The Star Trek films are truly fascinating. There are three different and distinct eras of films but there are deep connections to what came before them in some way. These different eras are not just different in terms of the casts but also in the vision and tone of what Star Trek looks like. It was a very unexpected pleasure to go back to the beginning and watch them all in order. Continue reading Ranking the Star Trek Films
Films to Re-Watch: Barking Dogs Never Bite
I imagine my journey with Bong was not an uncommon one: I saw Snowpiercer and Okja first and then saw Parasite. After not being wowed by those first two films I saw, Parasite felt eye-opening. I then went back and watched everything he did, and none of them hit as hard as Parasite did (but I still mostly liked them). And there I sat for a half-decade before I ever revisited Bong again. I have finally done so, and here is how I am feeling about his films now.
The James Bond series is one of the most iconic film series in the history of cinema. It has been going pretty much for over six decades. There is a lot of mediocrity to be found in these films, but some of are quite good. It was also genuinely quite surprising to see which ones I liked and disliked. I spent a long time going back and watching all these. Enjoy.
James Bond villains can become relatively infamous in pop culture. It was pretty jarring to learn in my James Bond journey though that most of them are not that interesting. Here are the best ones.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Year of Release: 2021 Continue reading #JamesBondFiles: No Time to Die
Director: Sam Mendes
Year of Release: 2015
Should you watch it? Sorry, but yes.
Director: Sam Mendes
Year of Release: 2012
Should you watch it? Yes!
Nosferatu is the story of this rich, old-money bloodsucker using a petty capitalist stooge to get a working class man desperate to improve his station in life to sign over his freedom and life. It is no wonder we have been drawn to this tale for long over a century.
Director:Marc Forster
Year of Release: 2008
Should you watch it? Fucking yes.
RaMell Ross is clearly one of the most interesting and exciting new-ish filmmakers on the scene After making a splash with his debut in 2018 in documentary form, he reached new levels of acclaim with his first fiction film, an adaptation of the celebrated novel from Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys. His career will be one to closely pay attention to in the years to come.
The Reel World 