The Perilous Path from Stage to Screen: The Successes and Failures of Una
Una is more successful suggesting the vestiges of what would have made it a successful play than replicating them.
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Murder on the Orient Express’ initial sense of fun evaporates as it leans into its investigation and (in)famous twist.
I Watched All Seven ‘Saw’ Movies In A Row And Don’t
I want to play a game.
The rules are simple. Before you sits a television, the seven Saw movies and a timer set to 666 minutes.
Watch all seven movies before the timer runs out; fail, and you’ll be subject to the most gratuitous, elaborate torture devices our team of underpaid Hollywood screenwriters can come up with.
Racial Violence as Horrific Spectacle: Detroit
American films about race are films about white supremacy and black suffering. Detroit is primarily a film about the latter.
Brigsby Bear (2017)
People finding meaning in pop culture ephemera is so often met with mockery, so it’s refreshing to see it addressed with such compassion.
Thor Ragnarok Finds the Balance Between Waititi Silliness and MCU Formula
Thor Ragnarok is half Taika Waititi film – funny, digressive, unpredictable – and half Thor film – mired in tiresome Norse mythology and following the MCU formula note-for-note.
Jigsaw (2017)
For better or worse, Jigsaw is just another Saw sequel.
Suburbicon (2017)
George Clooney, a regular Coens collaborator, knows the notes but he can’t master the music with his latest film, Suburbicon.
Is 2017 The Year Australia Finally Gets On Board With Horror?
Over at Junkee, I dig deep into the health of the Australian horror industry and Australian opinions on the horror industry.
Production Woes Plague The Snowman’s Serial Killer Schlock
The Snowman is an unmitigated disaster.
ccpopculture 