Movies, Music, and Food Through the Lens of Ryan Thompson
I think I truly have the blues of the awful comedy sickness from 2017 after seeing this truly vile and grotesque comedy (No. I am not going to even call it a comedy or even a movie) called “Little”. Dear GOD. “Little” takes all of its logic and intelligence away and makes it the Disney […]
The church chorus is belting “Hallelujah, hallelujah!”. You know why? It is because the DC Extended Universe finally managed to make a film that has care, humor, and heart after making such an okay visual spectacle last year with “Aquaman”. David F. Sandberg might be one of the main reasons why this happened because his […]
As a common theme in the last two years of the film industry, animals have been a pivotal focus of the plot. The animal however that has been both commonly and importantly utilized the most would be the horse (and I am not talking about a future Mr. Ed reunion). Films like “Lean on Pete” […]
As of recent times, I have been thinking about the question, “Who is still the greatest director of all time?” It went around in dizzy circles with Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, and Stanley Kubrick. Steven Spielberg is arguably in my opinion, the greatest director of all time. Spielberg made films that completely changed the game […]
It is always a delight to see the Marvel Cinematic Universe to bring many independent directors to the table like Ryan Coogler (Creed, Fruitvale Station) for last year’s “Black Panther”, Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) for “Thor: Ragnarok”, and Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Deliver Us from Evil) for “Doctor […]
AN ANONYMOUS ACADEMY MEMBER: John Bailey, we have a problem. JOHN BAILEY: What? (bored out of his mind) AN ANONYMOUS ACADEMY MEMBER: Not only did we upset many film fans by excluding live action short, makeup, cinematography and film editing awards, firing Kevin Hart as host, and adding a popular film category, but guess what? […]
Every time early this year, the “decent but not great” low-budget horror films that people want to kind of revisit come to play. It happened once back in January of 2016 with “The Boy” where audiences and critics were split. I can tell and guarantee you that the whole idea and concept of Nicholas McCarthy’s […]
Everyone loves the first “LEGO Movie” for its creative humor and imagination, while incorporating a strong, relatable message about creating your own imagination without any boundaries possible. I remember myself of course 5 years ago when the first film came out not just admiring the film, but also being obsessed with the LEGO sets which […]
Has anyone thought someone had the potential to restore 100-year old footage from World War I? Well, the lord of the rings and hobbits himself Peter Jackson made a broadening, grand technical achievement with an authentic and very realistic touch of what clearly World War I was perceived as in his documentary, “They Shall Not […]
2018 has been a year that spoke the languages of race, directorial debuts, and integrity in bold and passionate film making. It for sure makes a difference compared to 2017 because of all the clatter with such disappointments like “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” and Oscar-bait like “The Post” (still a good movie). Last year focused […]