Revisit ‘The Proposition’, a provocative Western set Down Under
By Elford Alley. This is RETROGRADING, where we can never just stop. THE FILM: The Proposition THE TIME: 2005 featured a number of unique takes on the Western, such as Serenity, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and Brokeback Mountain….
Guillermo Del Toro Classed Up The Superhero Genre With ‘HELLBOY’ — ANTI-MONITOR
By Kyle G. King. This is RETROGRADING, where we’re not a very good shot, but the Samaritan here uses really big bullets. THE FILM: Hellboy THE TIME: 2004, at a time when all the studios were snatching up every comic book property they could turn a profit on,…
ANTI-MONITOR: HERCULES
A note: This is the first in the Anti-Monitor series, where it’s believed that some films are best reviewed with the utmost incredulity. This week, my hetero-lifemate Matt Fleming and myself banter back and forth over Brett Ratner’s latest debacle, the Dwayne “Not The Rock” Johnson-starrer, Hercules. Please be wary…
ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
By Jarrod Jones. There’s something so right about witnessing Tom Hiddleston wrapped around Tilda Swinton, whether they’re luxuriating nude in black satin sheets or condescending a visit to a Motor City watering hole, and director Jim Jarmusch certainly doesn’t shy from the rampant…
