by Jarrod | Jan 27, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
by Brad Sun. This is RETROGRADING, where racing is religion and major sponsors are the devil. THE FILM: Speed Racer THE TIME: 2008, the year of hope and change. Oh, how naive we were. RECOLLECTIONS: It was a great time to be a geek at the movies. Robert Downey Jr....
by Jarrod | Jan 20, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Elford Alley. Is it appropriate to depict a character struggling with Dissociative Identity Disorder in a film that juggles multiple tones, most of which are decidedly sinister? Continuing the Shyamalan-aissance at his own peril, M. Night follows The Visit (a damn...
by Jarrod | Jan 20, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Kyle G. King. This is RETROGRADING, where if you got the guts, drop the gun. THE FILM: Rumble in the Bronx THE TIME: 1995, when Jackie Chan was still a relative unknown in the United States. RECOLLECTIONS: Serving as his own stuntman and the film’s lead stunt...
by Jarrod | Jan 13, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Jarrod Jones. The man has the hair, the jawline, the furrowed brow. He has the charisma and the looks. There’s no argument that Ben Affleck is a tried-and-true movie star, but whoo — does this guy look awkward in a double-breasted suit. And yet,...
by Jarrod | Jan 13, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Elford Alley. This is RETROGRADING, where we always follow the rules. THE FILM: Rare Exports THE TIME: 2010. The same year we were gifted with the underrated Norwegian found footage gem Trollhunter, Finnish director and writer Jalmari Helander released his...
