Teaching the Russo brothers to stop pulling their punches: 2 easy fixes that would make the very good Captain America: Civil War a great film

Boy, you talk about having some fun. I walked out of the theater after Captain America: Civil War with a smile on my face. I was so satisfied with the experience that I was proud to take home my authentically plastic, massive movie theater Civil War soda cup. Being a married man, I’ve learned to …

Taking Zack Snyder to Nolan & Abrams University: 3 easy fixes that would make Batman v Superman a great film

Bless his heart, Zack Snyder really went for it with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The film attempts to confront the complexities of morality, justice, revenge, and iconography, all through the lens of a feud between two widely beloved defenders of justice and good. If that sentence was exhausting to read, then imagine the …

nicolas cage: a life

As it turns out, I'm a sensitive guy. I remember watching my favorite movie of all time with all the men in my family: my Dad, my older brother, Nathanael, and my cousin, Derek. I was, by far, the youngest man in the room at the age of 12. This wa...

as if wes anderson fans don’t already want iPads

The video is finicky, so here's the original video link: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010/09/jason-schwartzman-ipad...

sci-fi prequels cause church division

I attended a quaint Anglican church on Sunday in Arlington, VA, called Restoration. Britt wanted me to go because she likes me and Jacki wanted Hudson to go because he really needs church right now (something about "spiritual leadership"). The hea...

The Moviegoer’s War

I just watched Charlie Wilson's War and I loved it. While the film is supposedly extremely accurate, it is, none the less, a glorification film. You know how I know that? Because I want to be a Senator now. How cool would it be to use your politic...