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In my previous two columns (Read Part 1 / Read Part 2), I introduced the subgenre of post-apocalyptic action films that pointedly imitated The...
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In my previous two columns (Read Part 1 / Read Part 2), I introduced the subgenre of post-apocalyptic action films that pointedly imitated The...
In my previous column, I introduced the subgenre of post-apocalyptic action films that pointedly imitated The Road Warrior. I listed the first five such...
Who doesn’t love the post-apocalyptic sci-fi films of the 1980s? If you define the subgenre broadly, you’ll count at least 100 such films. They...
I may have discovered the best place to find a car for my commute in Los Angeles. The folks at Wasteland Weekend did a...
Written by Generoso Fierro During the idyllic opening scene of Peter Weir’s debut film, The Cars That Ate Paris, we spy a well-to-do couple...
Written by Erin Maxwell Last week, lost among the the tragic news of fallen rock gods and lost beloved British actors, Oscar nominations came...
The month of June started off with a reunion of the co-star and director of Bridesmaids and The Heat. Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig’s...
So you are totally excited about the end of the world… After watching Mad Max: Fury Road who can blame you? I was ready...
The month of May saw the release of two geek-friendly sequels, one the swift family-friendly follow-up to a billion-dollar superhero all-star assembly, and the...
Mad Max: Fury Road is the first film I’ve constantly thought about in a long time. I saw it at a Thursday night preview,...
Power-hungry megalomaniacs, a desolate world, anger, hate, violence, raw evil and no good in sight… No, I’m not talking about the upcoming presidential race...
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller, P. J. Voeten Written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris Directed by George Miller Starring Tom Hardy,...
“1985 was a good year,” sings Passion Pit on the chorus of their latest single Lifted Up, which is weird because the lead singer wasn’t...
The past few days, I’ve been listening to Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings film scores. Often music without lyrics or singing work better...