Machete
For all intents and purposes, Machete shouldn’t exist. It was first conceived as a phony trailer alongside inventions like Hobo with a Shotgun and Werewolf Women of the SS to segue Planet Terror into Death Proof in 2007’s Grindhouse, a throwback to trashy exploitative B movies from the 60s and 70s. Three years later and [...]
Blaxploitation films have always been rather interesting to me, namely because they take some of the more abhorrent aspects of stereotyped black culture (such as h0w they’re all drug dealers and pimps) and blend it with some of the more… how should I say this? Not necessarily “admirable” aspects, but definitely some of the more amusing and [...]
I’m not going to review Scott Pilgrim vs. The World fully, mostly because I’m in no mood to spend a few hours articulating my thoughts ideally (I’m still in “minimize online time as much as possible” mode). Instead, I’ll crib a style from one of my contemporaries, namely Josh Loomis over at www.BlueInkAlchemy.com, and jot [...]
Inception
Having watched and reviewed all of Christopher Nolan’s feature length work prior to Inception (his seventh film), I must confess that I feel far more qualified to offer my thoughts on this movie than I would have a mere week ago. This whole project has given me a fair amount of both insight into the [...]
The Dark Knight
Ever the critical darling thanks to films like Memento and the successful Batman relaunch, it was arguably The Dark Knight that solidified Nolan’s reputation as a commercial darling too. With the release of Inception just two short days away, it would seem as if Nolan has attained the status of a legendary director [...]