O'GRADY FILM

[The following essay contains SPOILERS; you have been warned!] Both fans and critics of Netflix’s recent adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher seem t...

I’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 struggled to articulate...

Now 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 “Top 10 Films” list, h...

The taciturn remnant of a near-extinct tribe of warriors that prefers to work alone, but nevertheless inadvertently assembles a makeshift family. The washed-...

[SPOILERS BELOW! You have been warned.] I know it’s faithful to the source material, but Muschietti really shouldn’t have brought back Henry Bowers—and not j...

[Yes, I did endure this cinematic atrocity so that you wouldn’t have to. You’re welcome.] Furry. Obviously. Vore. Perpetrated during Rebel Wilson’s extremely...

I saw Captain Marvel last Saturday, but it’s taken me a few days to completely digest the experience. After much deliberation, I’ve reached the following ver...

The glorious cinematic saga that is Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil is a definite guilty pleasure, but I currently lack the energy to properly review its ...

I 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 comes to the MCU. I ge...

Last night, Jean Dujardin took home the Best Actor Oscar for his work as George Valentin in The Artist—an almost entirely silent role. And although I’ve not ...

A story’s success depends powerfully upon how the writer chooses to tell it. Good writers understand and respect the beauty of minimalism and simplicity, del...

When I first learned that a significant number of Shakespeare scholars consider Iago–slimy, scheming, irredeemably evil Iago–the protagonist of Othello, my m...

4. Suganoichi, Blind Menace: Unlike Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu’s more famous blind masseur, Suganoichi is rotten to the core. As a boy, he takes great pleasure...

I’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 near the Tanhauser Gat...

5. Wang Kang, Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman Forget Batman v Superman. In the world of martial arts cinema, this is the gladiator match to end all ot...

Recently, I’ve been playing a lot of Dragon Ball FighterZ, and the game’s fast-paced, explosive action has inspired me to reflect on what made me fall in lov...

5. Goldfinger There’s a good reason so many fans call the franchise’s third entry their all-time favorite: director Guy Hamilton dragged the series in an exc...