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 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 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...
by Jarrod | Dec 9, 2016 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Kelly Baron. This is RETROGRADING, where a bunch of sad strangers are photographed beautifully. THE FILM: Closer THE TIME: 2004, back when Julia Roberts and Natalie Portman looked exactly the same (vampires?) and Jude Law still had a lust-worthy head of hair, not...
by Jarrod | Dec 2, 2016 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Kyle G. King. This is RETROGRADING, and now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho. THE FILM: Die Hard THE TIME: 1988, when bam bam shoot ‘em ups had iron faced action heros who always had two guns, one objective, and zero social skills. RECOLLECTIONS: Arnold...
