Action Driller
When I go into a movie by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, I know I’m going to hate myself. In terms of pure talent, he’s on...
History of Concrete: Around the Block
The irony is, there already has been a documentary about concrete. Victor Kossakovsky’s Architecton came out last year, and it was pretty good. However,...
Verity: Faking It
In my review of The Housemaid last winter, I said that trashy novels can sometimes make entertaining movies. Verity is a much poorer example...
Forgotten Island: Pinay Power
Perhaps you’re Filipino and you watched KPop Demon Hunters while wondering why Hollywood couldn’t make an animated movie that brings your underrepresented culture to...
Primetime: An Actor Prepares
I think I have it now. Robert Pattinson wasn’t made to play heroes, even though he gets cast that way because of how he...
Resident Evil: Raccoon City Stomp
I never played any of the Resident Evil video games, but I did watch every single one of the movies, including the justly maligned...
Appari-Shaun
It’s past time that I wrote about Shaun the Sheep, don’t you think? The adorable and highly tech-savvy sheep made his debut in Nick...
Hope Is the Thing With Talons
A man rides on horseback through the woods as fast as he can while a large four-legged predator leaps down on him from the...
Blackest Night
DC Comics’ Green Lantern superheroes are defined by the power of imagination. A sort of corps of space cops, they possess power rings that...
Coyote: Looney Law
I thought it was the 1970s political humorist Art Buchwald who first suggested that Wile E. Coyote sue the Acme Corporation for their defective...
