Review: ‘Doctor Strange’ is an oddly familiar superhero movie
I don’t want to know how a superhero became a superhero ever again. Marvel has been doing expectation-shatteringly well with its Cinematic Universe. No matter how tired you are 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.
I don’t want to know how a superhero became a superhero ever again. Marvel has been doing expectation-shatteringly well with its Cinematic Universe. No matter how tired you are of…
“Ah, another ultra-nationalistic war movie I don’t want to see”, my inner skeptic groaned when I first saw the trailer for Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge.” The last thing I wanted…
Director Gavin O’Connor made two films just before The Accountant: The Warrior (which was outstanding) and Jane Got a Gun (which was a mess). Because of the high variance in…
Everybody loves a good whodunit. Not only is it delightful that “whodunit” is a legitimate genre and actual word, but mystery films are usually captivating by nature. Anybody with a…
Why do people deny that the Holocaust happened? This has long been a question of mine. Denying the historical fact of the Holocaust is a ridiculous thing to do, but…
If you haven’t heard of Deepwater Horizon the movie, you’ve come to the right place. If you haven’t heard of Deepwater Horizon the oil rig, you might have heard of…
Of course Tim Burton directed a movie revolving around the word ‘peculiar’. It’s no surprise that his newest project is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: an adaption of a…
Fact: Edward Snowden is an American hero. Ok, perhaps that’s more a matter of opinion — but the perception of Edward Snowden is a global issue. The famous dissenter blew…
Well, the summer movie season came to an end after the long weekend, and what a disappointing summer it was. The blockbuster machine stalled to a half-hearted halt this year,…
Ah, horror movies, the great American pastime. What’s more patriotic than escaping the election season and summer heat to hide in a movie theater and submit to relentless scares instead?…
Stop-motion animation is one of the most painstakingly intricate, beloved, and impressive forms of filmmaking on the planet. Stop-motion movies are so rare these days that we must take the…
War Dogs is a story of government corruption, arms dealing, worldwide criminal activity, war profiteering, and the testing of tenuous relationships through it all. And who better to bring that…