Complete with a Waterslide: Disney’s Buddy Comedy ‘The Emperor’s New Groove’ Turns Twenty
As Disney entered the new millennium, there were many questions about the future of its animation department. The Renaissance hadContinue Reading
Category: Retrospectives
You Are Who You Chose To Be: ‘The Matrix’ Continues to Live Up to Its Progressive Filmmakers
There are some lines of demarcation in film history, but one that shocked the world was the release of The Matrix.Continue Reading
You Are Who You Choose To Be: ‘Big Daddy’ Brings Big Heart
Dennis Dugan’s Big Daddy was another notch on Sandler’s endearing comedic bedpost. Big Daddy pairs lovable loser Sonny Koufax withContinue Reading
You Are Who You Choose To Be: ‘Fight Club’ Represents the Best and Worst of 1999
Every so often a film hits the zeitgeist so hard, the zeitgeist can’t get back up. Fight Club, directed by David Fincher andContinue Reading
“You Are Who You Chose To Be” – A 1999 Retrospective!
We’re back with another month-long retrospective. 1999 remains one of the most interesting years in cinema history, not only becauseContinue Reading
Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace: 20 Years Later
20 years ago in a cinema not so far, far away… Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace It hadContinue Reading
2009 In Review: ‘Fanboys’ – A Love Letter To Passionate Fans
There was a period of time between 2005 and 2015 when it seemed like there would be no more StarContinue Reading
2009 In Review: ‘Avatar’ Blazed New Trails In Visual Effects, But Struggles With a Conventional Story
James Cameron remains one of the most important blockbuster directors in American cinematic history. Unsurprisingly, when Cameron broke the recordContinue Reading
2009 In Review: ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ – The Perfect Marriage of Filmmaker and Source Material
Film nerds around the country were really into Wes Anderson in 2009. The director had some massive hits under hisContinue Reading
2009 in Review: ‘The Hangover’ Remains a Starmaker for Galifianakis and Cooper, Even as the Sequels Tarnished Its Legacy
When you discuss 2009 as a year for comedic movies, it cannot be described as anything but a massive letdown.Continue Reading
