Month: June 2020

Robocop (1987, directed by Paul Verhoeven)As a kid, I thought movies like Robocop and Total Recall were cool for the special effects. As an adult, I’ve learned how subversive the pictures were on so many levels. There’s the over plot about OCP and its take over of the Detroit PD turning them into a private […]… Continue reading Movies About Consumerism —

Cop Land (1997)Written & Directed by James Mangold This weekend, as the country fell into turmoil via a much-needed insurrection, director James Mangold shared behind the scenes information on the making of his second feature film Cop Land. You can read that thread here, but the gist of it is that the Weinstein Brothers and… Continue reading Movie Review – Cop Land —

Black Lives Matter. If you find an issue with that statement, then your presence on my website is unneeded. The comment section of this post will not be allowed to house any sentiments contrary to this. There is no free speech in my little corner of the internet when it comes to white supremacy and […]… Continue reading Black Lives Matter: A Selection of Films —

Marty (1955)Written by Paddy ChayefskyDirected by Delbert Mann Paddy Chayefsky was born Sidney Chayefsky in the Bronx to Russian-Jewish immigrants. While serving in World War II, he got the nickname “Paddy,” which stuck with him for the rest of his life. During this time, he was wounded by a land mine in Germany, which led […]… Continue reading Movie Review – Marty —

The Americanization of Emily (1964)Written by Paddy ChayefskyDirected by Arthur Hiller You didn’t see a lot of films in the wake of World War II that called military action into question. You would see a slew of anti-war films twenty-odd years out from Vietnam. But on the twentieth anniversary of D-Day, it was a pretty […]… Continue reading Movie Review – The Americanization of Emily —

Network (1976)Written by Paddy ChayefskyDirected by Sidney Lumet Network is a masterpiece. This is true both in the sheer craft of Paddy Chayefsky’s dialogue and structure, but especially for how the themes are blended so perfectly in the narrative. One of my biggest complaints about the film has nothing to do with what we see […]… Continue reading Movie Review – Network —

It’s not just important to support Black Lives, but you also need to engage in and promote Black Art. Here are some books I absolutely love that are written by Black authors. I hope you find something here to pick up and read. These are not just books by Black writers but also some of […]… Continue reading Black Books Matter —

Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)Written by Jonathan HensleighDirected by John McTiernan I saw the first Die Hard movie by accident. My dad went to the video store and rented it without checking the rating. We were a lazy evangelical household in all the least fun ways, one of them being “no movies above a […]… Continue reading Movie Review – Die Hard With a Vengeance —