This year, we saw the ongoing war between expensive, studio-minded blockbuster releases and smaller, more adult fare rage on in the multiplexes. A supposed dearth of quote unquote R E A L cinema coupled with the increasing sequel/prequel/reboot/remakeification of movies bred a lot of contempt Read More …
This weekend’s movie blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy is a comic space adventure starring a trash-talking raccoon, a friendly tree monster, a green alien assassin, a professional wrestler, and a square-jawed manchild who dual-wields laser guns while dancing to classic rock hits, his leather duster blowing in the Read More …
*insert breathlessly positive review of Guardians here, plus Rocket joke* There, that’s done with. It’s becoming more and more clear that the great mass of reviewers and fans have decided, yup, we like Guardians of the Galaxy. And that’s good. The film unquestionably earns it, Read More …