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DAMSEL

July 11, 2018 By Leave a Comment

DAMSEL

This fiercely iconoclastic western uses many tropes from that cinematic genre, from the classics of John Ford to the more recent idioms of Sergio Leone, but the references are merely window dressing. Part comedy, part tragedy, part feminist manifesto, and all engrossing, it subverts expectations at every turn while delivering a film that refuses to be pigeonholed.

Tagged With: miniature horse, Native-American, preacher, true love, western

GODS OF EGYPT

March 1, 2016 By Leave a Comment

GODS OF EGYPT

The ancient Greeks preached moderation in all things, and while GODS OF EGYPT is set in that ancient land, not the Peloponnese, I was put in mind of that advice. This is a film of craven excess in all things except what would have helped most: a good script. For two hours or so, we… Read More »

Tagged With: ancient Egypt, blindness, Egypt, eye gouging, Eye of Horus, flying scarabs, fraternal war, mythology, romance, Thoth, true love

DEADPOOL

February 12, 2016 By 3 Comments

DEADPOOL

Exhibiting a hearty dose of irony and a mordant sense of humor, DEADPOOL exuberantly embraces the conventions of the super-hero genre while fearlessly pricking the more pretentious conventions of same.  There is in this tale of a man who has super powers, but refuses to be a hero, evinces a bold and bracing willingness to… Read More »

Tagged With: anti-hero, bare buttocks, blind roommate, mad scientist wisecrack, Marvel Comics, muntant, spandex, Stan Lee, true love, X-MEN

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