The Mad Max series of films is fascinating for so many reasons, The reason I care about the most though is how it represents the vision and growth of George Miller, one of the true modern geniuses of cinema.
Author: Michael Thomas
Ranking the George Lucas Films
George Lucas is one of the strangest figures in Hollywood history. On one hand, he clearly is a film genius. On the other hand, well, everything about Star Wars is obviously made for children, and no one should care too much about it after they become an actual adult. Here is hoping he has spend the final decades of his life secretly making cool films in his basement the entire time that will not be released until he dies.
Ranking the Ryūsuke Hamaguchi Films
It appears that a large amount of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s filmography is unavailable, but here are the ones I could find ranked! He makes great movies. Watch them. If more become available, they will get added to the list. Continue reading Ranking the Ryūsuke Hamaguchi Films
Ranking the Debra Granik Films
Debra Granik is a great filmmaker who does not get to make enough movies because capitalism. Alas. This column will look at her non-documentary feature films.
Ranking the Rocky and Creed Films
The Rocky films have never been my thing. I tried out the first one when I was much younger, and I was so unimpressed that it took me over a decade to give it or any of them another chance. One of the things that kept a desire in me to look at them though is that I loved Stallone’s work in the Creed films. He is such a talented movie star when he has the right role. And Rocky Balboa, if nothing else, is his defining role. And now Adonis Creed is Michael B. Jordan’s defining role.
While you’re here, check out the following articles/podcasts:
Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Creed
There Will Be Movies – Episode 37: Creed
Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Rocky
Pantheon Plus – Underrated Sequels: Rocky Balboa
Ranking the Rocky Films
The Rocky films have never been my thing. I tried out the first one when I was much younger, and I was so unimpressed that it took me over a decade to give it or any of them another chance. One of the things that kept a desire in me to look at them though is that I loved Stallone’s work in the Creed films. He is such a talented movie star when he has the right role. And Rocky Balboa, if nothing else, is his defining role.
While you’re here, check out the following articles/podcasts:
Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Creed
There Will Be Movies – Episode 37: Creed
Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Rocky
Pantheon Plus – Underrated Sequels: Rocky Balboa
Top 10 Best Curb Your Enthusiasm Supporting Characters
At The Reel World, we believe instead of paying us money to listen to and read our mundane thoughts on popular culture, you should give back what you can to people who need it. I suggest supporting The Manna-hatta Fund. “The Manna-hatta Fund presents an opportunity for all settlers to support the Indigenous peoples, such as the Lenni Lenape, who were forcefully displaced by European settlers and their descendants to create New York City and the United States.” Follow the beneficiaries on Twitter: @AICHNYC
For the purposes of this column, we’re assuming Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, and Susie Essmen are the other regular members of the cast since the beginning and do not qualify. Anyone else who has appeared in more than one episode is up for grabs.
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Ranking the Curb Your Enthusiasm Seasons
At The Reel World, we believe instead of paying us money to listen to and read our mundane thoughts on popular culture, you should give back what you can to people who need it. I suggest supporting The Manna-hatta Fund. “The Manna-hatta Fund presents an opportunity for all settlers to support the Indigenous peoples, such as the Lenni Lenape, who were forcefully displaced by European settlers and their descendants to create New York City and the United States.” Follow the beneficiaries on Twitter: @AICHNYC Continue reading Ranking the Curb Your Enthusiasm Seasons
Ranking the Hayao Miyazaki Films
“No matter how many weapons you have, no matter how great your technology might be, the world cannot live without love.”
Still Need to Watch: The Castle of Cagliostro
After years of hype about the Hayao Miyazaki films, I could not help but feel underwhelmed by his work. They are not bad by any stretch. I was just taken aback by how much they bordered on twee. I was not expecting to feel like they were just hand-drawn Pixars. And while they are artistically and visually more ambitious, thematically and emotionally they often end up too close to Pixar for comfort. Continue reading Ranking the Hayao Miyazaki Films
Ranking the James Gray Films
James Gray is a much celebrated filmmaker. Isaac Feldberg wrote about him: “A modern American master, James Gray makes richly textured, near-operatically expressive melodramas that swirl together history and myth in the realm of the personal.” I have always been a little cynical about him, but I decided to finally go back and see everything he did. These were the results.
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