Realism lite, how film and television suggest serious violence without actually including it, is exemplified in the 1988 buddy film “Midnight Run.”
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.
“The Mandalorian” Still Stinks in Season 2
A second season has not improved Disney’s popular streaming series "The Mandalorian"
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- 2022-06-26
- Confessions of a Bad Movie Watcher
“Night Hunter” (2018) is no “Night of the Hunter” (1955)
"Night Hunter" (2018), a weak serial killer thriller, is no "Night of the Hunter" (1955), a film next to "Citizen Kane" (1940) in the pantheon of film history.
Continue reading...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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