Lately, investing in a Tim Burton ticket has felt like a bit of a roll of the dice. So I’ll just get this out of the way: While it doesn’t break the new conceptual ground of an Edward Scissorhands or a Beetlejuice, this is an entertaining journey that nicely blends Burton’s trademark aesthetics with adapted […]
A certain subset of the genre-focused audience at Fantastic Fest entered Colossal completely in the dark as to the premise. They were visibly restless for the first few minutes as we saw Big City Party Girl Gloria evicted from her cushy apartment by her boyfriend, Tim, and move back to A Small Town to recuperate […]
Since the early history of science fiction, the narrative of first contact with an alien civilization has been mined deeply and well for commentary about how we interact within our own. It’s a wonderful metaphor, because it’s prismatic and adaptable – a Swiss army knife of a thought problem one author can use to speak […]
After successfully booting…Then booting…Then booting… Then rallying, we’re back with the second half of our FANTASTIC FEST coverage. Too much action for only two episodes. Stay tuned this week, for more episodes featuring Matt and Trevor talking about the movies (and television shows) that you should be looking forward to in the weeks and months […]
There’s simply no denying it. Even the most jaded television consumer has to admit that the medium is entering, if not a new golden age, a new high plateau. One can almost trace a line of strong television storytelling starting with HBO’s BAND OF BROTHERS and DEADWOOD and follow it on to more contemporary shows […]
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