Category Movies and TV

Stuff I watch and like, or not, enough to write about.

‘I met a woman’: Tilda Swinton

I just read Emily Asher-Perrin’s review on Tor.com of a film I can’t wait for, Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive, with Tilda Swinton. I have to say, I’ve been hooked on Swinton ever since seeing her in Lynn Hershman-Leeson’s…

Breaking Bad is breaking my heart

Breaking Bad S5 P2. Just wow. Shakespeare on steroids. Aeschylus on acid. Dennis Lehane on a Gila monster riding bareback through the Chihuahuan desert. Don Quijote on crystal meth — blue the color of tears. Of sorrow. Of chemo. Of…

Hipster Hitler, and other furors.

I was looking up some hipster stuff and I came across this. They do animations, too. Me liking this got me thinking about Spike Lee’s recent comments about Django unchained, and how it disrespects his ancestors. I guess what really…

Cabin in the Woods, finally.

So I’m late to this film, but better late than never, and even with all the hype I wasn’t ready for its sucker punch, its fresh, raw take on story. For me, good horror is a showcase for story, the…