by aditya | Jan 30, 2021 | Archive
Well, let’s start off with the bad news. Bryan Singer did not return, and it was not because of the “Me, Too” movement. That happened over a decade later, but in the mid-2000s Singer chose to leave the X-Men franchise to director Superman Returns. Was it worth it? I...
by aditya | Jan 30, 2021 | Archive
We get to the granddaddy of them all. I’ve called Iron Man that with respect to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I have reviewed both Superman: The Movie and Batman. However, it was X-Men that gave birth to the comic book movie as a whole genre. Prior to it, we’d...
by aditya | Jan 30, 2021 | Archive
Wow. Bryan Singer said on the X-Men DVD bonus features how he only felt like he got to make half a movie. Although I praised him for keeping introductions to a minimum, in an ensemble superhero movie like that those will still take up enough time that the main plot...
by aditya | Jan 17, 2021 | Streaming
I realize this is my first written post this month, but I hope the preponderance of video reviews have been making up for it! One of them was for Run. As I made clear, I loved it. Loved it loved it loved it (despite the slow start). This is a masterpiece. I’m not...
by aditya | Jan 17, 2021 | Archive
The obvious older movie to discuss after director Aneesh Chaganty’s second feature is his first feature, which is great because that’s also amazing! Since he’s Indian and making thrillers, it’s easy to call him this generation’s M. Night Shamylan....
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