Kaye's Classic Comedy on the Blu that is True: Paramount's Court Jester
The comedic genius of Danny Kaye shines no brighter anywhere than it does in his medieval musical with more castle intrigue than any film that's ever swashed a buckle or buckled a swash.
Evan Morgan's The Kid Detective a Darkly Comic Evolution of a Genre
As a kid, Encyclopedia Brown and The Three Investigators (when they still were partnered with "Alfred Hitchcock and...") were a good chunk of my reading adventures. They were relateable to a young audience, and they caught the bad guys by being smart.
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? Remains Faithful to Source While Thoroughly Modern
Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. have been an enduring franchise for several reasons, one being that the animation producers have been so open to innovation.
Doom Patrol Second Season Overdoses on Bizarre
With the second season of Doom Patrol, I was hoping to see the team come together in... well, in any fashion. We learned who they were as individuals in the first season, so now it was time to start actually using these abilities and getting the independent members to work as part of a team.
Fatman Displaces Die Hard as Best Action Christmas Movie
DIE HARD has just been dethroned as the ultimate men's adventure and action Christmas movie. FATMAN is a violent tale filled with dark comedy in which Mel Gibson plays Chris Cringle, a grumpy toymaker who lives in the far north. This is no allusory setup.
Batman: Soul of the Dragon Casts Dark Knight into Grindhouse Kung-Fu Epic
A great deal of the Batman animated movies (and the live action ones, for that matter) have focused on the technological advantages Batman has and how he uses them to fight crime: the car, the armor, the gadgetry. "Where does he get those wonderful toy," indeed.
You, Too: Penn Badgley Returns For Second Season as Hopeless Romantic Serial Killer
Things just can't go smoothly for poor Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), the earnest young man who just wants to fall in love with the right person -- someone he can protect from all the evil influences that would do them harm, even if it means killing them.
Yellowstone Achieves What Dallas Reboot Failed as Cowboys and Corporations Battle for Land
When I sat to watch this third season of Yellowstone, it was without the benefit of having seen what had come before.
Love and Monsters a Fulfilling, Exciting Hero's Journey
We've seen movies like LOVE AND MONSTERS before.
Nolan's Reach Exceeds His Grasp with Ambitious, Inconsistent TENET
Christopher Nolan's TENET is nothing if not ambitious in its attempt to reconcile conflicting flows of causality.
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