‘Aquaman’ is so bad it’s good
The DC Extended Universe has been collapsing ever since it began. It kicked off with “Man of Steel” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, signifying the two types of…
Ryan Bordow is a lifelong art enthusiast whose biggest passions include writing movies and writing about movies. He studied both film production and media analysis at Arizona State University. Visit his personal website sittinginthecinema.com for more of his thoughts on film. When he’s not writing, he enjoys the study of theology and philosophy, and traveling the world whenever he can afford it.
The DC Extended Universe has been collapsing ever since it began. It kicked off with “Man of Steel” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, signifying the two types of…
Disney has not been kind to P. L. Travers. The writer once said that sorrow lies behind everything she’s written, which holds true for her “Mary Poppins” novels. Disney’s 1964…
Period pieces aren’t always thrilling. Amid the meticulous recreation of history, this genre often forgets to fill its movies with valuable characters and themes, eventually producing a hollow shell of…
Usually the independent film scene is the place to be if you want to avoid movies feeling too repetitive, but there’s an exception to every rule. “Ben Is Back” is…
The neighborhood is being overrun by Spider-Men! The web-slinging hero of “Into the Spider-Verse” is the fourth cinematic iteration of the character in just eleven years. Two Spider-Man franchises died…
Have you seen “Citizen Kane”? It’s a 1941 movie written and directed by Orson Welles, and it’s commonly cited as the best film ever made. Welles’ masterpiece pioneered and even…
The original “Rocky” is a bona fide classic. Its sequels—not so much. After the original ascended those Philadelphia steps and introduced Rocky Balboa to the world, its follow-ups descended into…
“Wreck-It Ralph” was one of Walt Disney Animation’s more original projects. An ode to the creative freedom of video games, a moving portrait of friendship, and a feat of animation all…
“Widows” has the plot description of a summer blockbuster: a group of women plan to pull off a heist after their husbands die trying. Not the kind of movie you’d…
One of the most impressive things about the Harry Potter movie franchise was its consistency. Eight films over 10 years and there wasn’t a bad one in the bunch. Part of…
It is an unfortunate paradox of the human experience that you can have your heart in the right place and still do a very bad thing. Such is the lot…
A couple weeks ago, I joined a few other Arizona film critics to interview Sean Anders and John Morris, the director and writers of the upcoming movie “Instant Family.” The…