you think about when you hear King Arthur? There's the sword in the stone where Arthur's worth and lineage are proven. His grand...

Prince of Egypt
This time of year, in the lead-up to Easter (aka Lent), I always seem to hear about The Prince of Egypt. I'd never seen the 1998...

Apollo 13
Earlier this week I stumbled upon Apollo 13 (1995) on YouTubeTV while looking for something to just have on. I planned to be doing other...

Dune
I intended to write this before the film came out. Alas, whatever, it wasn't meant to be. I've been a fan of Dune since first reading the...

A Streetcar Named Marge
The Simpsons have, through my life, defined much of my sense of humor. So many of the things I quote or otherwise relate to come from...

John Williams (and the Olympics)
Music generally isn't a huge deal to me. I don't spend much time exploring artists or keeping up with what's popular and just kinda...

Peter Cullen
Maybe you don't know the name off-hand, but (to me at least) Peter Cullen has an immediately recognizable voice. And it's largely because...

Concerning Hobbits
If you're a fan of The Lord of the Rings and haven't seen the extended versions of the films, you should give them a watch. Though they...

5 old can't-miss movies (silent/foreign)
One day, while trying to nail down my favorite movies (future post?), I recalled a few that go way back, I've only seen once and I really...

The Winter Soldier
Probably my favorite plot arc of the entire MCU is the development of Bucky Barnes. Captain America has been my favorite Avenger since...

Mediocre movie, great scene (Batman/Vader)
There aren't many pop culture characters bigger than Batman and Darth Vader. Even if one's an all-time villain and the other the greatest...

Frozen
Just like Moana before it, our (first) son is currently completely obsessed with Frozen. It's the songs, mostly, though the full movies...

1917
My wife and I finally watched 1917 last weekend and I can't stop thinking about it. If not already apparent I like writing about...

Without Remorse
I read a lot as a kid, certainly more than I do now. In 8th and 9th grade I crushed most of the then-current main Tom Clancy novels....




















