Category Archives: Screen Time
Film Review: Looper
Bruce Willis continues an impressive streak—the most impressive streak?—of starring in quality sci-fi films. My review of Looper in Paste.
Film Review: Total Recall
Phillip K. Dick may be more responsible for the tenor and tone of cinematic sci-fi than any other sci-fi great, even as many of the films lack the depth of the source material. That doesn’t mean they aren’t fun. For … Continue reading
Film Review: The Dark Knight Rises
I remember, when I watched The Dark Knight, thinking how terminal, or “end of career” the battle with the Joker felt. This wasn’t one of the many skirmishes between Batman and his arch-foe—instead it felt like a culmination minus anything … Continue reading
Film Review: The Amazing Spider-Man
I don’t what I expected—maybe at least a cool visual or two I could insert in my mental “perfect Spider-Man collage” (sort of like “best James Bond moments”). Regardless of what I hoped for—here’s my review for Paste on what … Continue reading
Film Review: Brave
There is much to enjoy with the new Pixar film—and enough un-Pixar-like fumbles, however small, to cause at least a smidge of concern. Regardless, it’s gorgeous, and a treatment of this aspect of the mother-daughter relationship, so common in real … Continue reading
Film Review: Snow White and the Huntsman
In the midst of the barrage of fabled content (Snow White and the Huntsman, Mirror, Mirror, ABC’s Once Upon a Time, etc.), I yearn for Bill Willingham’s Fables to make it onscreen somewhere, somehow. Nonetheless, my review for Paste.
Film Review: The Avengers
As my review for Paste shows, I had a blast seeing the comic book team dynamic finally captured on the Big Screen. Some personal context that I couldn’t really go into in the review proper: I collected comic books actively … Continue reading
Film Review: The Raid: Redemption
Taking delight in a well-filmed physical blow, mishap, etc. strikes me as at least one thing that’s pretty gender-specific. The latest film I reviewed for Paste had plenty of such moments. :>
Film Review: Prospero’s Books
(Note: Here’s a review I did way back as commentary editor for pifmagazine.com. It’s since vanished from their archives—Who says the Internet is forever?—so I’ll replant it here. Prospero’s Books (1991) Directed by Peter Greenaway While Much Ado About Nothing … Continue reading
Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook
My review of Silver Linings Playbook for Paste. While there were good performances all around, Bradley Cooper was a revelation for me. Russell sure knows how to write likable, questioning male leads.