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.
Breaking Takes: What I've Been Watching
I had to take a break from the longform reviews, so here are some short ones instead.
Columbine Media: Traumatis Personae
Trying and failing to engage with media that tries and fails to engage with the Columbine shooting.
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?
Apocalypto: Tell-Tale Eclipse of the Heart
Mel Gibson's Mayan bloodbath is probably evil, but it is also unstoppably watchable.
Final Fantasy VI: Esper Studio
Years before the tragically misbegotten Final Fantasy movie, the series' sixth entry perfected its cinematic storytelling.
Final Fantasy Rewind: Famicomedy
The most recent Final Fantasy movie's charming story of familial reconnection is undercut by garish games industry commercialism.
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.
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.
Final Fantasy Rewind: A Vast Image Out of Spiritus Mundi Troubles My Sight
The first cinematic adaptation of the popular Japanese RPG series remains an ambitious, one-of-a-kind catastrophe.
