On The Sea Beast and Meeting Your Heroes, Warts and All
My daughter recently asked me if my parents used to be pirates. I don’t like to lie to my child,Continue Reading
Tag: Movies
Adam Sandler isn’t just good. He’s one of the best to ever do it.
No one has been more unfairly scrutinized, severely under-appreciated, and blatantly disrespected.
2022: The First 25 Films
Thoughts on twenty-five films
Harold and Maude (1971): The Value of Letting Go
Is Harold and Maude what you expect?
Everything Everywhere All At Once: A Rollercoaster of Emotions
A film that will leave the audience wondering why they just cried at a silly multiverse movie.
Men: Grotesque Yet Beautiful
Men: for the Midsommar or Hereditary crowd.
The 2022 Summer Movie Preview
Will movies make a big return?
All the Good Things
In the spirit of practicing gratitude in the midst of this period of sustained, impotent rage, here are some really,Continue Reading
Holy hell, Disney is trying to kill us via overdose
Disney’s 2020 Investor Day bludgeoned us with previews, teases and announcements galore.
A completely academic and scientific breakdown of social distancing-induced television viewing habits
As you’re aware, the ‘Rona is fucking up everyone’s day and our government was completely unprepared so now we allContinue Reading
Early 2000s Dance Battle: Center Stage vs. Save the Last Dance
Movies about dancing!
Taking It Down Podcast – Episode 17 – Upcoming Television and Music; McMillions on HBO
So many great options, but we have your back!
What Happened, Entertainment Weekly?
The mighty EW needs a fix.
The Rise of Skywalker: fun and flashy, but a shallow end to the Star Wars Saga
SPOILER ALERT! THERE ARE SPOILERS WITHIN, PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK! When Disney acquired Lucasfilm and announced that they wouldContinue Reading
Taking It Down Podcast – Episode 12 – The Best Movies of the Decade & The Good Place
What are the most important movies of the deacade? That and NBC’s comedy The Good Place in this week’s podcast.
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