Pacific Rim (2013) – A Look Back
A retrospective look back on Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 film “Pacific Rim,” analyzing the film’s lukewarm success and lost ideas from the original script.
Category: Movies
Meeting John Carpenter – A Concert Review
A detailed look at John Carpenter’s 2017 Anthology Tour stop in Minnesota, including meeting the man in person.
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor: A Dynamic Duo
Reviews of the four films that teamed Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor: “Silver Streak,” “Stir Crazy,” “See No Evil, Hear No Evil,” and “Another You.”
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Reviewed
A review and analysis of the “Star Wars” spin-off film “Rogue One,” with an emphasis on its structure and tie-ins to “Episode IV: A New Hope.”
Quatermain or Cannon Films’ Indiana Jones
Detailed reviews of the Cannon Films productions “King Solomon’s Mines” and “Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold” that aped the “Indiana Jones” films.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
A comprehensive review of “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens,” featuring character and scene breakdowns as well as high-level reactions.
The Legend of Billie Jean – 30 Years Later
A look back at the 1985 film “The Legend of Billie Jean” that starred Helen Slater. The film was a representative 1980s teen film that foresaw media trends.
Fleischer Studios’ Superman Shorts: A Detailed Look
An episode-by-episode look back at each of the 1941 Fleischer Studios Superman shorts that were highly influential for later animated comic book adaptations.
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013) – An Experience
An in-depth look at the 2013 documentary about Alejandro Jodorowsky’s mission to realize a film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel “Dune.”
Cannon Films’ “Ninja Trilogy” (1981-1984)
A review of the ‘Ninja Trilogy’ – the three early ninja-focused films from 1980s production company Cannon Films that all featured Sho Kosugi.