By all means, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the ultimate fantasy film – fans adore it, general audiences adore it and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences surely did adore it, bestowing it with the all-time record of most Academy Award wins, including for Best Picture (making…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The second film in a series or trilogy is always the trickiest – usually, the first film is widely acclaimed and adored, and it is the responsibility of the second film to live up to that high standard – such as in the case of the original Star Wars trilogy, it is Episode V: The…
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
So it finally happened – I finally watched The Lord of the Rings. I have been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien (not quite for The Lord of the Rings, but for some of his more oft-forgotten works) for quite a while, yet I had never seen or read The Lord of the Rings. It turns…
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Someone who doesn’t enjoy superhero movies must have a difficult time with the constant bombardment of superhero movies every year. I know I was certainly one of them – other than the odd Batman film, I was never for superheroes. Then the Marvel Cinematic Universe showed up, and while I was initially hesitant to them,…
The Next Man with the Golden Gun: Who Should Be the Next James Bond?
Daniel Craig claims to be done with James Bond. Its an unpopular opinion, but quite frankly I am ecstatic about that. I was never a fan of Craig’s portrayal of the iconic character, and while Casino Royale was a great rebooting of the franchise, and Skyfall was a tremendous film, Craig was merely an effective,…
Coriolanus (2011)
I love William Shakespeare – more specifically, I love his plays. I think that they were as relevant as social and political criticisms in the 16th century as they are now, in the 21st century. It is not a contentious point that they are timeless and filled with a quality that keeps them from ever…
Deadpool (2016)
I believe it was last year when the legendary Steven Spielberg theorized that the rise in superhero films appears to be closely related to the rise of Western films almost a century ago. He also theorized that the superhero genre itself will soon fade away, just like the western genre did, going from exhilarating and…
The Hunger Games – Mockingjay: Part 2 (2015)
It is very daunting for me to actually criticize this film. The Hunger Games franchise has such a rabid fanbase, that praise it beyond belief. That isn’t without reason – the Hunger Games are a unique and very interesting story, and the films stick to the tone of the books perfectly. The only problem is…
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
The way I see it, in the next twenty years, there are going to be two groups of people – those who saw Mad Max: Fury Road when it came out, and those who wish they saw Mad Max: Fury Road when it came out. I am not one to choose between the cinema and…
Spy (2015)
I adore Melissa McCarthy. In 2011, she accomplished a wonderfully rare and spectacular feat – she managed to give an amazing comedic performance in a straight-out comedy, and ride her brilliance to an Oscar nomination. Her performance in Bridesmaids was just the very beginning for Melissa, because since then, she has just been on a…
The Postmodern Pelican 