When we're growing up, we believe that our parents and grandparents will guide us through life. As our family shares their interests with us, we often glom onto the moments we connect over. For some special families, those moments involve bad zombie movies. The young animation house LAIKA Studios began production on their first feature, Coraline, in 2005. When 2012 … Continue reading 2012 Retrospective: ‘ParaNorman’ – Grief and Parody Spawn Emotional Brilliance
1998 in Review: ‘The Big Lebowski’ Really Ties The Year Together as ’98’s Best Comedy
How do you even begin to talk about the cultural impact of one of the most absurdist films of the past twenty years? Few comedies hold their place in the culture past a few years. Yet some films, such as The Big Lebowski, become iconic in their own right. There's something delicate about the feature that makes … Continue reading 1998 in Review: ‘The Big Lebowski’ Really Ties The Year Together as ’98’s Best Comedy
Review: “Kong: Skull Island” Rampages on Screen Like a True Popcorn Flick
On the podcast a few weeks ago, I had a rather strong feeling that I would enjoy Kong: Skull Island. When the first trailer released, I thought the film looked like a big, dumb film that struck a tone closer to the DC Universe and 2014 Godzilla (a film I was mistakenly low on upon … Continue reading Review: “Kong: Skull Island” Rampages on Screen Like a True Popcorn Flick