A second season has not improved Disney’s popular streaming series "The Mandalorian"
Continue reading...Confessions of a Bad Movie Watcher
Why do we watch bad movies, expecting disappointment? Akrasia is the Greek term for knowing the good, but not following it—an apt description.
Ain’t it cool?!: “John Wick” (2014)
The culture of the exotic, fascinating underworld thrills us in “John Wick,” not merely the well-choreographed gun-fu.
Continue reading...“Marauders” (on Netflix now) is Sooooo Bad
The 2016 film “Marauders” is a gunplay and bank robbery story that is not so bad that it’s good.
Continue reading...“Sudden Fear” (1952): Neither sudden nor fearful
“Sudden Fear” tells the tale of a playwright that married the wrong man and was almost written out of the script.
Continue reading...Is Writing About Bad Movies a Waste?
In which I performatively answer the question with reference to an episode of The Mandalorian, whether one should write about bad movies/televisions shows.
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