Category: Movies
Shazam! and Why Marvel is Beating DC
I finally got around to watching Shazam! this week. Despite having been a fan of Captain Marvel since his revival in 1973, and despite liking Zachary Levi in most of the things I’ve seen him in, I wasn’t really eager to see the film version. This is mostly because DC has had no clue how to handle the character for decades. My worst fears about the film were realized.
Terminator: Trying to Sort Out The Timelines
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) didn’t set fire to the box office, but if it’s the final film in the franchise (I wouldn’t bet on it) it’s still better than 2015’s …
Here are some thoughts about movies from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s!
I think that most people reading this had a lot of their formative years during these decades, so let’s check out some movies from the time period!
It’s a Musical!
If I were capable of feeling shame, this might be my guilty pleasure, but there’s no guilt involved. I like musicals. It’s just a damn shame that I can’t sing or dance, because I’d love to be in musical theater. I often listen to musicals at work, sometimes old classics like Camelot or Chicago, sometimes more obscure works like Threepenny Opera, or recent shows like Something Rotten, and every so often I go looking for stuff I didn’t know existed. Some of it is on the odd side.
Still not the biggest fan of zombie moviesā¦
Someone who’s not the biggest fan of horror or zombies takes a look at four classic zombie movies with different takes on the phenomenon.
The Promise of Streaming … Betrayed?
One of the cool things about the 21st century is that it’s easy to watch just about any movie I want. Thanks to the amazing array of streaming services, I …