Jersey Oys: Hollywood’s On-Going Problem with Musical Biopics
By shuffling the songs off to the side, Clint Eastwood does the Four Seasons and Jersey Boys a grand disservice.
Beyond The Fringe
“Cancer Perks”, or, the Fault in ‘The Fault in Our Stars’
This is a story for those who've never experience the effects of a terminal disease, a narrative aimed at the obvious naïveté of its young audience.
What Edgar Wright’s Departure from ‘Ant-Man’ Says About Marvel
At one time, Marvel was seen as taking risks in defiance of the bottom line. Those days are gone, apparently.
Killing the Fatted Comic Book Movie Calf
Just this past week, the cast of the new Star Wars film was "announced", and instead of taking the obvious pros and cons of the actors chosen in stride, the screeching Twitter outrage and blog bludgeoning began in full force.
Why ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Is Not a ’70s Thriller Throwback
When the film's story showcases the turncoat nature of those in power, it doesn't have the impact -- or the ideas -- of the films from the '70s.
Annie’s Black… So What?
Annie may indeed be black now, but that doesn't matter. Your reaction, on the other hand, is what's really important, and what it says about you, and the state of society, is even more telling.
The Case Against (and Against) Woody Allen
Though he's never been legally convicted of a crime, the ongoing battle between Woody Allen and the court of public opinion will never end.