The Blood Pumping Action of Robert Eggers’ The NorthmanLast week, I was lucky enough to attend an advance press screening of my most anticipated film of this early decade, Robert Eggers’ Viking…Apr 20, 2022Apr 20, 2022
The Top 5 Snubs of the 2022 OscarsThe 94th Academy Awards are officially underway, and thanks to a large international voter turnout, nominations for huge box office hits…Feb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022
Published inBad Take CentralRated ‘M’ for Mature: “The Suicide Squad”A Brief Inspection of the R-Rated Superhero MovieAug 10, 20211Aug 10, 20211
Published inBad Take CentralA ‘Hero’s’ Journey: A Thorough Scrubbing of “The Green Knight”Here we are, nearly a year on (er, hence?) from fall 2020 and yet another asymmetrical and moderately polarizing film has risen to become…Aug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021
Cause, Effect and the Comedy Genius of Pierre Étaix’ “As Long As You’ve Got Your Health”Pantomimist Pierre Étaix is perhaps most famous for his turn as one of the titular thiefs in Pickpocket and his frequent collaborations…Jun 29, 2021Jun 29, 2021
Published inBad Take Central“A Quiet Place” and the Limits of Utilitarian ScreenwritingIn the follow-up to his 2018 breakout feature, John Krasinski replays the hits so rigorously that he winds up playing the misses as well…Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021
Published inBad Take CentralThe Spark: The Last Jedi, Three Years LaterFor all the science fiction jargon, proper nouns and lore Star Wars throws at you, the terms that really matter are the simplest…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
Published inBad Take CentralA Life Fragmented: The Cinnamon Rolls and Mosaiced Pieces of Mank and Citizen KaneA couple weeks ago, I was lucky enough to get to go and see David Fincher’s new film Mank, an adaptation of his late father Jack’s…Dec 4, 2020Dec 4, 2020
Published inBad Take CentralThe Art of the Origin, the Ascendant Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseBack during the 2018 holiday season, I was in a theater auditorium (member those?) waiting to watch Travis Knight’s Bumblebee as a friend…Nov 21, 2020Nov 21, 2020
Published inBad Take CentralBlood and Synths, Ranking theJohn Carpenter FilmographyThis past month I joined a group of friends in watching all eleven films in the Halloween franchise. I made that choice for a few reasons…Nov 14, 2020Nov 14, 2020
