Thoughts on “Watchmen” (Movie)
Spoilers ahead: I’ve only seen the movie, not read the book. The movie is too long, too disjointed, and has too much weak acting in places to recommend. I...
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The Decline and Fall of Woody Allen
Everything that follows is not meant to be terribly serious; there’s only so much one can read into an article, and I’m reading an awful lot into th...
On Werner Herzog’s "Rescue Dawn"
As always, spoilers below. For Jason Zola. Couldn’t say it much better myself, but I’ll try: The opening scenes of the movie seem to be archival foo...
On "Batman Begins"
Note: Spoilers ahead, if you haven’t seen it. This is an essay, not a review. Originally published on WritingUp some time ago. Synopsis: In this movie, a ...
Communicating with the Heart: On "Babel"
Most of the observations below, if not all, belong to Paul Drozdowski. Many thanks, as always. Spoilers abound below. I disagree thoroughly with Pajiba on this ...