by Jarrod | Jul 28, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Jarrod Jones. It’s the “trust no one, look fabulous as you do it” sort of flick, with the same level of propulsive action that made John Wick so devilishly watchable. And, of course, that’s deliberate. Nothing comes across as effortless...
by Jarrod | Mar 10, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Matthew C. Brown. Since its inception, the King Kong film franchise has reflected America’s fraught relationship with imperialism, white fright, xenophobia, and black slavery. When the original King Kong film was released in 1933, there were black people being...
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 | Mar 11, 2016 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Jarrod Jones. Dan Trachtenberg’s name may be at the helm of 10 Cloverfield Lane, but J.J. Abrams’ grimy little mitts are all over this thing. Even if you were to vivisect the film’s trailer — released two months ago, just days after the...
by Jarrod | Dec 29, 2014 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Matt Fleming and Jarrod Jones. After the dust settles and the tears have been shed, when the we find ourselves in a better place where we can speak of the horrors that happened to us, that’s when Oscar-Bate rears its monolithic head to recount the year that...
