A film lover’s arguments against the dubious pleasures of the movie-going experience.
Tag: Disney
The Things You Think Are Precious I Can’t Understand: Cover Versions That Miss The Point
In which introspective, personal studies of human frailty and despair are turned into vacuously bouncy dancefloor bangers, metal misfires and saccharine pop show tunes.
The Misadventures Of Tommy Kirk
The one-time Disney star had a career dogged by scandal, but his movies – and his life – are a fascinating study of changing 1960s culture.
Trailer Trash
The release of the trailer for the revival of an exhausted franchise is not a major cultural event.
The Condescending Sexism Of ‘Feminist’ Superhero Cinema
The constant implication in superhero films, that women are inherently powerless with their destinies shaped by the actions of men, does not seem a particularly empowering narrative.
Kill The Cat – The Awful Influence Of The World’s Worst Writing Guide
The terrible writer who is directly responsible for every major movie being formulaic rubbish.
Bland Is Grand: The Depressing Dominance Of Production Line Cinema
The global dominance of culturally, spiritually dead and obscenely overblown cinema, crushing everything else underfoot, is nothing to celebrate.
The Amazing World Of Guy N. Smith
Remembering the unrestrained king of British pulp horror.
Bella Thorne, OnlyFans And The Idiotic Desperation Of Celebrity Culture
A cautionary tale of con jobs, betrayal, egomania and our obsession with fame.
Star Ballz And Sex Wars: The Empire Of The X-Rated Star Wars Parody
The ill-judged legal case that opened the floodgates to X-rated space opera parodies.
Stuart Gordon 1947 – 2020
The director of the greatest cult horror movies of the 1980s has died.
The Tell-Tale Heart – A Classic Animated Tale Of Teror
The extraordinary and creepy 1953 cartoon version of the Poe classic.