How do you win a game when the rules are designed to make you lose?... Play a different game. For sports neophytes unaware of the finer points on how major league sports design their business models, Major League Baseball (MLB) runs its league according to the principles of social darwinism: every man/team for himself. Unlike the National Football League which operates as a legalized trust, … [Read more...]
Some films instantly change the way we look at the medium, and become classics almost before the first viewing ends. Such entries into the history of movies live above and beyond criticism, because if you happen not like them, you have to respect them. Se7en, despite the truly stupid name, is such a film, and if nothing else, it changed the perspective of many when it comes to the idea of the … [Read more...]
Here's a trend we can jump on... previews for animated films featuring evil-doers and very little explanation of our story. You wouldn't expect to get more than one of those thrown at you, but here comes Megamind. I don't know about you, but I was a lot more into this one when I heard it was going to be Oobermind. How could you not like Oobermind? The upcoming film starring Will … [Read more...]
I've always considered Quentin Tarantino to be the precocious child of the film world. Clever, sure, even surprisingly advanced, but the key fact to remember about precocious children, is that they're all children. Unquestionably a true student of film, and developed enough in his theory and creativity to have a definite and unique vision of filmcraft, Tarantino nevertheless creates films in a … [Read more...]
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a brilliant movie for the future of film in a variety of ways that I suspect no one involved with the film will want to celebrate. For example, I suspect that hopeful movie critics for years to come will be given it as a test of their abilities. It's a tricky movie to critique. I also have my suspicions that a wide variety of film classes … [Read more...]
