May
27
Old Movies on Getting Older
Tokyo Story and Dazed and Confused are two classics that speak in very different ways about aging.
8 min read
Ben Verschoor
May
20
Hundreds of Beavers: Dam Good
A movie that commits to and succeeds at being a live-action cartoon, and one of the funniest live-action comedies in ages.
4 min read
May
14
Breaking Takes: What I've Been Watching
I had to take a break from the longform reviews, so here are some short ones instead.
6 min read
Apr
26
Columbine Media: Traumatis Personae
Trying and failing to engage with media that tries and fails to engage with the Columbine shooting.
7 min read
Apr
19
Civil War: What We've Got Here is Failure to Communicate
Alex Garland's vivid portrait of a war-torn America imagines how much worse things could get, but is that enough?
8 min read
Apr
12
Apocalypto: Tell-Tale Eclipse of the Heart
Mel Gibson's Mayan bloodbath is probably evil, but it is also unstoppably watchable.
8 min read
Apr
05
Final Fantasy VI: Esper Studio
Years before the tragically misbegotten Final Fantasy movie, the series' sixth entry perfected its cinematic storytelling.
7 min read
Mar
29
Final Fantasy Rewind: Famicomedy
The most recent Final Fantasy movie's charming story of familial reconnection is undercut by garish games industry commercialism.
7 min read
Mar
22
Final Fantasy Rewind: The Ultima Flavor Experience
Against all odds, a piece of Final Fantasy XV side content is the best adaptation the JRPG series has had yet.
7 min read
Mar
14
Final Fantasy Rewind: Dilly Dally Shill
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children remains a travesty of its source material, and thus can be seen as a prototype for modern IP-driven pop culture.
6 min read