The ramblings of a wannabe cineaste. Join me as I dissect the art of storytelling in films, comics, TV shows, and video games.
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Informal Pitch: A Predator/Punisher Crossover Film
Plot: When the severely mutilated corpses of some of New York City’s most dangerous costumed assassins are discovered in an abandoned...
Informal Pitch: A Skyfall Sequel
Plot: After years of lurking in the shadows, a pair of former MI6 agents–one a master of covert infiltration (Michael Fassbender), the...
Informal Pitch: A Die Hard Sequel
Plot: John McClane travels to Las Vegas to attend the grand opening of a Nakatomi Tower-themed casino at the behest of his ex-wife, who...
Review - Dragon Ball Super: Broly
[This review contains SPOILERS. You have been warned.] Dragon Ball Super: Broly feels like the culmination of everything that the...
Review: Seoul Station
Logged on to Kanopy to watch Seoul Station, the animated sequel/spinoff to Train to Busan. Despite sharing some narrative DNA with its...
Review: Flavors of Youth
Finally got around to watching Flavors of Youth, an animated anthology film from CoMix Wave, the studio behind much of Makoto Shinkai’s...
Review: Bumblebee
Bumblebee represents what the live action Transformers franchise should have been from day one: unapologetic popcorn entertainment with...
Review: Trees Lounge
Caught a screening of Trees Lounge at IFC Center. While a lesser actor-turned-director might have found the challenge of juggling on- and...
Review: A Memorial Day and the Bell of Life (Zatoichi, Episode 3)
Zatoichi tales written and/or directed by series star Shinatro Katsu himself (particularly the borderline nihilistic Zatoichi in...
Review: The Last Shoot (Spider-Man's Tangled Web #14)
Killing time as I wait for my flight back to NYC by swiping through some issues of Spider-Man’s Tangled Web I purchased on Comixology...
Review: Severance Package (Spider-Man's Tangled Web #4)
Thanks to Comixology, I finally got my hands on issue #4 of Spider-Man’s Tangled Web, a long out of print anthology series that was...
Review - Samurai Jack: XCIV
The new season of Samurai Jack continues to impress. The narrative of tonight’s episode was particularly well structured, dividing the...
Review - Samurai Jack: XCIII
Genndy Tartakovsky’s approach to cartoon violence has always tested the limits of what is considered "acceptable" in children’s...
Review - Samurai Jack: XCII
Watched the first episode of the Samurai Jack revival miniseries, and I’m digging the new direction so far. Of course, between Logan,...
Some Notes on Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
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...
Review - Mission: Impossible III
In my mind, Mission: Impossible III exists as a gap between the aesthetic excesses of John Woo’s Hong Kong-flavored Mission: Impossible...
Shades of Gray: The Legend of Korra
The central conflict of Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra has been anything but black-and-white. In “The Revelation,” series antagonist...
Review: Tully
Saw Tully, the latest effort from frequent collaborators Jason Reitman (director), Diablo Cody (writer), and Charlize Theron (star), and...
A Personal Cinematic Journey: An Addendum
Recently, I wrote about the ten movies that have most significantly influenced my cinematic tastes. As you can probably imagine,...



















