There aren’t a lot of movies I have multiple times going to where I remember the circumstances of some of those viewings in theatres. But even before it came out, Roland Emmerich’s “Independence Day” just felt different than anything else that had come out, at the time. I guess blowing up the White House in your trailer will do that for you. One of my favorite moviewatching experiences of all-time […]
Six months into 2021, and one could make the case that moviewatching is getting back to normal. Most of the major movie chains have reopened, markets such as New York and Los Angeles are open for business, and we’ve had at least two films break the hallowed $100 million dollar mark. If it still doesn’t feel normal to return to the movies, however, I would not blame you. COVID is […]
**This podcast was recorded during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movies being covered here wouldn’t exist. With so many unknown films right now, what does it mean to have Oscar buzz? Do any films actually have Oscar buzz? In a bit of a change from what I was planning, and what we typically do when it comes […]
**This podcast was recorded during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movies being covered here wouldn’t exist. It’s after Labor Day, so you know what that means? Time for me to recount my annual trip to Dragon*Con, the genre convention that takes place in Atlanta. Because of the aforementioned strike, things were a bit different, but I loved […]
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