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Waking Up the Dead . . . Again
A few days ago I posted some thoughts on my Thanksgiving Day viewing of Rian Johnson’s latest Knives Out mystery: Wake Up Dead Man. As I mentioned then, I really appreciated what Johnson was able to do with the sincerity … Continue reading
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Quick Thoughts on Hamnet
Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet is the kind of movie where the whole thing really depends on the final act. Most of the movie keeps its two leads apart, with Jessie Buckley’s Agnes Shakespeare at “home” and Paul Mescal’s Will Shakespeare living … Continue reading
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Waking Up the Dead
I’m curious to see what Christian writers will have to say about the new Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man. It’s the find of movie that will likely infuriate one end of the spectrum and bring out some misguided … Continue reading
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Our Current Futuristic Sci-Fi Moment
The folks at the Ringer recently posted a nice piece on our current, not-quite-futuristic, sci-fi television moment. The three franchises he wrote about that I’ve got some investment in: Star Wars via Andor, Star Trek via Strange New Worlds, and … Continue reading
25 Years of Movie Stunt Growth
The folks over at The Ringer recently gave us “The 25 Most Important Stunt Scenes of the 21st Century” (which video clips and anecdotes included). It’s such a great list for me in three ways: it reminds me of movies … Continue reading
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(Super) Mural and Moments
With last week’s release of Fantastic Four: First Steps, the summer movie season has pretty much come to a close. There are still some potentially fun movies coming out over the next month, but they aren’t quite “tent pole” movies … Continue reading
My Summer in Scotland
Well, in a weird kind way I’ve spend most of my summer in Scotland. True, I didn’t get any further east than Tennessee this summer in the real world, but in the world of tv, movies, and books, I’ve regularly … Continue reading
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Superman and What Works
Thanks to my Amazon Prime membership, I had the opportunity to see an early screening of James Gunn’s new Superman movie. It’s the movie I’ve been most excited about for some time, so I was glad to have the chance … Continue reading
“Eyes Up Here”
So far, summer movie season has been something of a slow burn for me. Thunderbolts* really was an enjoyable movie, was a perfect picture of an underdog story, really. The tone and scope were right, the humor was well-balanced thanks … Continue reading
Closer to Home
We’re getting closer to the July release of the new Superman movie. The team behind the movie released an extended look at the movie that adds more to the Krypto “take me home” scene. Krypto is definitely a dog . … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 