ogradyfilmOct 1, 20201 minDario Argento's Guide to Being a Giallo ProtagonistBe a foreigner with very few friends in town. Stumble across a violent crime in progress. Immediately touch everything as you fruitlessly...
ogradyfilmAug 23, 20202 minFurther Thoughts on Ghost of Tsushima[The following observations were originally posted to my Twitter account on August 22, 2020. However, as the character limit is no longer...
ogradyfilmAug 22, 20201 minTop 10 Movies I Would Have Watched if Fantasia Film Festival Wasn’t Region LockedThanks to COVID-19, this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival is exclusively online! I was looking forward to exploring the lineup...
ogradyfilmAug 15, 20201 minRevisiting Rugrats in Paris: The MovieTonight, I revisited Rugrats in Paris: The Movie for the first time in… oh, probably decades. Here are a few random, disconnected observa...
ogradyfilmAug 5, 20201 minCurrently Playing: Ghost of TsushimaSynopsis: After Mongol invaders wipe out his entire clan, samurai Jin Sakai is forced to confront the fact that his rigid “code of honor”...
ogradyfilmJan 19, 20202 minIn Defense of The Witcher’s Nonlinear Narrative Structure[The following essay contains SPOILERS; you have been warned!] Both fans and critics of Netflix’s recent adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’...
ogradyfilmJan 15, 20201 minThe Phantom Menace: Japanese Archetypes and Iconography in a Galaxy Far, Far AwayI’m an unapologetic fan of The Phantom Menace (though I must confess that I used to be a bit embarrassed to admit it). In the past, I str...
ogradyfilmJan 4, 20206 minFive Memorable Movie Moments from 2019Now that the dust from the holiday season has settled, I’d like to give the old year a proper sendoff. Rather than compiling a generic “T...
ogradyfilmDec 31, 20191 minMy Top 3 Cinematic Character Archetypes of 2019The taciturn remnant of a near-extinct tribe of warriors that prefers to work alone, but nevertheless inadvertently assembles a makeshift...
ogradyfilmDec 24, 20192 minAdditional Thoughts on It: Chapter Two[SPOILERS BELOW! You have been warned.] I know it’s faithful to the source material, but Muschietti really shouldn’t have brought back He...
ogradyfilmDec 22, 20191 minA List of Fetishes Present in the Film Adaptation of Cats[Yes, I did endure this cinematic atrocity so that you wouldn’t have to. You’re welcome.] Furry. Obviously. Vore. Perpetrated during Rebe...
ogradyfilmMar 12, 20194 minThoughts on Captain MarvelI saw Captain Marvel last Saturday, but it’s taken me a few days to completely digest the experience. After much deliberation, I’ve reach...
ogradyfilmJan 13, 20192 minSome Notes on Resident Evil: The Final ChapterThe glorious cinematic saga that is Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil is a definite guilty pleasure, but I currently lack the energy to ...
ogradyfilmDec 12, 20185 minThoughts on Avengers: Infinity WarI won’t be writing one of my usual reviews for Avengers: Infinity War. I have two big reasons for this: I am incredibly biased when it co...
ogradyfilmNov 29, 20182 minThe Beauty of SilenceLast night, Jean Dujardin took home the Best Actor Oscar for his work as George Valentin in The Artist—an almost entirely silent role. An...
ogradyfilmNov 25, 20182 minMy 3 Favorite Unconventionally-Structured MoviesA story’s success depends powerfully upon how the writer chooses to tell it. Good writers understand and respect the beauty of minimalism...
ogradyfilmNov 25, 20182 minThe Villain ProtagonistWhen I first learned that a significant number of Shakespeare scholars consider Iago–slimy, scheming, irredeemably evil Iago–the protagon...
ogradyfilmNov 25, 20181 min3 More Villains That Love Being Bad4. Suganoichi, Blind Menace: Unlike Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu’s more famous blind masseur, Suganoichi is rotten to the core. As a boy, he ...
ogradyfilmNov 25, 20182 minTop 3 Villains That Love Being BadI’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder if Orion. I’ve watched c-beams glitter in the dark ne...
ogradyfilmNov 25, 20182 minMy Personal Cinematic JourneyI was recently invited to participate in a “10 Days, 10 Movies” meme over on another social media platform. Unfortunately, my unpredictab...