New post up at the Federalist discussing the original Halloween: To understand this film, it is necessary to understand its monster. The thing in “Halloween” is usually referred to as Michael Myers, the name of the young boy in the opening. However, that’s not how Nick Castle is credited. He’s listed as playing “The Shape.” What … Continue reading Halloween at the Federalist
Movies
Thoughts on ‘The Social Network’
The other day I watched The Social Network as part of research for a script I was working on. I thought the film was pretty good overall, and that it presents a depressingly perceptive image of the world we live in. The film purports to tell the story of how Facebook got started, with Harvard … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Social Network’
Larry Correia Reviews “The Last Jedi”
Human grizzly bear and pulp author extraordinaire Larry Correia unloads upon The Last Jedi and Rian Johnson. That's worth a share! For those who don't know, Mr. Correia is a very good writer. Granted, some of his earlier stuff is pretty clunky, but he improves with every book, and at this point he's pretty much a master … Continue reading Larry Correia Reviews “The Last Jedi”
Thoughts on ‘Justice League’
So, the other day I decided to finally check out Justice League. And…yeah, it’s really bad. Don’t get me wrong; it’s nothing like as bad as Batman v Superman (which is one of the very few films I hate as much as The Last Jedi). That film was painful; this one is entertainingly bad, and … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Justice League’
Smile Fun With Captain Marvel
After writing my Captain Marvel trailer rundown I listened to some more commentary on the whole ridiculous 'don't tell women to smile' thing. Among other things, apparently star Brie Larson personally responded to the 'smiling Captain Marvel' memes by going after the fans for being 'sexist.' If they're not careful, "No Smiling" will be the … Continue reading Smile Fun With Captain Marvel
Thoughts on the Captain Marvel Trailer
Last week the trailer for Captain Marvel, the next entry in the venerable Marvel Cinematic Universe, arrived. For those who don’t know, Captain Marvel is a female superhero with tremendous energy manipulation powers, whose presence was teased in the last scene of Avengers: Infinity War (I will refrain from discussing any details for those who … Continue reading Thoughts on the Captain Marvel Trailer
On the Oscars
Accelerating its journey to complete irrelevance, the Academy Awards announced that it plans to add a category for 'Best Popular Film' (there's a fairly credible suspicion that this is mostly a way to give an award to Black Panther, which...let's not get into that). I've long since stopped caring about the Oscars, but I wanted to … Continue reading On the Oscars
Star Wars Conclusion
My ranking of the films: Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Return of the Jedi Revenge of the Sith Rogue One Attack of the Clones The Phantom Menace Solo The Force Awakens The Holiday Special The Last Jedi So, we’ve at last reached the end of my retread through the entire ‘Star Wars’ film series. It’s … Continue reading Star Wars Conclusion
Thoughts on ‘Solo’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi -The Phantom Menace -Attack of the Clones -Revenge of the Sith -The Force Awakens -Rogue One -The Last Jedi Well, the good news is that Solo is immensely better than the abomination that was The Last Jedi. The bad news … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Solo’
Thoughts on ‘The Last Jedi’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi -The Phantom Menace -Attack of the Clones -Revenge of the Sith -The Force Awakens -Rogue One What the heck did I just watch? ‘The Last Jedi’ is not just the worst Star Wars film by a considerable margin, but it’s … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Last Jedi’
Serpent's Den 