The Oscars are today and while I do write about my favourite movies every year, I thought this year we would do something different. Instead of the typical Best Actor/Actress/Director etc. awards, let’s offer something else. Let’s offer awards for movies that rarely get recognition by the Academy. Let’s offer awards for Best Action, BestContinue reading “Favourite Movies of 2025”
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Die Hard With A Vengeance, Jurassic World Rebirth, And Trusting The Audience
Successful movies strike a balance between letting the audience know what’s going on through things like exposition or internal monologue and trusting the audience to figure things out. And, as an audience, we also want both. We want to be told where the story and characters stand, and what the rest of the film mightContinue reading “Die Hard With A Vengeance, Jurassic World Rebirth, And Trusting The Audience”
‘The Last of Us’ Finally Feels Like a Video Game Adaptation
The first season of The Last of Us was truly a marvel. It earned an 83 rating on Metacritic, which is tremendous for any television or movie property (Everything, Everywhere All At Once won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and has an 81 rating), while earning 24 (!) Primetime Emmy nominations. It is aContinue reading “‘The Last of Us’ Finally Feels Like a Video Game Adaptation”
Cliffy's hell-hole 